This saying figures in the title page of my blog. This is certainly true of where we are now. We go to Receiver Coffee three times a week when I am done with my duty at the Art Gallery. It is the in spot on Richmond Street behind the Confederation Centre of the Arts.
The food is quite good and the coffee superb, they also have art on the walls for sale by young emerging artists. Currently they have amongst others a photographer who is also a barber at one of the Hip Barber shops in town. His name is Jared Doyle and he has an account on Instagram Ivory Orphan. Looking at his portfolio I notice that we know all the people featured, same at the Café, everywhere we go now, look around and you see friends, acquaintances, neighbours or prominent citizens, we speak to everyone, exchange greetings and news. It is that sort of a place.
This morning I was listening to CBC Island Morning with Matt Rainnie and Rich Cormier, there is a big storm coming says Matt so you should go to the grocery store and stock up because Friday morning it is going to be a snow day and no one should be on the road. He is speaking about the entire Province of Prince Edward Island not just Charlottetown the Capital. As I write this the storm has arrived and already the wind is howling at 80Km per hour and we are expecting 40 Cm of snow or 16 inches in the next 5 hours, which is significant. The winds will top 100km in about one hour, the bridge to the mainland has is closed to all traffic and the Canadian Coast Guard has come into the harbour to dock for the night, I can understand they don’t want to be out at sea in this weather.
So I followed Matt Rainnie advice and went to the SuperStore to stock up on all the food items we may need. I was not alone at the store and it was a chance to speak with people about this and that, at the Deli counter a lady was exchanging news with the Deli Counter clerk, the polite thing to do is wait until she finishes the story, you don’t want to barge in, she might be someone’s cousin you know.
Got my shopping done, it was a beautiful day today but by 6 pm the clouds had accumulated and on the news they were giving us the run down of all the places that were cancelling activities tonight, all of it re-scheduled for a Saturday or later. So it is pretty obvious no school tomorrow, the University and College are closed. Many businesses will not open and very likely the government will also be shut down for the day. The airport has already cancelled the evening flights and many delays for tomorrow, so call ahead. At any rate who wants to land or take off in 80 Km winds, not me.
I still had to take the dogs out, they did not want to go out too much wind and blowing snow for them, but out we go, not far like a few feet do what you have to do and turn around quick.
Yes we live in Mayberry and it is a nice feeling, everyone will be at home tomorrow and just read and relax until the storm passes.
Larry Muffin At Home 
Ohhh – real winter weather, we want it! Here in London it is drizzly and grey and cold and polluted. Got snow and blue skies and minus ten in Bamberg, though, that was a wee fix.
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Yes it seems that Winter gets here on PEI in February. Though the storm has passed and it is mild now, fresh snow everywhere.
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It’s going to be in the high seventies in Denver today but snow is expected tomorrow. I like to bake when I’m snowed in.
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I hear you are a good baker.
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you 4 are living the life.
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I enjoyed reading your post. I grew up near Ottawa, Canada just across the border in New York State. I have always loved a good snowstorm. I was in PEI way back in 1993 and I fell in love with the area.
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There have been some changes in PEI since 1993 we now have the bridge to the mainland at Borden and the Island is a little more cosmopolitan.
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I remember taking a ferry to get there from Nova Scotia (I think). I stayed on a farm in a cottage near the sea and I loved the solitude. I also remember that the beach had reddish sand. Good memories.
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Pretty much like that still.
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oh my goodness these winter scenes make me shutter so
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You live in a very glamorous Mayberry! I haven´t mentioned how much I love your new banner photo.
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thank you. This block in the Summer time is converted to a pedestrian walkway. We go to Receiver Coffee on that street and the buildings are all from the same period around 1870. I will have to blog about Receiver Coffee it is really a nice place owned by a young guy named Chris.
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A very beautiful Mayberry you have.
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thanks!
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