Self Portrait at the gate of "Kindred Spirits" on Harkers Island, NC

Kindred Spirits Harkers Island

Dreams of Cavendish

Cavendish Shore September 2015

Feeling a bit like Emily of New Moon

North Rustico

I found this photo in my PEI Archives from September 2015 pilgrimage to PEI.  With a little photo effect ambiance added, it is not hard to identify myself with Emily Of New Moon...Rosemary

   "Beguiling laughter and old songs of merry maids and men.  Good line--I suppose.  New Moon is full of ghosts."  Emily of New Moon, by LM Montgomery

Rilla

"I b'lieve it's going to rain," said Cousin Sophia. "We have had an awful lot of rain this fall already. It's going to make it awful hard for people to get their roots in. It wasn't so in my young days. We gin'rally had beautiful Octobers then. But the seasons is altogether different now from what they used to be." Clear across Cousin Sophia's doleful voice cut the telephone bell. Gertrude Oliver answered it. "Yes—what? What? Is it true—is it official? Thank you—thank you."

Chapter xxxii, Rilla Of Ingleside, by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Anne Collage

Fox Point, PEI

New Anne Doll

I bought a new Anne Doll from EBay.  Although it was in a box like new, the "Avonlea Traditions" doll is missing an eyelash.  Not so evident until I did a close up photograph...