Off to Meet Chris

Saturday Nov 15th - Off to Meet Chris – Another Rug Hooker 




Carving in memory of Soldiers from WW1

In town there are beautiful carved statues to remember the Great War just at the harbour. The view at the local lookout is great.  Here we get a good view of the Lakes Entrance waterway.



In the harbour.

Alan on the rocky shore.

The road flattens and straitens making the drive much easier.  We are heading to the village of Loch to see a friend of Miriam’s (Chris) who is a rug hooker with specialities in faces. 

Pink seaweed.

We continue along the road and stop in Barnsdale for a late and share a beautiful looking orange polenta, almond cake.  We purchase a full cake to take to Chris’s.

As we start to get closer to Loch, the countryside change dramatically and all of a sudden we are in a setting like we saw in New Zealand.  The hills are very steep with deep green hues.  Sheep and cows traverse the hills looking for the best blades of grass.

Pet lamb.

We picnic in Miraboo North and meet a family with a dog on a leash and a lamb jumping and frolicking behind them. It is one of four foster lambs. This one lives in the house with them.

Remembrance day poppy tree.

Remembrance day tree in Miraboo North.



Poppies on the tree.



Chris and Jerry (Gerry?) welcome Alan and I into their home.  I was so pleased to meet Chris and see her work.  She hooks beautiful faces and has explained much of her technique to me.  I am going to hook Andrew first!

We talk about rug hooking, portrait hooking, rug frames (Shediac frame?) and all things rugs and wool.  Chris and Jerry have a beautiful home and soon Jerry returns from cutting grass out back and joins in the conversation.   Alan and Jerry talk about all things Australian and Canadian, of course.  We join for coffee and enjoy our orange/polenta (almond cake) which is moist and deliciously sweet. 

Massive green hills all around us.

Chris hooks me up to Skype and I get to chat with Miriam. I am going to have to learn how to do this. Jerry and Chris invite us to stay the night.  What a wonderful visit.  Thank you both for your wonderful hospitality!

Chris and I continue our rug hooking conversation after supper and Jerry and Alan continue our chat.  In the later evening Chris asks if we would like to accompany her to church in the morning and we accept.

With a most enjoyable evening in the company of Chris and Jerry we head off to bed.


Wombat crossing.