Have you ever taken the wrong turn?

Have you ever taken the wrong turn in the road and were glad you did ? Yesterday that is what happened to Bill and I , on  a whim we decided to have a little day trip , since my break I haven't driven too far due to discomfort but things are feeling a wee bit better now that the cast is off ,more on that later .So where did we go you might ask , well we headed to the fabric shop in Avonport , this was not my idea in fact I said no first as it seemed silly since I can't sew just yet but DH convinced me when he said he needed a day off and getting away was the only way that could happen  , besides it is a nice drive in the country. There are three ways to get to Avonport from here , you can take the main highway , you can go through what is known as the Rawding Hills or you can go through Old Barnes which is the route we took . This road is through farm country as you might have guessed from the name and has lots of twists and hills to navigate but it saves you quite a bit in time and mileage as long as you know the route , it is necessary to change roads a few times and I said to Bill that I would never tackle this route on my own , I know I would get lost. You guessed it by now, we got lost , well not lost really just sidetracked and it was the best mistake we could have made as we came across the most interesting art show at a winery .The winery was once a church as you can see here.

The inside was gorgeous but I was not taking the pictures so have none to show you of the interior , they had changed the church over to sell their merchandise . They had some stations set up outside for tasting the various wines but as much as I would have enjoyed a sample I resisted as I wanted to be perfectly stable while walking around the art display .

There were a few food booths as well which was most convenient as we were getting quite hungry , we enjoyed a great burger and fries with a garlic sauce , something different and quite tasty .

How do you like those benches they set up for the folks to have a quick snack ? That's me with the light coloured jacket and jeans, it was not real warm for the first day of summer .

To the right of the church was a large open field where many tents were set up for the various artists who were selling their wares . It was fascinating , there were paintings , metal work , lots of handmade jewelry  , there was also some gorgeous pottery , I love pottery , then there was a lady selling wool felted articles , aha more my style .

She was so sweet and even did a little demo on needle felting for me . We explored around this art festival for close to two hours and the only thing we bought was lunch and some buckwheat pillows with bamboo covers . I don't know about you but getting a comfortable pillow is not easy and this sounded like a possible solution to this problem , I can tell you I had a great sleep last night ,by far the most comfortable pillow I have slept on , feels a little weird at first but once you get yourself positioned it feels great .

Some of the artisans would not permit photos but Bill did ask this lady and she had no problem , all of her work was bronzed horses , incredible !
After our lovely unplanned stop we headed off down the road to catch the proper road and on the way I spotted this house and my heart skipped a beat .

 

This house is made of stone , gorgeous as were the grounds and if you open  the picture you may see the carved deer , life size that is jumping . The rest of the drive was uneventful and we arrived at the fabric shop just one hour before closing . I didn't go too crazy buying fabric , just picked up a few pieces of background fabric which was really running low in my stash and I bought some acrylic hexagons in various sizes that nestle together , I think it might be easier to cut them out with their use . We were back home by 5 pm which was long enough .

Now as I stated above my cast was removed on Tuesday as planned but due to the fact things are not quite what they should be ,it was replaced with a brace and I had a visit to physio and have a number of exercises I must do and I have a visit with the therapist this Wednesday . The exercises are tough to do but I know are necessary so I push myself which reminds me it is time to get at them . Thanks for the visit , enjoy your day .

 hugs Sheila