Land of the Nylon Undies

When I was younger, outlets and outlet malls weren’t as common as they are these days. At least once a year in the mid 70’s, my family would head up to Reading to the VF Outlets. It’s located on the site of a former hosiery mill and the original outlet was opened to get rid of surplus hosiery, lingerie, pj’s and robes.

I don’t recall how I occupied my time on these trips, because a 10-year-old really doesn’t have much interest in underwear shopping. All I remember about this place was miles and miles of nylon nightgowns and underwear. And Lee® jeans.

So, that’s where we’re headed this weekend... Reading, PA. It’s an anniversary present from my MIL. Not the “Reading” part, but a B&B getaway. We’d like to check out a B&B at Deep Creek Lake some time; it comes highly recommended by Sean. My MIL presented us with brochures from DCL, but also showed us a brochure about Reading. One of the main reasons I selected Reading is because there are a lot of antique shops near there and John loves to look at old, dusty stuff. Since it looks like John might be coming down with a cold, perhaps DCL would have been a more relaxing choice!

Other than antiquing, of course I want to check out the outlets. And... I’ve scoped out a few yarn shops near the inn and along the way. I even looked up one scrapbooking/stamping shop. It’s going to be such a fun trip for John, isn’t it? Must remember to load up the car with sudoku and crossword puzzles so he’ll have something to do while I’m in the shops.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!