on the road to Mt.Hotham's ski slopes (see previous My
World post) is this charming giftware shop.
It draws its name from the wares it sell and is called
The Cuckoo Clock's.
Designed in warm timber with spacious display rooms
it is a delight to visit, browse and pick up some memento
of your trip.
All items are of high standard and quality with genuine,
beautifully carved cuckoo clocks from the Black Forest
and Alps of Germany that can lighten your purse or put
quite a dent in your credit card, to souveniers of linen
tea towels with Strudel recipes.
On the hour or even more frequently one hears the
plaintive cuckoo's call echoing from all sides. No longer
a mechanical device, but recordings of the real thing.
A little kitch, but even here the discerning eye of
Leonie Pendergast, the proprietress is felt as this little
crystal tea-pot shows, a little bling but well shaped and
made.
A beautiful display case full of personal ornaments
Decorator items galore take advantage of natural
as well as electric light
and general eye candy everywhere. In the background
is one of the display cases and the picture windows
overlooking the garden and down hill, the main street of town.
A closer look at the pretties on display.
A selection of real Venetian masks,
coloured crystal,
also of beautiful cut crystal,
and for the more macabre minded, some witches
flying around a mobile. Again, an imaginative way
to display these delightful ladies.
to display these delightful ladies.
Sorry , this one uploaded itself twice and I could
not find a way to delete it.
Click on photos to enjoy the details.
To Klaus and the Team, as always, my thanks.
