I opened the sweetest card on Saturday from a customer - Doreen - wishing us luck on the move. There have been cards, loads of emails and visits from people we have not seen in so, so long. All wishing us well & excited about our move. We appreciate everyone's kindness as we end this chapter and start a new one.
Oh - And- thanks to everyone who asked about David and his case of the shingles. He is doing pretty well thus far. He was able to make more progress on the 1st floor:
We actually begin painting the 2nd floor this week. Yahoo! It looks like we will close on Titus Avenue as of Thursday 6/18. We are tentatively looking at opening on Monroe Ave, Tuesday 6/23.
Our moving sale continues with our 99 cent balls of yarn, etc. All this packing is making life just a wee bit emotional for me. There are so many memories here. And as we all know, customers aren't just customers when you mix in yarn and needles. We have been surrounded by so many amazing people, so many wonderful friends and supporters all these years. Just stumbling upon a ball of yarn will remind me of the first sweater a customer knit. Or I will pick up the pattern we used to get a button band just right on that sweater knit for a great grandchild. There is the swatch Cynthia knit before her family moved back to California. An incredible woman, mother of 2, one being a special needs child. She always told the funniest stories on the planet. Her outlook, her sense of humor and her ability to take each day just as it was handed to her left us humbled & inspired. There are so many swatches like hers, so many strangers who became family, so many stories I forgot I even knew until I started packing.
I am reminded today of how special this time has been. How letting go of it will be tough...happy and sad...bittersweet. I am working on a couple of "goodbye" surprises as we wind things down. Should be fun...stay tuned!
