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Village Squire, 1978-07, Page 13Potter} from Beechwood Pottery is featured at The Rain Barrel. Ncithout knots or scuffs, is plentiful on the west coast, he says, but in Ontario it can be hard to come by. It's one of the problems he's working on. The couple also does stained glass work themselves although with the hectic time they've had getting the shop ready, they've had little chance to get any pieces made for their shop. The plans for the workshop in the rear will be a boom in the future because it will allow them to work away between customers at whatever glass or furniture they have on the go in the workshop. Jim says he enjoys working with wood although he wouldn't call his job as a carpenter his perfect idea of a job. He's been at it since it began as a summer job when he was in school. He comes from a family of builders. His home originally was in nearby Benmiller. Joanne comes from Seaforth but moved with her parents to Goderich six years ago. Another of the expanded areas that Joanne would like to pursue is a quilt corner in the shop. Already she carries quilting materials and supplies but she'd like to find people to make quilts for sale in the shop or to custom make quilts for people who order them through the shop. Eventually she'd like to have quilters come in to teach the art to novices in classes. Joanne says she hopes the shop will be open Sundays, at least she'd like•to try it to see how it would do. She doesn't mind working the longer hours she says because she can go at her own pace without people telling her how to make use of her time. She had plenty of experience in taking orders after working in a long variety of jobs. mostly in stores or restaurants. It was valuable experience. she says because she learned something different from each business she worked for and met different kinds of people as customers in each. Like many people who start up their own shops, Joanne enjoys meeting people and loves to have people come in and browse. even if they don't buy the first time. She says she doesn't think she'd enjoy working anywhere but in a store. While the store will depend to a certain extent on tourist business. the couple still feels that local shoppers are the backbone of their clientele. In fact Joanne gets upset with the emphasis that has been placed on treating the tourist better that's recently received so much publicity. She feels shops should treat everyone, whether tourist or local person, the same. Certainly tourist business is needed in the community, she says, but the local people are the bread and butter of the community business and shouldn't be forgotten in the attempt to seek tourist dollars. There are so many things the town could do to make tourists more at home without trying to dictate to businessmen how to treat tourists she says. Once things get squared away with the shop Joanne hopes that she and Jim will be able to contribute more of their own work to the shop since she is interested in nearly every kind of craft herself. It's just part of her wide-ranging personal interests. Although the couple will settle in the apartment above the store for the present. one of Joanne's dreams is to have a homestead in the country where she can keep chickens and cows and horses. She loves old things, simple things she says and hates things synthetic. With the energy and enthusiasm this couple has, one doesn't doubt someday they'll get that place in the country. In a time when everyone seems full of doom and gloom the Dursts are a refreshing couple to talk to. rtrNrarni1,7 ,'g' BELLE' S VARIETY and GIFT THE CONVENIENCE STORE t JOSEPHINE STREET WINGHAM, ONTARIO EVERYDAY CONVENIENCES MILK ... BREAD ... BUTTER FILMS ... MAGAZINES ... CARDS MODELS ... PAINTS ... BRUSHES CHOCOLATES ... GIFTS OPEN: Monday to Saturday 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays 1 p.m. -10 p.m. mina & SUBS BS NOW NEW ADDITION AT PEPI'S IICIE Ci�IFAi%\l SUNDAES MILK SHAKES BANANA SPLITS HAND SCOOPED CONES "TAKE OUT OR EAT IN" PHONE 357-3400 OPEN: Monday to Thursday - 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday & Saturday - 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday -1 p.m. to 10 p.m. NEXT DOOR TO BELLE'S VARIETY VILLAGE SQUIRE/JULY 1978. PG. 11.