On Wednesday, July 19, we visited the Green Gables Heritage Place. I am nostalgic for Anne of Green Gables. I read aloud several Lucy Maud Montgomery books to my daughters, and together we watched the 1985 miniseries with Megan Follows. Ed and I were ardent followers of The East Pointers #Annedemic readings on Facebook Live during the pandemic. I am not a fan of the Netflix series “Anne with an E.” Like most Netflix series, this interpretation is too dark and disturbing for me. I much prefer the original text and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television series.
This Island is the bloomiest place. I just love it here already, and I am so glad I’m going to live here. I’ve always heard that Prince Edward Island is the prettiest place in the world, and I used to imagine that I lived here, but I never really expected that I would. It’s delightful when your imaginations come true, isn’t it?”
Anne Shirley, Chapter 2. Matthew Cuthbert is Surprised, in “Anne of Green Gables” by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Parks Canada preserved Lucy Maud Montgomery’s inspiration for Green Gables-the farmhouse of her cousins, the Macneills. The inside of the house is arranged to mimic the fictional home of the Cuthberts. Pictured above is Matthew’s room and Marilla’s room.
The bedrooms are small, but sweetly decorated. Above is the fictional Anne’s room. The Heritage Place includes walking trails, named Haunted Woods and Lovers Lane. Anne fans will recognize those references. We visited on a rainy day. The scent of spruce was so Christmas-y and lovely! I took this photo to remind me, as there is no way for me to capture that heavenly olfactory experience.
The Cuthbert dining table. Notice the blueberry pie? Not unlike the pie I baked earlier in the week.
Thanks to Ed for capturing this. Unwittingly color coordinated with the Green Gables gardens.
For Her Home 