September 22, 2005


  • Covered Bridge near Norman Rockwell's home


    My husband and I were recently in upstate New York for his board meeting and one of the other wives and I borrowed the rental car and headed out to see what we could see.  I think this was actually in Vermont rather than New York, but at any rate it's very near where Norman Rockwell lived for several years.  I think it's now like a B&B.  We had such a good time, just toodleing around, and she didn't seem to mind a bit the constant stopping for photo ops.  My kind of lady. 


    One of the most fun things was that we happened upon a store called The Vermont Country Store.  It had a little bit of everything!!  Hardware, food, clothes, cosmetics, kitchen parafanilia, soaps, nostalgic stuff . . . you name it, they probably had it.  And browsing through the food section was WONDERFUL.  They had samples of everything.  We didn't even have to stop for lunch, because we sampled our way through the cheeses, cold cuts, cookies, crackers, jellies, jams and carmel corn.  I think it might have been cheaper to stop for lunch, because it cost me $44 to get out the door because of all the stuff I bought.  Oh, well.  It was a lot of fun.


    Maybe tomorrow I'll tell you about a place called Yaddo that we visited in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Comments (6)

  • I vi :heartbeat: :heartbeat:Momd the Country Store on one of my fall foliage trips, and I still get their catalogue. 

  • It sounds like such a fun time. One week and we'll have our own adventure. Can't wait. :goodjob:

  • Reminds me of an old country store in the Amish country of Indiana. They had everything. You could even buy an ice cream cone.

    Love that covered bridge. Mike

  • :goodjob: The Vermont Country Store is famous! They put out a wonderful catalog that just reeks of old general store comfort and no frills! Lucky you -- I'd love to get to go there!

  •  :sunny: :goodjob: :heartbeat:Beautiful!

  • Sounds like my kind of store. I've never been that far north want to go some day. I can just imagine what the photo scenery will look like when Oct. rolls around.   

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