I had a message today from Indiana about her 'paws'. I love this photo, such a soft touch....those hands seem to care for the felt....
Then there are these hands.....My daughter removing her Dad's stitchers last night....
His farmers hands and her soft girlie hands...56yrs of australian sun and toil...16yrs of school and sport....He put a wool bale hook through his hand.... It is a little like a pirates hook and you use it to roll big 180 kg wool bales around. Amazing what can happen on a farm. Flung himself out of the truck to load the wool and slipped, next thing he had to remove the hook from his hand and get 7 stitches....
I have given my hands a terrible time this week. 3 days in a wool shed is great for the lanolin but the branding and penning up, dogs and fly treatments are a little harsh....Another Daughter is in a wedding tomorrow so I had to make some alterations to the dress before she stepped out in it....amazing what people think fits.... They go to amazing lengths yet some things, near enough is OK...it is OK now thanks to those hands.....
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