Shirley Anne’s Heart

New England Quilt Tour – Day 2

Posted By drsao on October 10, 2009

On our second day of the New England Quilt tour we went to Lowell, Massachusetts where we visited the New England Quilt Museum. That was really fun – I loved seeing all of the antique quilts – and I was wishing that we could take pictures!!! I finally figured out how to turn off the flash on my camera (and it was so easy that I am embarrassed to say that it took awhile for me to remember!!!) In the end, I did get a few pictures (and that was allowed as long as there was not a flash!!)

As we traveled throughout New England, I was lucky to have a bus buddy from Australia (I think the appropriate word is bus mate!) I REALLY ENJOYED being with Kay and I LEARNED SO MUCH about Australia. I even learned how to chastise an athletic team when they aren’t doing well! HAVAGOYAMUG! (I hope I remembed this correctly!!!! I did have to practice a bit because one has to make all of the words flow into one…..HAVE A GO YOU MUG!)

Oh yes, and FYI you do not pronounce the “R” in Melbourne…..Kay is from “MEL-BUN.” 🙂 I not only had a wonderful time on this trip but I also audited AUSTRALIA 101. 🙂

Later the same day, we traveled into New Hampshire to visit a 200 year-old cottage surrounded by country gardens. Can you imagine – 200 years old – so charming and rustic. In one of the rooms of this cottage we actually saw a replica of the Big Bad Wolf peering from under the bed quilt pretending to be grandma – evidently this was the inspired setting for the 1948 Golden Book version of Little Red Riding Hood. Marla was lucky enough to get to put on the Little Red Riding Hood Cape!!! That was fun!!!

We really enjoyed our five-course lunch!!!!! It was WONDERFUL! I took a picture of the lunch menu – and of course I took a picture of my lunch! To be honest, I am still thinking about my pecan pie!!!!

I think that one of my favorite parts of this day was wandering into the gardens and the greenhouse filled with herbs and plants! It smelled SO WONDERFUL in the little gift shop! I loved all of the herbs and spices! I would have LOVED to have just bundled up all of those aromas and teas and carried them home with me!!!! And…..of course I liked this experience because there were cats dozing in the sunshine surrounded by pumpkins and other reminders that autumn has arrived!!! It doesn’t get much better than this!