Day 14 of the road trip.

• Had a well deserved sleep in. Went down to breakfast and had usual bagel, waffle, coffee and juice.
• Left motel late for us - about 10am - heading to Marlboro to look for a cross stitch shop I had found in the phone book.
• Before we left Plymouth went looking for a sewing shop, called Sewing Creative Treasures at 170 Water Street, Plymouth. I  purchased the lobster material I had been looking for since our trip through Maine. Purchased the white background with red lobsters, and black background with red lobsters, lighthouses, a panel with farm buildings etc and maps of Vermont & other nearby states; and a larger panel, blue colours, with a lighthouse on one side & a beach house on other; polar bear/Coca Cola material and maple leaf earrings (real maple leaves). 
• Short drive through the pretty country and arrived in Middleboro directed expertly by our gps system. The shop is called  Cranberry Cross Stitch at 88 East Grove Street, Middleboro, MA.
• Wonderful shop - full of cross stiches kits and patterns, and a dog behind the counter named Sammie, who protested by barking at our presence. We spent quite some time going through all the patterns etc - purchased "Witches Riding By"; a mini block with alphabet (America) & khaki (sage green) material;  "Charmed Bewitching Hour" (Halloween theme);; and "The Giving Sisters" (two witches over a cauldron - Halloween theme again);  and two or three packets of buttons with themes of flags, Halloween etc. The lovely owner threw in two free patterns and a biro.
  
• Amazingly, next door was a delightful patchwork shop full of women talking and laughing and doing their patchwork quilts.  Most of them were working on their quilts during class time. Another lengthier period of time and we came away with a pattern for "Quilter's Wash Day"; "Crack the Whip" (penquins skating); a book on Boston Common Quilt and a book on An Amish Quilt in a Day. Also purchased was a panel of Martha's Vineyard material, panel of dogs & cats, and another dog panel, some spider web material with dark background and gold threads; and American flags on a dark cream background - this lovely owner threw in a fat quarter of canberry pattern. Much talk and discussions - the women showing us their quilts in progress - the owner is going to send me the pattern for one done in class that looks like looking through window frames. One lady is planning a quilt to send to Steve Irwin's family in Queensland - it will take about a year to complete. One or two of these women had friends or relatives who had visited Australia.
  
• Left there and headed to Edaville Railroad for John to check out trains and for me to learn more about cranberries - but unfortunately it was closed until their Christmas show starts in November.
  
• We  left there heading back towards the Myles Standish State Park. We noticed off the road that there were men working in a flooded cranberry patch - not yet harvesting but stirring up the bottom and the cranberries floated to the surface. Very interesting.
  
• Came back to Plymouth and visited the the Cranberry shop down in Water Street - lots of lovely items, and some cranberry related - cranberry chocolate, and hand lotion etc. 
  
• late lunch at the Pilgrim Path Cafe - We both started with cup of turkey stew; John had French toast with blueberries, strawberries and banana and maple syrup. I had "breakfast" - two eggs blanched (poached), ham, home fried potato and toast - all good.
• We drove around Plymouth to see some of the sights we had missed - the Monument to the Forefathers; the old church etc. We managed to collect a parking ticket for parking in the middle of the street - we thought it was one-way and there was a sign on the right hand saying no parking, but not on the left. The lovely lady was very apologetic but we now have $20.00 photos of that old church.
  
• Dinner was going to be Chinese but after being seated and reading the menu - ham and pineapple in most of the Chinese, Polynesian, Cantonese, Szechuan we left  - wasted the $1.00 parking we had paid - parking is paid up until 7pm at night.
• Next stop was TBone bar in the main street where we had eaten before. The steaks and beer went down well  Then home to watch the Red Sox play Colorado - Red Sox won 13-1.
  
• Tomorrow we have to pack up and leave after four lovely days in Plymouth.