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poor ol’ Cowboy Dan….

by Karmen |

small business owner

nope.

that one never made my list

teacher, mother, wife of a rock star, drummer

were some of the things I thought I might be when I grew up

never even entertained the idea of becoming a small business owner

even through the years that our family ran a cafe

or the years that my mother ran a general store

did I ever dream of one day running

much less owning a business

and yet.

that’s exactly what we’re doing.

five months in

and we’re still trying to wrap my minds around the whole idea

poor ol’ Cowboy Dan

in retail?!

he’d much rather be riding the range somewhere out in never, never-land

but until he finds a sponsor to foot the bill for his imaginary travels

range

his trail stops at the local feed & seed…..

life really is stranger than fiction.

feed, garden seeds, mulch, fertilizer, pesticides

FLOWERS, FERNS, FLOWERS, FERNS

did I mention

FLOWERS & FERNS

i HEART the  FLOWERS & FERNS

actually

it turns out that I am enjoying much more of the whole experience than I ever thought I would

top of the chart:

meeting & talking with our customers

a large majority are

seasoned souls, maws & paws

many have been around the block a time or two to say the least

from WWII  to Vietnam

The Great Depression

life with power

life without

before gardening was optional

all walks of life

from Florida to Italy to little ol’ Mentone :O)

many share their stories

others, not yet

several have a scheduled day to plant

others still waiting on the weather

some have family favorites:

Clemson Spineless or Cowhorn okra seed?

Crookneck or Straight-neck squash ?

what’s your FAV tomato?

some heart Peaches-N-Cream corn,

others won’t settle for anything less than royalty

Silver or Golden Queen

as many that offer their suggestions

there are three times that many who have questions like:

pole beans or bush beans?

how do you pronounce “zucchini”?

(Today I learned there’s apparently more than one way …

kinda like you say “po-ta-to”

I say “po-ta-to”)

some wanting a spray to kill everything except grass

others want  KILLZALL (FYI-this will kill it ALL-thus the name)

Do we have all the answers??

Heavens, no.

But we’re learning…

a little something each and every day

one thing that hasn’t made my

“I LOVE IT” list

#1 book keeping.

I STINK at book keeping. REALLY. I do.

I want to get better

but until then

I’ll thank God daily for our gracious bankers &

let the paid professionals handle my mishaps ;/

a few things still on the “to do” / WISH list

#1 vamp up our antique corner,

(always lookin’ for an excuse to go junkin’)

#2 still looking for a yummy, LOCAL honey supplier

#3 looking for some neat, old (affordable) jars for candy…

#4 we need an old display cabinet (5-6 ft long) for our growing knife collection

so

if you haven’t made it by yet…

COME SEE US

at

FORT PAYNE FEED & GARDEN

at 1954 Gault Avenue North

in Fort Payne , Alabama

Mon-Fri 8-5

Sat 8-12

visit & share with us

YOUR BEST KEPT GARDENING SECRET!

PS

if you haven’t already

Please “Like” Fort Payne Feed & Garden on Facebook & SHARE us with your friends!!

 

 

 

 

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