New Ways to Help

Hey there Folks,

 I am still getting my feet wet in this new location. My duties remain a tad unclear. I try as I might whereever I can. Here I am left standing along the photography wall. I was asked to hold an apron while they took a picture of the other one. A simple task but important. You can't have these things laying on the floor after all.

I did such a good job, I was then asked to hold the hat as well.

 The lesson here folks? Do your best and the company will give you even more opportunites to prove yourself.

~Wes

King and Regular Guy

I noticed that around here, there is a lot of talk about sizing lately. Large ladies are referred to as Queen and the others are Regular. What about us? Frank has a gut on him, we can't call him Queen, can we? No, we can't. I am suggesting King and Regular Guy. Who's with me on this??

Here's a photo of me wearing the Regular Guy Garden Apron.

 Here's a photo of Frank wearing King size. Isn't that an official sizing term or is that only in the world of Bedding.

                                

You can't tell how fat Frank is in this photo, they got him at his best angle.

~Wes

Denim

This is Denim. It's the cloth pants are made out of. We just got a bolt to play with and they wrapped me in it so they could get an idea of what it looks like on a person. I'm doing my part, looking handsome and smiling through anything. (Do I look tired?)

 I look like I just got out of the shower and this is towel. At least it gives me a chance to get away from the basket of hats.
I miss real reporting, maybe that will start up again soon.

~Wes

They moved me!

 Hey there Folks,
 I want you to know that I have not fallen asleep at the wheel here. Since fall, this pace around here has been faster than I can report. They made big changes and even shut down the store. I had no idea where I was going when two guys carried me out of what had been my home for nearly 5 years. Wasn't sure what to report, except, "Help! I'm being stolen!"
   The dust has finally settled and we seem to have a new home. We have big windows still but no traffic, I only see trees and river. I still have the job of welcoming people and Frank has been given the job of holding up the bolt of batting.

As for me, I still do my usual great job of smiling and making people just feel good. And finally I can get back to my job of blogging.

We are still getting set up in here, I'm guarding a bunch of chef hats until I hear different.

~Wes

Whopping News Folks!

  After years of having short Aprons and long Aprons, the Company heads have gone out on a limb and created a new length. They haven't come up with a name yet. I'll go out on a limb myself and title it, Medium. I know what you're thinking, not very creative but it does sound right with short and long. Here's a peek at one.

If you imagine it on a real person, it would go to just above the knee, as compared to way above the knee or way below the knee.

Hopefully something more exciting than this will come along soon.

~Wes

Fall Foliage Tour 2011

Hey there Folks,
 It's official! This years Fall Foliage Tour will take place on November 12, 2011.  That might sound a bit late for Foliage and it is. Here in Vermont with our yearly tours we have decided to celebrate all our seasons. You may not realize this but Vermont has way more seasons than other states. We have Apple season, Maple Sugaring season, Mud season and even more. This year, we have decided to celebrate, Almost Winter. Sometimes this is known as Taint, as in, it taint Autumn and it taint Winter. But here at The Vermont Apron Company, we are going with the season's most popular name, Almost Winter.
  We hope to captive the very essence of Almost Winter. I will again be hosting at critically related places and activites to Almost Winter. We hope if you see us on the road that day, you will give us a wave.

Women

 Ya know, I thought we had plenty of women around here. It's all women in here except me and Frank. I'm ok with that. But now, the owners show up, clear out one retail window and once its empty, poof! suddenly they are setting up a new woman. I don't get it. How many women have to be working in here? I mean, it's a little store, at what point do they realize we're cramped?

Then, to change things more, they switch me and Frank. Now, He's in the mens department and I'm window mannequin. This doesn't happen often because they complain mens sales fall whenever I leave the mens department. Frank doesn't have the magic charm, I guess. You need to have the Wes grin.

When everyone left the store, I yelled over to the new woman.
"Hey!, what's your name?"
She was kind of shy but smiled and replied kind of quiet, "Betty"

Somehow I got the impression from the tone of that one word reply that Betty wouldn't be hanging out drinking with me and Frank. I bet she even goes to bed on time each night.

Here, I snapped you a picture.

Later,
Wes

Country Bib Aprons

Finally we have Aprons to match the hats... or as I'm told, they're called Mop Caps. They call them Prairie Aprons sometimes and Country Aprons other times. No idea, I'm confused. Anyways, reporting the news for you, here's a photo.

 Here's the Blue Check one.

 Here's one in Red check, which seems to be the most popular, at the moment.

And finally, the black check, this will hide sloppiness the best, if you ask me.

There you have it, the news for today. I have more tomorrow!

~Wes

Ruffled Prairie Hats

Alright, it's been ages since I have been free to report. And quite frankly, this is important so I plan to be more authoritative when it comes to my job here. After all, it is my job to get the news out.

Let's get to it.We have new hats for the women. (not men.) Why? Men like chef hats...period... we don't buy anything else... just chef hats. Women have a lot more fashion sense than that. They want head gear to match to their apron. They aren't happy just matching in color, they want to match in style, too. Bottom line, we have to work harder for them.

So, ok, here's me working harder,too. In other words, here's me showing you the new Ruffled Prairie Hat....

 Here's a shot of one of the girls wearing one. (Frankly, it fits her better.)

And of course, in every situation, there's always one person who has to be different. Fine....if you want a more Parisian look, you can shape it like this on your head.

But, the hat is meant to be worn like this. 

She looks cute.....I'm not sure about me....

Yeah, you're right, my head is kind of big to be modeling these. But like any good reporter, I need to jump right into the action. (excuse me for not wearing the matching apron.)

~Wes

Fall Foliage Part 5 at Autumn on the Green

We finished our Fall Foliage tour right here in Danville,Vermont, (largely due to the fact that The Vermont Apron Company owners wanted more cupcakes and this is where they have them). But also, Danville is home to a terrific annual craft show, Autumn On The Green. It is a show in which we participate annually as this is a special place for us.

 It was on this town green that The Vermont Apron Company participated in its first craft show. It is also the place where our Men's Aprons were conceived. The idea came from a man who walked into our booth and said, "Women aren't the only ones who cook, ya know." It has been reported that this sarcastic quip sent our designer back to the cutting table. So they added mens aprons and ......That's when they hired me to help sell them!!

So that's why Danville's Town Green is a special place to me!

Well, that concludes our First Annual Fall Foliage Tour.

I had a blast. I've heard that next year,

there will be a plan and a more organization to the trip.

Truth be told, I doubt it. Let's say I've gotten to know these people.

~Wes

Fall Foliage Tour Part 4

 Here's me, Wesley, proudly posing in front of one

of the many Vermont covered bridges still in use today.

After all, how could we not show a covered bridge in Vermont? Aren't we the only state left with covered bridges? Wasn't there even a movie called, Bridges of Caledonian County?

Maybe I have that wrong.

We decided to take a look at what's under the bridge. No one ever talks about the underneath of bridges. We were surprised at what we found down there. No quiet little stream here, it was white water rapids. Who knew such drama lay beneath the bridge? It's my job to smile, but honestly, I was a bit nervous. I nearly broke into a concerned frown. Thank goodness I'm a professional.

Here I am standing on the cliff's edge to give you a better view of the danger that lurks beneath the bridge. Even the wind was wild, it was trying to blow my hat off.  Notice my apron. They put the drinks one on me so we would have a water theme going. How 'bout a Perilous Photography theme???

Here's a good shot of the water. It was powerful looking!

(Remind me to wait in the car next year)

Ok, so my hat blew off but here I stand still pretending this is really enjoyable. Couldn't we have just gone to the cheese place?

  

We found this nice bench not far from the cliff's edge. You can sit and rest on it. I choose to stand on it so I could get an even better view of the dangerous, perilous rapids and rocks below.

 Just ignore that mans arm in the photo.

I was really happy to be back in the car.

~Wes

Fall Foliage Tour Part 3

 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