all things underthings • Manchester Vermont
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 […]
My friend Amy has a cooking show on the local public access TV station, and last month she invited me to be the guest. What fun! The guests get to choose what to make and it didn’t take me long to decide to do my “3 Meals at Once” using real food based on the Whole30 […]
I’ve been a business owner for going on a year and a half now and I have to say a thing or two about those of you have come back to the shop after being there once before. Your return is an affirmation that we are doing something right. It’s motivating. It’s stimulating. It is […]
The second Christmas season at the shop has confirmed that JOY is indeed a magical and hilarious place. The past couple of weeks – and especially the past couple of days – have been a wonderful whirlwind of life and love and laughs. One of the funniest moments was yesterday when there was basically […]
Today is going to be my last day off in a while and one “to do” on my list is to sit down and look at my calendar. I know I’ve committed to a few things and for all I can remember, some of them are on the same date. Matt just emailed me something […]
“I miss Natori.” is a sentence I hear all the time. There used to be a Natori “outlet” store here in Manchester and in addition to women telling me all the time that they miss Natori, they also tell me they love Natori. Stores come and go in this little “shopping” town I do […]
When Hadley came through the door a couple of weeks ago that connects the JOY stockroom to Farm Store and asked if I’d like to be the first one to try out her “Dinnerbox” idea, I immediately said, “Sure.” It was about 4:30 at in the afternoon and I of course had absolutely no […]
