A Grand Day Out

Jenn1, Poppy, and I went on a little road trip today to Thimbles & Things in Severn, outside of Orillia, Bolts & Bobbins in the Woodville area, and Grindley's, a bath and body shop outside of Woodville.

At our first stop I bought a little quilt pattern,

a couple of neutral fabrics for embroidering some Christmas ornaments,

some red batik for a project I've had in mind since June (hint: it's for Canada Day),

and some green fat eighths and fat quarters for an online class I want to take.

At Bolts and Bobbins I scored a wool felt appliqué Christmas ornament book,

a couple of Block idea books from Missouri Star Quilt Co.,

a teeny weeny red embroidery pattern and button,

a wool felt appliqué pattern with saltbox houses, trees, and sheep,

some chenille trim,

and some buttons for a little sampler quilt.

Our next stop was Gridley's, a home-based bath and body shop outside of Woodville. I somehow came away with some eucalyptus soap and lavender shampoo and conditioner.

We worked up quite an appetite so ventured to the Sunnybrae Golf Club in Prince Albert for a COVID-safe, lunch outdoors on the patio. 

Last time we did one of these road trips was January of 2020 - before I went to Texas for our winter holiday and before the global pandemic.

It was a beautiful, sunny day - great for a drive out in the country to some favourite shops with a couple of my favourite people. With our mental health back on track, we now have all our lovely things to admire and play with and look forward to more fun and safe outings in the future.