Another lovely customer of ours

An email we received yesterday.
 
My name is Ciaran (pronounced ki - ron), I live in Melbourne, and I bought some socks from you just over a week ago at Salamanca Market, when I was staying in Hobart for a few days. I bought 3 pairs of the Bamboo Tasmanis and I told you that I would tell you about these socks. They are FANTASTIC, they are warm, comfortable AND durable, and it's very hard to find socks that are all of those things. What's even better is I can wear them for 3 or 4 days without them getting smelly. I don't know why these socks aren't worth more - I bought them for $8 a pair when they were reduced from $12 a pair. If I'm ever in Tasmania again on a Saturday, I will be going to Salamanca Market to buy some more of those socks. Thanks.

Isn't that nice.
 

Having a devil of a time.....Salvation Sunday

It was a big weekend for Mongrel Socks. We spent our usual Saturday at Salamanca Market in Hobart plying our humble socks, then spent a fantastic day at Meadowbank Estate helping out the wonderful Sharon Stegeman and the Meadowbank Crew put on a Tasmanian Devil family day "Salvation Sunday" fundraiser. The weather was kind, Razor a 4 month old Tassie Devil put in an appearance, along with a petting enclosure with rabbits, guinea pigs, a tiny pony, young goat and some chooks for the kids to get amongst. It was a beautiful day on the lawns, with croquet and bocce being, sipping lovely Meadowbank wines and enjoying some lovely Wursthaus Sausages, and raising a few thousand dollars for "Devils in Danger" an initiative to help combat the devastating effect the DFT is having on our wild Tasmanian Devil population. A good cause and a great day. We enjoyed a drop of the Meadowbank Salvation range of wines, they have produced for a few years to help the cause.

Just so happened Japanese Vogue was at the winery late in the day doing a fine food/wine story and we were able to give a couple of pairs of our pure wool Mongrel Socks, and some Knee High Space dye mercerised cotton socks to the reporters to keep their toes warm as they travel around our sometimes icy state.