Scenes Around Rutland
Yankee Candle
Steve woke up early to capture some of the beautiful sites around Rutland. We've been driving past these places almost every day.
Later we took all the children up to Yankee Candle Company in South Deerfield, Mass. The trip takes almost all back roads. The winding roads and beautiful farms are like a picture book. We set up a code: honking twice when we wanted to stop for pictures. Some children began to express doubts that we would ever get there.
This house and barn are our favorites. They are so beautiful together.
At long last, we did arrive at Yankee Candle. It was shocking to find a place in the middle of nowhere so crowded. The flowers around the store were so beautiful, we just couldn't believe the hundreds of mums!
Naturally, this became a prime opportunity for picture taking!
Our first stop inside the store was the fairly empty candle making museum. The chandler in the museum was quite terse to begin with, but Steve soon won him over with his interest. He then gave us a great presentation, lasting about 45 minutes. The boys were fascinated, very polite, and all asked great questions. The man even let them help make some candles (very unusual). I think, by the end, he enjoyed it as much as we did.