An olde Country Inn...

Happy Tuesday Evening my dears..

I thought I would share my day with you all...

My friend who has a cottage on the beach at the end of our street called and invited me to lunch...

Yesterday when she was visiting me at the shop the owner's daughter of our local Castle (the St. Martins Country Inn)  as the St. Martins residents always refer to it was in shopping.. She extended an invite to us to go up for lunch..

We literally took her at her word and up we went..

Oh joy!!  It was so lovely!! 

Michele whose Mom and Dad had bought and restored this beautiful old home into one of the finest inns around was just so kind to us...

She gave us a tour and then created and served us the most wonderful lunch..

I hope I am not going overboard but honestly we had a great time and were so happy we had gone..

Michele let me take some pics for you all...

Here goes...

I did take this pic off of the web but isn't it gorgeous?

It is sometimes referred to as the PRINCE OF TIDES ..

Imagine a Vaughan family used to live here...

They were shipbuilders and built this in 1857..

Back in St. Martin's glory days  when this was a shipbuilding town...

The upstairs  window...

and the hallway...

The bedrooms are beautiful and spotless..

Michele's Mom had such great taste in decorating this old beauty...

The views from the windows in all directions are breathtaking..

See our Bay of Fundy?

Every bed is an antique!!

A sneak pic of Michele... smile..

She is lovely, too..

Some bedrooms have little patios and they all have their own bathrooms..

Some have huge fancy tubs and I think they all have their own fireplace...

This is the old schoolroom.. See the sweet closet..

Just like it always was...

Can you imagine the children and their nanny and governess busy in this place?

The front foyer...

I lost count of the fireplaces..

There are 12 bedrooms in the Main House and the prices are so reasonable...

Extra large dining rooms..

Perfect...

This is the breakfast and lunch room..

Done  in blues and yellows..

There is Carolyn waiting for me..

I am coming, my friend...

This is the view from the table where we were sitting..

One of Michele's Mom's gardens...

Here is my lunch...

Red Pepper soup and Beef Dip..

I had not had either before and loved every bite..

Carolyn's fish chowder..

She said it was the best in town.. smile..

Didn't you, Carolyn?

I tasted it and it was divine...

Carolyn will be annoyed with me for putting her pic on here and so I will put mine too..

If I looked as cute as she does I would paste my picture all over .. grin..

Oh well...

 After we came home there was a huge storm..

The waves were wild as was the wind and rain..

I spent too much time looking out at it all..

Oh.. sweet summer...

Thank you dear friends for stopping by..

I did accomplish a little work here today, too..

A fresh batch of gardeners salve and some other stuff..

Had 2 cars of company, also...

Sweet visits..

One more pic.. grin..

Even the goats want to come to St. Martins... grin..

God love them..

Take care and God bless...

A weekend in Maine...

Hello my dears...

Just wanted to share a few pics with you of a little trip a friend and I took this past weekend..

We went down to Maine to do a bit of shopping and had a great time.   On the way home we took a different route so we could visit a huge antique barn.. I forgot to take a pic but it was huge...

It was full to the brim with antiques and books.. Lovely..

I didn't buy much but enjoyed looking.  Then we came across this goat farm...

There were lots of chickens and goats... smile...

They were so friendly...

Lots of babies...Just born the day before...

There were 2 speckled ones...

The farmer says there are over 40 goats... 

 I wanted to bring one or two home with me... grin..

They are missing me already... smile..

Come back now... ya hear????

That was so much fun:-) 

We sampled all kinds of goat cheeses ...

We both brought home cheese- dill, garlic and chives and dried tomato and basil.. Delicious.. one piece of  fudge and lovely goat soaps..

Lavender was my choice.. 

The nice farmer even gave us some crackers and cheese to snack on in the car... smile..

Folks are so kind... 

Aren't these beautiful?

And the gorgeous lupins... wild flowers ..

In Augusta we came across this wonderful primitive shop...

It gave me such incentive to get mine open this weekend..

Please Lord..

We had planned on opening last weekend but who can turn down a fun trip with a friend...eh?

I thought this was interesting...

A cobalt blue bottle tree and a homemade gazebo from alder bushes... I would love one of them...

That is all for today sweet ladies... I sewed today...

tea trivets, candle mats, pillows and a heart garland for the shop.

We are planning on going to the cottage in a day or so and get ready for the weekend...

Thanks for dropping by and as always I enjoy your comments..

Welcome to all you new girls.. It is nice to have you aboard..

God is so faithful and I appreciate His goodness this day...

BLESSINGS...