Thursday, August 1, 2019

Back in PEI for while

A big goal for Cathie this trip was to get to Deanne Fitzpatrick's rug hooking store, in Amherst NS. If you're into rug hooking you likely know that Deanne is kind of a modern-day guru for the craft. It was a great visit for Cathie:


The main retail part of the store
Cathie meeting Deanne herself. What a dynamo Deanne is. Very gracious too.

 Once Cathie was done at Deanne's, we had to decide what to do next. We had no luck at all with camping in NS for the upcoming weekend, and PEI wasn't far away. So we made a reservation at our favourite PEI camping spot, Pat & Nancy's driveway, and back to PEI we came via Confederation Bridge:


Nancy's garden is in bloom
Here we are comfy on Nan & Pat's porch

 

After supper we took a short hike around their area of Stratford. A small park nearby is a tribute to Michael Thomas, Born in PEI in 1885, Michael was one of Canada's first outstanding distance and marathon runners:


That's the bridge from Stratford to Charlottetown PEI in the background

We'll be set up here for a few days, just hanging out and visiting.

Here's today's route: 

 




7 comments:

  1. Deanne's looks like a fabulous shop. I think your PEI campsite will be lovely too - beautiful garden, nice veranda, good walking trails and a wonderful host and hostess. Sisters are great!

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  2. You are so right Donna, really wishing you were here too!😘

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  3. Cathie looks like she's in Hooker's Heaven!

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  4. Nice that you can spend your time there in PEI and good place to hang out on a long Holiday weekend.

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  5. So glad u finally got to deannes, cathie!
    What a candy store!
    Been twice and the color and fibres! Wow,,, and deanne!!
    Glad u had a good time there,,,,
    Nice ur close enough to get to nancys for a visit!!
    Lovely porch!
    Have a safe and fun long weekend!

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