Not only does Vermont have a lot of trees and farms, it has villages. And in the heart of every village, (well not every village, some villages are so small, hardly anyone lives there) So I’ll say in the heart of most villages, they have a general store. General stores are where you go to get what you need and say Hi to your neighbors. They are like micro-mini Department/Food stores with a great, big warm heart. You can buy gourmet coffee, a fresh baked muffin made by a neighbor, a hat, a new broom and tin foil. You can discuss the weather, get directions, decide what other kinds of muffiins the neighbor should bake and get advice about snow or gardening.
We stopped at this General Store. They were surprised to say Hi to a traveling mannequin. The owners of The Vermont Apron Company got more gourmet coffee and a bottle of plum juice. They never had plum juice before and were happy to have some. Me? I just stood out front and watched the traffic go by. I didn’t want plum juice and frankly it was a lot of fun to smile at the people driving by. Vermonters wave a lot!
I wasn’t sure if it was me or the hot pizza sign that excited them.
The theme here is roads of Vermont (I guess… I’m inventing here). I’m standing on the edge of one. There are lots of them so I’m wearing my Big Wheel Apron and Tool Hat. Why the tool hat? Because on the road, at some point you need tools. We don’t talk about it much but cars break down. Its just one of those sad, sad topics we try to keep under our lids.
Here’s a closer look at me with my Tool Apron. Yeah, my grey slacks match. Good styling, I thought.They left me standing here for quite awhile. I think there was a map issue. It was ok, though. I got to hear big trucks blow their horns as they drove past. I think they liked the Tool Hat.
~Wes