Shopping Local: Putney Craft Tour

Today we ventured far afield… a dozen or more miles north to Putney and Westminster West. It’s the 33rd annual Putney Crafts Tour (http://putneycrafts.com/). Our good friends BAD-Co came up from Connecticut, and we really enjoyed tromping around on this nice, albeit chilly and muddy, fall day. Much to be thankful for. We bought some artisanal sheep’s milk cheese from Vermont Shepherd Cheeses, and had hot soup in Westminster West’s UCC Church. We were especially intrigued by the ceramics of Ken Pick and Edel Byrne’s stained glass.

Now that we’re home and warming our toes on the radiant floor, I re-read the article in the paper about the crafts tour, which features an interview with participating glassworker Caitlin Burch. I quote directly from the Reformer:

As she was pondering what to do with her degree in social thought and political economy, her Dad suggested she try glass blowing.

Quite a sentiment from the Dad who had probably paid for a good bit of that degree, but it seems to have worked out just fine.