tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post4408297034275131087..comments2024-03-20T08:32:25.794-04:00Comments on Dept. of Nance: Somewhere, An Amish Lady Knows Victoria's SecretNancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-69626341424700535282014-10-19T23:32:17.999-04:002014-10-19T23:32:17.999-04:00I missed this post while on vacation, but I'm ...I missed this post while on vacation, but I'm so glad it was still in my In Box! I could totally visualize the whole scenario! How funny you guys are. Smart move on making some income selling cold drinks, too. <br /><br />I'm guessing that the fuzzy red socks either make the cold winter bed much more bearable or they're secretly being sent to a child who has left the family/faith (don't know the actual term for that). We learned about a band called The Amish Outlaws recently (longish story), with several of the members actually being Amish and having left. At least one said his parents were okay with it. So maybe this lady has a daughter who has left and she's sending her some love via fuzzy socks. Fuzzy, warm socks mean love to me. ;-)<br /><br />Shirleygfe--gluten free easilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182613995248482102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-58443470582069432552014-09-29T10:13:51.260-04:002014-09-29T10:13:51.260-04:00Bug--Thanks. We like to think that our customers a...Bug--Thanks. We like to think that our customers are Number One with us.<br /><br />J@jj--Most of the Amish don't make it a habit to converse with The English. They aren't in the habit of being friendly. There are several exceptions, one notable one being the family who runs the vegetable stand near the entrance to the lake community. We are good customers there, and they've gotten to know us. A few others have patronized our sale, so they've become less stiff around us. And there are varying levels of adherence to the Amish way. It's funny--you'll find some who are perfectly fine with asking English people for a ride here and there; some Amish building crews will use electric tools as long as someone else plugs them in and turns them on; a few will leave their stands open on Sundays, but not staff it, leaving it on the honor system with a money box for payments.<br /><br />St. Patsy and I were vastly intrigued when one Amish lady purchased a pair of bright red fuzzy socks to be stowed in her VS bag. Even the babies and children wear the adult versions of the dark Amish garb, so we remain mystified by that sale.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-25486372304337446832014-09-27T20:28:02.425-04:002014-09-27T20:28:02.425-04:00I love this story. Subversive lingerie bags! And I...I love this story. Subversive lingerie bags! And I would probably LOVE to get a cold drink if I was out "yard saleing." The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-40360758991718052352014-09-26T19:11:12.207-04:002014-09-26T19:11:12.207-04:00Nance, you didn't take the picture of the VS b...Nance, you didn't take the picture of the VS bags and Pepsi? That's hilarious.<br /><br />I love the picture you drew, and I'll admit, my first thought when you said she was walking was, "Hey, why's he making her walk?" Then I thought, "Nance said it's a nice day, maybe she ENJOYS walking a bit."<br /><br />We lived in PA for 2 years, in Philly. We never traveled out to Amish country, though they sometimes came into town to sell their goods. I didn't find them to be particularly friendly, but then again, I didn't find many people in Philly to be particularly friendly.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-76208608351123867992014-09-26T09:28:38.562-04:002014-09-26T09:28:38.562-04:00Gina and phoebes--The whole "Victoria's S...Gina and phoebes--The whole "Victoria's Secret" thing is quite the legend. Queen Victoria was known outwardly for being very prudish, but she and her Prince did have 9 offspring, so they did ... have a great fondness for one another at least that many times. Once he died, she was plunged into deep mourning and remained in that state. <br /><br />Other stories have her as a hormonally charged sexual profligate, whose appetites may have hastened Albert's demise at 42.<br /><br />Either way, most of her royal subjects saw her as quite the Victorian moral standard of the time, and her famous "We are not amused" is still one of my favourite lines.<br /><br />If you saw Queen Victoria played by Judy Dench recently for the story of the Scottish groom who stole the royal heart, that is another one of Victoria's Secrets that is fascinating to read of further.<br /><br />Ally Bean--thank you. And I was completely thrown when I Bing'd for an image of VS shopping bags and found one that included a can of Pepsi. Totally unexpected and random. Loved the coincidence. Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-24284791459822284822014-09-25T22:18:17.964-04:002014-09-25T22:18:17.964-04:00Oh, you two are Evil... But I mean that as a compl...Oh, you two are Evil... But I mean that as a compliment.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604097511444010759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-37843581535735745642014-09-25T14:23:18.837-04:002014-09-25T14:23:18.837-04:00Yes, Ally Bean, Nance has created quite a lovely &...Yes, Ally Bean, Nance has created quite a lovely "picture" of this Amish lady and her bag. I wonder if she - and the others - knew what "Victoria's Secret" is>phoebes in santa fehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083814964836187823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-17471968216652924332014-09-25T12:21:41.226-04:002014-09-25T12:21:41.226-04:00I wish I could have seen these Pepsi-drinking Amis...I wish I could have seen these Pepsi-drinking Amish women carrying "English" shopping bags. That being said, I'm glad that you were respectful of their desire to not be photographed. I can be content with the image in my mind that your words created. Delightful.Ally Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017098395188176477noreply@blogger.com