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The
main purpose of this entire "real life" project was to inspire "hope" to
other industrious people and set example for what beauty can be done
on a shoe string budget, and trust I had a shoe string budget.
Stop watching the news is a fantastic
start. I have not watched it in several months. The television
news makes people "mentally broke."
More on shop construction will be added to
this page next week....such as lavender essential going in the
paint and every detail laid out...
help others in my own light. The shop is dedicated to my
three daughters; they will fly
in soon to see it.
The shop quaintly
located in a historic district 30 minutes above Houston known as "Old
Town Spring, TX." The preliminary Grand Opening is
Saturday at 11:00, 2009 [this Memorial Day Weekend.] The official Grand
Opening will be Labor Day weekend.
My readers need time to prepare to make
this destination a day trip or mini trip. The excitement of the
locals is why is has to be opened sooner than planned. Countess
people are peeking in windows, trying to open the doors, taking photos
on the shop steps-even before anything is decorated out there. I was
trying to keep a low profile-so we left very few signs there is a
major under taking inside the 1910 "shot gun" house. Why is it
called a "shot gun" house? Apparently you can run in the front
door and out the back door in a straight line-or 10 seconds flat, with
a shot gun I assume... 
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No surprise it has a Boston influence, most of New England was inspired from the United Kingdom. Plush with boutiques specializing in unique and hard to find items, I find the shopping a second reason to endeavor in Old Town Spring. ~The vast amount of trees and greenery is my first reason only paralleled by the historic surroundings.~ Only 20 minutes north of Houston, [Exit 70A off US 45] Old Town Spring is beyond charming. As dusk nears the city changes like a chameleon and almost feels like Savannah and its gardens. There are so many trees in fact, the summer is very tolerable and in fact enjoyable. Parking and bathrooms are more than ample although well discreet and extremely clean. Chances of parking under the shade of a tree is also more than probable. Benches to sit and regroup are also ample and strewn all over the town.
My hair dresser is forty paces
away, dog groomer maybe sixty paces and official photographer
about 30 paces away. Horses mulling around are only one hundred
paces to my left and great places to eat and relax a stroll to my
right. Dog friendly, the town boasts four pet groomers/pooch
bakeries. My dog Ringo being welcome was the most important issue
to me hanging my hat in Old Town Spring. Needless to say he was
well embraced and has some one hundred merchants who will slide
him treats. As I have reported to many people, "I am in Old Town Spring, TX, and I am half way to heaven" now-with my 100 pound puppy too! A Good Time to Come Out to Old Town Spring Cloudy and rainy days are the best time to come here, actually. There are less crowds or heat to contend with. It is like having the entire town to yourself, because you do have the entire town to yourself. There are so many trees, chances of getting a down pour are slim. Anyway, getting stuck in a store for five minutes as any rain does pass is a wonderful thing. Moving here I expected a very long hot summer. Already I can see this is not the case and sporadic rain keeps everything in check as well as the clandestine trees. |
Very
much like the old architecture of London, compact antiquated
spaces and cobblestone walk ways, Old Town Spring, TX, mimics many
places I have loved and wanted to stay forever. This time I did.