Maine - Halcyon Yarns and L.L. Bean

A cooler, greyer day and we decided to indulge in some retail sightseeing. We set off south, down Hwy 1.

Halcyon Yarns is in Bath and as it has a full page advertisement in the Rug
Hooker magazine, we thought it worth a visit.

I bought yarn for whipping, hooking,

knitting and felting (along with some roving too).

Next stop L.L. Bean in Freeport. This is a "campus" of stores (clothing, hiking,
running, canoeing, skiing, biking. Really everything outdoorsy). We again managed to
support the local economy.

Home quite late and as we are now trying to use up groceries, Don made a
large mushroom and cheese omelet with home fries. It was our first seafood
free day. 

The next day was spent packing, tidying, cleaning, buying alcohol to take home and checking out an oil and vinegar store we had noticed in Rockland.

We tasted, oohed and aahed and all bought more than we had intended. The high
points: butternut squash oil and honey ginger balsamic vinegar. The expresso balsamic
was also delicious as was the pumpkin butter.

For our final lunch it was back to the Brass Compass and this time I had
Bay Scallops on sweet potato fries with coleslaw. They were lightly battered,
lightly fried, tender and sweet.