Bus Trip 2013

This is the sign that greeted us upon arrival at Summerside, P.E.I. ...sure made us feel welcome....AND to top it off , there were cookies, squares and cold drinks awaiting ...we won't even discuss the fabric, the fat quarters,the patterns and the extra staff to make things go quickly.....we also won't discuss how much money changed hands....right!!!

The back of the bus...where all the rambunctious people sit...you will notice that the pictures are being taken from the middle of the bus....where the fence sitters congregate....

And of course, the front of the bus...notice all the white hair....with the exception of Martha's dark hair...do you think that means something other than white haired women are the only ones that realize the importance of a bus trip to a fabric store.???Inquiring minds want to know.

 Here we are at the restaurant in O'Leary...now I have to tell you we were very surprised at how well they served a bus load of hungry women. We let them know in advance what our orders were and they made sure we got meals that not only were delicious they were hot and served quickly.(except for those that ordered salads..they were fed last to make sure the "hotties" got theirs hot)
Good service, good food and they moved us through the payment line quickly....impressive!!

I kind of forgot about my camera when we hit  McAusland's Woolen Mill in Bloomfield, P.E.I.  I got distracted by the wool...seems like that's my obsession of choice these days...so I apologize for not having pictures of that stop. I will say , however, that the owner was smiling when we started coming to the cash register with armfuls of blankets, wool fabric, yarn, patterns and some hats , mitts and sundry.  I did ask to purchase a wooden spool from them and he was most apologetic that he could not sell me one...it seems that they are not being made anymore and their  new spools are now plastic or cardboard. The wooden spools...a much better tool....are most valuable to wool mills. I guess the few that I already own have increased in value....good to know.

It was a shame that Muriel was ill..we missed her,for sure. However, her stand in did a great job...gave us a few chuckles....fed us with snacks when the time to meals stretched a little longer than we were used to, took care of our schedule and kept us on track.  Many thanks to both Muriel and Marilyn...we would not have enjoyed the day as near as much without their hard work and attention to detail.  It was a great trip...despite the emptiness of our pocketbooks.