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Ok, I have to admit, I may have over reacted. The PM explained the "woofie photo" and now I feel stupid for being so melodramatic. It seems like the D-O-G belonged to the owners of the cottages who lived on the property. This is their dog who came to visit the cottagers. She was in the PM's cottage for some attention and she was smiling because she had just eaten two Ritz crackers. I guess she was a real sweet dog and the PM said if she was going to have a dog, she would want one just like her. I never knew this was even an option. Not right now though, I have been told.

Moving on quickly....

I wanted to show you the PM's favorite spot on PEI. It is a little artsy fishing village called "Victoria-by-the-Sea".

It is a quaint little village with a wonderful cafe, chocolatiers and a playhouse.



Sweet homes and lots of charm. There are two artists-in-residence that the PM checks out. One works with glass and has a studio in the post office.



The other is the studio gallery of Doreen Foster. She is a wonderful artist whose medium is etching and watercolour.





You walk into the studio and Doreen is there working away, covered in ink, listening to Leonard Cohen. The PM feels like that must be the perfect life. The PM allows herself to buy one thing while away and it is normally art, pottery or jewellery. She would have loved to have bought another print, the wee-est one has one in her room but she settled on three cards. She would have had too hard of a time picking just one print anyway.

She is going to frame them and use them as the inspiration for her bathroom redo. She does that a lot, framing cards. That gives you the beauty of the art but on a limited budget. This is one of her favorites.



Now it will take her a few days to get her head out of the clouds, fantasizing that she too is an artist living on the sea. I tell her you have to find beauty in your back yard and be creative whenever you can.

All that deep thinking is really too much for me, I need a really long nap now.

19 comments:

Parker said...

That was a beautiful place to visit. Goldie, you are right - happiness is often right under our noses!
Smooches!

Spooky said...

Wow, Goldie, you did a lot of thinking and a lot of work in that post. That place does appear to be interesting!

Anonymous said...

You had Mom at chocolatiers!

Teddy Westlife said...

I think you need one of my emergency naps!

Huffle Mawson

Chrissie said...

My mom said, "OOOooo." and "Aaaah" at the pictures of your pretty place. She wants to come, too, and have her head in the clouds...I just wanta power nap with you.

ANGEL ABBYGRACE said...

Goldie Mom was taken with the picture of you on the bottom of the post. She said you looked so beautiful with your head surrounded by gorgeous flowers...

Purrs
Abby

Tybalt said...

Oh, that looks like an absolutely wonderful place!

Beethoven said...

That's such a beautiful place!

Lux said...

What a beautiful place indeed - my beans want to go there ...

Tama-Chan, Benny, Vidock, Violette, Ollie, Heloise, Momo, Ryu said...

#1 says she really likes the Studio Gallery too!

Mickey's Musings said...

Goldie ,that is a nice spot to rest and you can rest now that the 'dog'thing is settled!
Mom really likes the card by Doreen and will visit her site.
Mom often has trouble deciding too ;) Glad they had fun!!
Purrs Mickey

JB's Big and Small Worlds said...

What a cute village! My mom loves places like this. Oh, and mom loves chocolate too.
--JB

Sweet Purrfections said...

I had to headbutt mom to keep her reading after she read about the chocolatiers. What and interesting place to visit and what a beautiful card. My favorite picture was the last one of you snoozing!

MaoMao said...

Awww, Goldie! What a purreshus pickshrue of you snoozin by the window.

PEI looks like a beeyootiful place! Momma would love to vizzit somedday!

Kittyhugs and purrs from MaoMao!

Karen Jo said...

I am glad that the woofy question has been settled. The village is beautiful. The card is absolutely gorgeous. You need a nap after all that thinking and you look lovely doing it.

Angel Junior, Orion and Sammy said...

Whew! I am glad you don't have to make room for a woofie...not that we don't like woofies...we just don't want to have to share anymore space.

That looks like a great place to visit...but I am with you, I would rather nap!

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful place!
Lots of great napping spots too!

by the way please come see Wikipedia today it is her birthday.

Anonymous said...

What a lovely place now mom wants a vacation.She better not leave me again :)

Felix, Garfield & Jawsy said...

To get away from it all, this would be the place to go!
But for now u're rite, Goldie. The backyard's gotta do for now. Ur mommie sure know how to DIY her arts and crafts. :)
Happy weekend snoozing to you and Shade!
Purrs,

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