Hetty Jean: Touring Prince Edward County and new Felt Softies

We had a lovely day yesterday. We went with Cousin Suzanne and her daughter Madeline to "The County": Prince Edward County in Ontario. It is a gorgeous area just south of Belleville. Sandbanks Provincial Park has two of the finest bay mouth sandbar and coastal sand dune systems in the province. You can see that in the summer months it is an ideal place for people to visit. But we were not heading for the beach, rather we chose to explore two of the lovely settlements on The County.

We had a lovely lunch at the Lake on the Mountain Inn just to the east of Picton. The location requires a visual double take because it defies all know geographical and geological theory. The Lake literally sits 62 metres above the Bay of Quinte.

Here is a view of the Lake.

We have seen some very nice, but very expensive black and white photos of local scenes which have been transferred onto A3 size canvases, so I thought I'd try being 'artistic' and turned a couple of shots into sepia tones.

This is a picture taken of the opposite view, down onto the Bay of Quinte which may give you a sense of perspective.

We had a pleasant stroll window shopping in Picton thence on to Bloomfield. A-ha you may be saying, that sounds familiar! Indeed dear reader it is the village I went to in July for an Artists' Showcase and craft fairs.

Call me biased, but I particularly like Bloomfield, it is very attractive. The shopping on the main street is geared towards tourists with various artistic gift and antique shops. There is also an ice-cream shop offering ice creams which are freshly made using real ingredients.

Decisions, decisions. Suzanne chose the butterscotch which was lovely.

Maddy chose Campfire. It tasted of toasted marshmallows or smoke. Personally I thought it disgusting, but Maddy and several other youngsters who exited the shop whilst we sat enjoying our ice creams disagreed with me.

My choice next. Rhubarb and ginger. It was lovely, a real taste of rhubarb and chunks of crystallised ginger. Yum yum - definitely the right choice.

You'll notice Pete was the only one to choose a cone! His choice of strawberry and banana was, for him, quite a leap of faith as he usually only ever chooses straight strawberry. He thoroughly enjoyed it.