Vermont Country Store

Many of you may receive flyers from the Vermont Country Store in Weston, VT. They advertise as purveyors of the practical and hard-to-find. They've been in business since 1942. Just a few weeks after we'd arrived, my sister received a catalog and her husband thought maybe we'd signed them up. That peaked my curiosity. The catalog alone is a trip through time. On Saturday, we decided to go visit the store for ourselves. What a kick!





We wandered around for over an hour looking at everything from soup to nuts. We found Garth's favorite gum Beeman's as well as Blackjack and every kind of candy you can remember. They had all the kitchen gadgets that were in your grandmother's kitchen. I heard one young girl ask her mother what an egg beater was. We found Ovaltine and old-fashioned flannel nightgowns. We found the old cat clock with the tail as the chime. It was just a real kick. The store is high on a mountain in the Bromley ski area and we didn't think there would be many people there--the place was so packed that we couldn't get many pictures. We ate in a lovely restaurant--a converted Victorian home--among the rich and famous. It was an interesting and delicious meal. And the scenery to and from was absolutely gorgeous. There was just a dusting of snow in the higher elevations.



You can see me wearing my coat in front of the main entrance, but it was actually a beautiful day. Vermont is experiencing unseasonably warm weather right now, but a snow storm is forecast for the 16th. Whenever someone hears that I don't like winter, they cluck their tongues and say, "Then you probably won't like Vermont for the next four months!" I'm as prepared as I'll ever be.
We're so grateful to all of you for your friendship. We've forged new friendships here and are sorry to see our good friends, the Longhursts, leaving so soon. We were brought to tears (at least I was) by a wonderful "missionary" box from the Royal First Ward. Thank you dear friends. We've been on hiatus for a week because of construction at the Archives, but are hoping to be back to work on Thursday. This is Vermont.