At the end of each day we return to the cottage to have dinner, collect our thoughts, soak in the tub and enjoy the beauty of the garden.  Idyllic and not something that we have at our place in Vancouver.  Diane, from the Garden Cottage Retreat is the perfect kind of host — a welcome basket, a hello over morning coffee and then we are on our own.

As it’s a two bedroom, once was instantly transformed into a studio where all my unfinished inventory got sorted to be worked on.    Here is our resting space.

Garden Cottage Retreat

I have to come back here when there is no show and I can just spend hours during the day in the garden.  I pilfered many raspberries, enjoying them fresh while in the garden as well as in my oatmeal.

Today is the last day of the show.  We’re going home, well for two days anyway.  I’m looking forward to a full day in the studio with Kristen, some quick but quality time with Pearl and many snuggles with the kitties…

Then back on the road.  I’ve put forth a personal challenge to myself to see how many pirates hats I can complete on the drive.  I may even pull out my spinning wheel at our rest stops.

We’ll see.  My only regret this trip.  The spinning wheel not fitting into the car.