Early in October 2019 we had an opportunity to change the location of
our shop. It was a big leap of faith for us because as many of you
know, we had been in the same location for almost 13 years. I had grown
accustomed to being right down the road from my house, easily able to
run errands, come in late, run out to grab lunch or call in sick because
I knew that someone would always be there to check on my shop when I
wasn't available. But the other part of having that convenience is also a
certain kind of dependence on others. We were looking for a change and
this cottage just kind of fell in our laps (unlike the Wizard of
Oz, no ruby slippers were involved). It was serendipity, fate maybe that Mom
met the owner of the building in the Walmart return line. Mom and I both believe that if you are
given a gift like that, especially when you are struggling to figure out
what you want to do when you grow up so to speak, you should just accept the
gift and make it work. When we drove out and saw the cottage and the
other little shops nearby, we just knew it was right. We were in our new location,
set up to sell by November 1, 2019, 15 days later. I don't recommend a
move like that!
The funny thing about being in the cottage is that suddenly my
creativity started emerging from wherever it had been hiding for the
last couple of years. There are so many ideas just pinging around in my
head now. Our shop has the perfect setting for events of all kinds.
There is no end to the things we can do here. We are hoping to have a
few select vendors that will join our little cottage family so that we
can bring you most unique merchandise around. We still carry all of the
fabulous clothing brands that you know and love and a couple of new ones
as well. I hope you will come to see us in person and see for
yourselves how adorable our Tin Star Cottage really is.
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