A few days ago our family ventured off on a road trip to Cullinan, a beauiful and hostoric diamond mining town. I was so plesantly surprised that this quaint town was so near to where we live! We went on a public holiday, the main street was closed off and small pavement shops lined the road, how wonderful, my treasure seeking heart lept with excitement! There wasn’t one yarn shop in sight but that was ok, there were so many other sights to see.
The steam train had also arrived in town that day and all the restaurants were full and had waiting lists. We put our name down and walked around from shop to shop. The girls and I found the most divine shabby chic shop called Rust in White, we had so much fun there, looking at all their treasures and then out into the garden we went only to discover even more delightful bric a brac and treasures of the old rusted enamel pot kind! (Love that stuff!!)
We met up with Richard and the boys later, ate lunch and then made our way to the Mc Hardy House. It’s a beautiful old house that belonged to the Mc Hardy family who once lived in Cullinan many years ago. Mr Mc Hardy was the manager of the Cullinan diamond mine there in 1903. Their home has been preserved exactly as they left it, I love visiting old homes and discovering how people once lived, seeing their photos on the walls and to think that they once occupied that very space and are now gone…
Don’t you just love the crafting table with the wip?
I can’t wait to visit there again, it’s just an hour away from where we live, a little pocket of paradise…
