Her little space in a renovated feed mill is artfully arranged with what we like to call found treasures -- some gently used, some new, all beautiful to look at. This is a dream we share, the one we have talked about for years. It was born in us from our mother, Queen of the Fixer Uppers, and our father, King of the Gypsy Peddlers. It is the life they should have lived. Instead they raised us and our brothers, putting a roof over our heads, food on the table and these dreams in our hearts. So this is for Mom & Dad, but even more it’s for us, because we've learned that time is always too short if you put your dreams on hold, but it's never too late to start if you will only believe in yourself.
So how did my sister get where she is? She might not know it, but she began seeding her dream a while ago and it's been growing all along. It began with her meticulous habit of keeping the things she loved but no longer used . . . in her attic, in her basement, in her garage. One might have accused her of being a pac-rat, but her vision was a different one.
She moved the dream along a bit by encouraging a neighbor and friend to follow her own heart's desire - buying an abandoned feed mill and turning it into a co-op with a home accessory retail store as it's anchor. She could have been envious of her friend's plans and progress, but instead she was a constant cheerleader. Because of that, when the time was finally right, there was a little stall waiting for my sister's lovely treasures.
Finally, she unashamedly embraces her passion for home and garden decorating. Together we never have more fun than when we are planning the next design project for each other's homes. Watching everything on the Home & Garden Channel, devouring decorating magazines, haunting the flea markets, thrift stores, department stores and home decor shops until everything is just right. We've spent hours getting the Christmas decorations on a fireplace mantle exactly the way we want them, or matching a shade of dusty turquoise paint to the color we've seen only in our mind's eye. Sure, other's might think we're crazy, but it's just another brick in the path of many that led to the opening of Annabelle's Garden.
Congratulations Sis! You did it!
Thoughts become words.
Words become action.
Action becomes habit.
Habit becomes your life.
Think Good Thoughts.
Live A Good Life.
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