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Today I received a Glassblowing "Google Alert" -- if you don't know
what they are, check out <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.google.com/alerts">http://www.google.com/alerts</a><br>
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This alert pointed me to the article<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060125/SPARK/601250302/-1/NEWS01">http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060125/SPARK/601250302/-1/NEWS01</a><br>
which highlights the Simon Pearce glassblowing experience in
Pennsylvania. That article contains this quote:<br>
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<p>"Across the other border in Kennett Square, Pa. is the <b>Kennett
House </b>(kennetthouse.com,
800-820-9592), an "arts and crafts style" B&B, most of whose rooms
feature chestnut and rosewood woodwork and four-poster queen-sized
beds, starting at $145 on weekends.</p>
<p>They specialize in packages
included in the room cost. The "Dine on the Brandywine," for instance,
<b>is comprised of a tour of a glassblowing workshop,</b> discount
coupons to
local gardens and museums, and a $75 gift certificate for a gourmet
dinner at Simon Pearce on the Brandywine, overlooking the river. Prices
range from $315 to $415 for a two-night stay."</p>
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I have some photos/movies of Simon Pearce at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.glassblower.info/SimonPearce/SimonPearce.html">http://www.glassblower.info/SimonPearce/SimonPearce.html</a><br>
With my old camera, the photos were not that great, but you can get the
idea of production glassblowing...<br>
If you do go to Simon Pearce (it is a Glassblowing Studio downstairs
and very nice restaurant upstairs), I recommend anything cooked with
the locally grown mushrooms, for which the area is justifiably famous.<br>
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- Tony Patti<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gaffer@glassblower.info">gaffer@glassblower.info</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.glassblower.info">www.glassblower.info</a><br>
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