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To finish off the story of my trip I took at Christmas …..

We detoured on the way home via Auckland, NZ

Although the weather was not good, we made a little trip across the harbour to Devonport

And guess what greeted us as we got off the short ferry ride ??????

Devonport is a very pretty little town

Unfortunately the day we went was a public holiday in New Zealand, but we did get a very lovely breakfast and I was totally surprised when I spotted this ……

Very, very lovely and the lady who was working there was very helpful

Unfortunately I had no way of carrying yarn around with me for the day

Btw - Did anyone else watch the show last night "Then The Wind Changed"?

It was about Black Saturday and quite a few tears were shed by me

But I was delighted to spot some of the women from Strathewen creating a knitting project for the children - giant chickens!!!

They commented about how helpful the knitting and time together were

Tasmanian Wool Co.

Lookee what I picked up in Hobart

At the Tasmanian Wool Co in Salamanca Place of all places

Supreme Possum Merino Yarn 4ply Silk!!!

A beautiful soft yarn

Bit of mixed feelings about this

I do love 'Our' Possums

Have had, over the years, quite a few as wild 'pets'

Well, they at times would hand-feed from us

Particularly one 'Mum' who we would see over many years

And I believe they are protected in a lot of areas of Australia because of their low numbers

But someone, somewhere, sometime, took Possums to New Zealand

Where they are now considered pests

Destroying their native wildlife and flora

Much like Cane Toads have become to QLD, and now unfortunately NSW, maybe even VIC

So they are 'harvested'

And rather than being a total waste

Their coats are put to use

As New Zealanders are almost like cousins, cause of their closeness and their love of living in Australia  :-)

I decided to buy some and try it out

Did I mention how soft this is

Very eager to try it out

Apparently gloves and socks are popular with possum fur

But this is special yarn with a mix of merino, possum and silk

So something special I think is necessary

Please pop on over to Kiwiyarns Knit if you would like to know more about it or just to read a wonderful blog about yarn and New Zealand in general