A Cross Country Odyssey - 2003

These men are taking their ox cart to the field to pick up some hay

The ox cart seems to be fully loaded with hay

Back to the barn with a cart full of hay

This man is demonstrating the new (for the period) wool carding machine

Small tufts of wool are placed on the conveyer belt and fed onto the carding rollers

Local farms are an important part of villiage life. THis one had a garden and typical farm animals.

Many homes had wool spinning wheels and looms for making cloth

This woman is weaving some cloth from the home spun wool