The day started out brisk with high clouds. The high clouds came and went, the temperature was very comfortable by late morning…even short sleeve shirt warm. We decided today was going to be an easy day, no mad rushing about. There’s been too much rushing lately no enough kick back time. Since it was cool this morning we delayed our walk through Kingsbrae Gardens and drove over to St. Stephens to check out the border and visit Ganong Chocolates. We certainly did not leave empty handed. We did get a recommendation from a local to use the old border crossing in town, so I guess that’s what we’ll do tomorrow. The Car got a bath on the way back…a hand wash for only $7!
We spent the majority of the day wandering around Kingsbrae Gardens. Katherine got to try her hand at hand hooking an ornamental type rug by some local crafts ladies. They were at the entry house as part of the local Art Studio Tour ongoing this weekend, both here and over in Maine. Several hours are needed to amble through the many different parts and theme areas. One of note is the Wollemi Pine, the only in Canada. These trees, native of Australia, are the only living plant from the dinosaur area that has remained essentially unchanged for over 90 million years. Only 100 exist in the wild. Google it if you don’t believe me! You can buy one for your very own! We ended our visit with a late lunch at the Garden’s Café, with outdoor seating. Yeah that warm.
Donna and I went back into town to do some more shop browsing. I had noticed these lamps in one store that you can really take for “granite.” They are made from naturally weathered granite rocks. Yes, one is coming home with us. Ours has an orange-pinkish hue, with the base comprised of 7 stones of decreasing size. Yes it is a bit heavy.
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