White Haired Woman Banned from Walmart

I got in trouble in Walmart the other day. Next they won't let me in. Wouldn't that be a crisis? I was looking at Pepsid and Tagamet for the puppy when a girl who looked no older that 12 walked up to the 'trojans' (hard time saying that) and started looking at them. As I walked past I commented that she should get going, she was too young to even be thinking about them. I joined my husband and didn't think any more about it. Next thing you know an irate mother and daughter were coming after me and she was screaming at me to stay away from her daughter. I was stunned (but only for a short time) She said that I had no right to tell her daughter not to use those things. She asked if I didn't want her to have safe sex. I said well since you asked, I think she shouldn't be having ANY sex, safe or not at her age and that she certainly wasn't setting a very good example for her if this is how she reacts to constructive criticism. She screamed that I should mind my own business and be careful who I talk to from now on. Boy, I would have been thrilled if some old lady had told my pre-teen not to have sex. Times sure have changed. Maybe I was wrong, but it sure felt right. My newly retired husband and constant companion ;-D asked if this is how it's going to be now? He was mortified! So much for that 'village theory'.

I have had problems in Walmart before. I don't know if I ever told you my dressing room story. I was trying on clothes with a friend one time. She left as I was getting dressed. I had a long skirt on and after I finished dressing I went looking for her. I walked from one end of that store to the other and couldn't find her. After a couple of rounds I heard her saying "Oh my gosh!!! Prudence, oh my gosh!!!" I didn't know what was wrong. She ran up to me and immediately started pulling on my skirt. Here it was tucked into my underpants and my whole behind was exposed. I stayed away from that store for over a year. Talk about embarrassing!!! I must be a born exhibitionist .

We had our Gypsy Tea here at Prudence's Tea Room recently and as usual it was just the most fun! Well it was! Everyone outdid themselves. I was delighted to find out that three different tables were horsewomen!!! One of them just got her very own GYPSY VANNER HORSE from Great Britian!!! These are usually paint horses in color and were used to pull the Gypsy caravans throughout the land. They are wonderful family horses who were very well cared for and loved by the Gypsies. I told her about a most wonderful Gypsy Caravan that is being offered for sale at Martin's Horse equipment auction in October in Lancaster. Totally restored and just a wonder of function and design. Guess who is lusting after it?

We were all enjoying our outfits so much I said I would love to dress like that all the time in the tea room. Why just have Red Hat Societies invading tea rooms? Why not Gypsy Tea Bags? Much more fun and no one telling you how to dress! After all, the Gypsies were reading tea leaves long before Queen Victoria invented afternoon tea. Don't worry. I know you aren't into fun here at Prudence's, well just a glorious few are. Just a fanciful thought on my part. Guess you can tell where my heart is in regards to tea room traditions. I personally enjoy the unexpected, non-traditional, breaking out of the cookie cutter tea room mold, rather than having to conform to rules made up by people I wouldn't want to be with anyway. Besides being too large, uh hum, to fit the mold, I am also too colorful. I want to do it MY WAY!