We’ve sure earned it this year! What a beautiful pay-back summer it has been thus far. This past weekend was Canada Day, our version of the 4th of July, stretched a little further because it fell on a Tuesday. It’s been an extra long weekend with lots of lovely visitors to our little island. Carl did most of the cooking including the extra pretty and delicious grilled salmon with mango salsa (above), which made the weekend much, much better for me đ
To kick it off, we took a little tootle to Kingston where I was lucky enough to find, quite by accident, the enchanting Purlin’ J and her incredible Roving Yarn Truck. It’s an amazing idea and Joan has carried it out with such style! I love the chalkboard graphics that form the backbone of Purlin’ J’s super appealing visual identity. She backs it up with some stellar yarns, too. Although we were there before the truck was officially open, I managed to score a gorgeous hand dyed skein of Anywyn Studio merino sock yarn in the most dulcet shade of robin’s egg blue. Anwyn Studio is a venture launched in November 2013 by Meriel Taylor, a talented spinner and dyer. It’s an open studio where one can experiment and learn about the fibre arts. They also offer all kinds of interesting classes. I think I’ll go visit this week!
We hopped on the Glenora Ferry which carried us from nearly-Kingston to nearly-Picton. I hadn’t realized what a great resource the ferry is. It is so quick and so scenic…I may never take the 401 again! Kind of fun playing the tourist in your own town.
While Mumsie was with us, we had an opportunity to discover one of The County’s new wineries. Three Dog Winery, though they’ve been involved in viticulture for a number of years, has just this summer opened their tasting bar and wine outlet. It is small, unpretentious and feels like you’re visiting neighbors for cocktails on the deck. I can highly recommend the RosĂŠ, having schwaffed back a couple of bottles đ
Betwixt times, I’ve been knitting, knitting, knitting and writing patterns, none of which can be revealed. I’ve been hearing many knitters say they’re knitting indoors in the A/C or near a fan, but not I! I’ve been knitting outside in my “summer office” where I shall remain until it snows.
