It's a real treat when residents send Everything Croton "vintage" village clippings to share with you all--and of course copies are always sent to the historical society.
Today we found this in our mailbox: FROM JANUARY 1971-"ROCK DAY" TRADITION OBSERVED AT THE NIDDY NODDY; for those who don't know, the NIDDY NODDY was a shop here in the village that specialized in knitting and related arts. "ROCK DAY" A.K.A. ROC DAY IS ALSO KNOWN AS ST. DISTAFF DAY...
THE ARTICLE READS: ROCKDAY, A TRADITION OBSERVED BY WOMEN IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE AND COLONIAL AMERICA WHICH WAS REVIVED SIX YEARS AGO BY IRENE MILLER, OWNER OF THE NIDDY NODDY, A CROTON YARN AND NEEDLEWORK SHOP, WAS HELD AGAIN AT THE SHOP ON OLD POST ROAD.
Due to the awkward layout of the page, we had to do some creative cutting so you could see it all. Click on the scans below. Enjoy!
My aunt always talked about that place. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame this great place is no longer here though it might not have survived the newer Croton crowd.
ReplyDeleteI worked there for a while in 1982. Lovely place
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