Today we went to Highland Village in Iona, a living history museum about the Scottish settlers in Nova Scotia. Everywhere we went we were greeted in Gaelic, and told stories about the way of life on the island, starting with life in Scotland before the emigration.
As you can see I paid a lot of attention to the fiber arts. Every home had a spinning wheel and loom in the loft.
Bob’s Uncle Basil introduced us to Ruby the pig, the little flock of Suffolk sheep, and Myra the Clydesdale.
They even have Highland Coos, which we saw from a distance. Then he showed us some woodworking!
We had a great day on “the hill” and the weather was beautiful!
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Is this a warm up to coming to see the real Highlands of Scotland? I hope one day that happens.
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I hope it happens too! That’s the plan, anyway.
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So very interesting! Living history is always a great time.😍
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What a fun day! Isn’t great to learn about history this way:)
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Very nice and interesting.
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Very cool site! Looks like lots of interesting things to see and do 🙂
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It must’ve been quite interactive and informative! Love the pictures.
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Love the yarn! Naturally dyed?
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Yes, some of them were tagged with what they were dyed with, like madder and indigo.
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