07/29/2026
11 years ago I was looking for a space to put a v**e shop, one of the first in VT. Having no luck a friend said he might have something for me. It was small and needed work. I accepted the moment I saw it. This began the greatest adventure of my life. I ripped up the carpet, painted the walls, bribed my friends boyfriend to build a bar and put up shelves. Stocked with whatever I could afford I opened in November of 2015. So young and so dumb. Today I moved the last of my little shop in the building at 12 Park Street over to a new location at 4 Pearl Street. Tomorrow I hand in my keys and take down my sign. A little older, a little wiser, but so grateful for the wonderful years it gave me. Through friends, apartments, relationships- 12 Park Street was always a safe place to land, it was always home. Thank you to all of my staff that came through, all of my friends who hung out in the back, to everyone who ever leant a helping hand, and every one of my customers- many still here today. We’re just across the street but I feel a million miles away from that young, dumb girl with a paint brush and dream. The end was bittersweet- she left me with a brand new ceiling leak today, I would accept nothing less. I would do it a million more times. Thank you for the soft place to land. I’ll dream of the bell on the door that meant I was no longer alone.
Forever and always grateful,
Alex