Each summer, I escape for the day with one of my oldest, dearest, goofy friends. She is a quilter so we bop around exploring fabric shops! The last couple years we have focused on Maine. Since this was a big birthday year for both of us, we made it a two day extravaganza! She did all the research & planning (good thing haha).
It was a fabulous adventure, perhaps the new tradition will be a two day version. We sure did not let any grass grow under our feet! We toured six shops participating in the Row by Row Experience. We found some great prints and some excellent bargains. Our fabric stashes have expanded for sure.
Visiting the ocean is good for the soul and hanging out with true friends nurtures the spirit. Already looking forward to next year!
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| Pemaquid Point Lighthouse |
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| On the deck at a fantastic sea food restaurant in New Harbor |
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| best scallops EVER |
The hotel is gorgeous, and the staff super helpful and friendly. The inside is charming, with lovely antique decor. The porch was even more inviting than the photo. It was just a short walk to the ocean, lighthouse and the blue building below had yet another restaurant and excellent gift shop. The part to the far right is the dining room, overlooking the ocean. Pretty sweet spot to enjoy our breakfast.
The stairway up to the lighthouse light is simply beautiful, it looked a bit precarious, although sturdy, we wondered how going down might be after we were up there, haha, but it wasn't bad at all. The view was great, even for an overcast day. The light itself was quite fascinating, I very much wanted to touch it, but we were not supposed to, so I did not. I imagine it has a special coating on it. You can see a bit of rainbow effect. The gentleman inside was quite informative and helpful. As you can imagine, lots of people wanted to go up.
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| great fun exploring the rocks off to the side |
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| one fabric shop had many antique sewing machines all around the shop |
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last stop on the way home, the outlet area of Freeport, ME
and happened to walk right past this Buick |
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