all things underthings • Manchester Vermont
When the ability to take two days off in a row matched a date that my favorite rock band was scheduled to play in Philadelphia, I made the effort to get out of Vermont. It’s not an easy place for me to leave. The drive was eventful given the rainstorm in New Jersey which […]
We’re on the brink of another holiday season with Thanksgiving just a week away – yikes! The UPS guy is rolling in boxes daily and we are re-arranging the shop to make room for extra sleepwear and holiday items – can you say red bras, holly soaps, and pajamas every which way? We’re closed on […]
On any given Saturday, our little bra shop sees the most desperate of customers: women who have travelled to southern Vermont for a wedding and have forgotten a crucial piece of their outfit at home. We see a lot of them right when we arrive in the morning – some of them are sitting in the […]
I’m liking a lot of things going on in Manchester right now: the leaves are just starting to turn, the pumpkins are getting bigger by the minute, we’re selling a lot of bras and pajamas, and new businesses are opening up around town. Good things are going on here in Vermont, for sure. The new […]
I got a Soda Stream a few months ago and it’s the best thing that has happened to my kitchen in a long time. I drank more water. It was fun to flavor it. I was so psyched not to have to buy all those cans and bottles of plastic. The bubbles and fizz never […]
Race for the Cure is this weekend in Manchester and for the third year in a row, Courtney and I will be at our table in the sponsorship area. This “area” used to be a tent, but this year the event will be at the Riley Rink and I found out yesterday that the sponsor […]
It all started back on February 2nd when I received an email from Dina Janis, the Executive Director of the Dorset Theatre Festival: Hi Joy- We are doing a Pulitzer Prize winning play this summer called Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage. It tells the story of an African American seamstress at the turn of […]
Sticky boobs were a hot item in Manchester last week. It was the week before Prom and Prom “bra” shopping brought a lot of teenage girls into the shop. We had a blast with girls bringing in their dresses or showing us pictures on their iPhone. They were looking for just the right “underthing.” In […]
(This blog was written in March – we are now back to being open 7 days a week at 11!) Sometimes you can drive yourself crazy trying to make a decision. That’s how I feel right now about closing the shop on Thursdays in March. I’ve pretty much driven myself crazy trying to decide whether […]
The new wedding coordinator for the Equinox came into the shop yesterday. She started a few weeks ago and comes to Manchester’s largest resort from another popular resort up north. Her GM suggested that she visit JOY as she gets acquainted with Manchester and the local bridal scene. I gave her the tour of the shop […]
