Crafts People & Old Friend Rudy Hopkins

Today was one of the prettiest fall days I've seen in awhile so Lily and I grabbed cameras and headed into the Catskill Mts. While skirting the Ashokan Reservoir I thought of a very special place to stop that Lily had never been before, Crafts People. This place (store doesn't fit) is amazing with four buildings filled with crafts and artwork from over 5oo local artists. It is located on 25 acres in the woods that screamed with fall colors today. The owner Rudy Hopkins started the place years ago on the first floor of his home. I used to stop and shop then sit by the fireplace and have a glass of wine that Rudy always had on hand for visitors. The custom still stands today despite of the growth, hot cider, coffee or wine is still offered and each building has a place to sit by a fire. The quality of the works are stunning and the prices extremely fair. I got to chat a bit to Rudy today, his mischievous smile still beguiling. There is no finer place to shop on a brisk fall day than the spot Rudy founded years ago. Thanks Rudy!