July 22 PEI Parting moments

Weather - lovely cooler summer days and nice cool nights

Definitely love the cooler weather here!

One night when we were on our way home we saw a horse and its owner walking around in a cove.... just a beautiful simple part of life here on the island.

There was a day as well where we had stopped in North Rustico

which is another quaint fishing village which had a really wonderful Woolen shop with hand knit sweaters, slippers, scarves and mittens.  Everything was locally made and had little tags with the person that made the item.   This was just a great place for me.  If you are a reader and know "The Shipping News"  which won a Pulitzer Prize then seeing the sweater that Quoyle wore was so cool.   And it was hand made and the owner of the shop told me the director ordered 400 more to hand out on the set. 

There are a few other wonderful things in this shop - Thrum mittens which are originally from Labrador and Newfoundland.

And something very dear to me were these little slippers that are an unusual pattern, kind of a boot style with a suede bottom.   Both my boys had these when they were just toddlers,  Nanny made them for them and kind of made her own pattern from seeing them somewhere.   And here they were again!!!!