The Covent

Today I ventured out on my regular Sunday Stroll with Dame C. On fathers instruction we headed out to Abbortsford to visit The Convent, and it was worth the trip. On the way there... we managed to take a wrong turn and ended up in a dead end... the dead end just happended to be the Natio Factory Outlet, so finding the silver lining in that little cloud, we decided to have a little sticky nose and came home with a couple of bits and pieces at a 'reasonable' price! From the fence at the factory outlet we could see The Convent so we knew we weren't far from where we needed to be, just needed to wind our way through the tiny streets of Abbortsford (with cars parked on both sides of the road) till we found the carpark.

Once we arrived it was time for a coffee, which hit the spot as a morning tea! We ventured t

hrough the craft market, the Phil Stokes Glass works studio (which not surprisingly was quite warm), a contemporary gallary space, a flea market, some deralict buildings on the propery, though the herb garden, past a band having their photos taken, 

wandered past the Collingwood Childrens Animal Farm, and back for cup of coffee number two (not as great as the first one). There were stacks of 

people out in the lovely autumn Sunday afternoon (including a wedding later in the day),  and plenty of things to see and take photos of. More than 300 photos later and over 3 hours of wandering through the gardens we finally decided that we were more worn out than most of the tiny tots there and it was time for our afternoon nap.

All in all a great backdrop for a Sunday Stroll and a cup of coffee (or two!) The Glassworks were gorgeous (although expensive) and we met a lovely artists who illustrates childrens books and has an exhibition coming up. I bought three gift cards at the market, but don't get excited coz  I'm not giving them away! I'm going to frame them... eventually!

So thanks to Dad for calling yesterday to tell me all about it, and to Dame C for joining me on a thouroughly glorious day!