Crazy for Ewe is 20 years old

I remember 20 years ago when I had just opened the shop. Seems like yesterday.  My baby was two years old, and I had calculated how much yarn I needed to sell every day to pay the rent.  It was pretty scary, but as the saying goes,

If you build it, they will come

It is true.  There was Duffy, and Shelly, and Mary who all showed up in the early days, and lots of others.  Nicole was one of my earliest customers. She was twenty something--how much we have all changed!  With the military base, this tends to be somewhat of a transient area, but I am thrilled to still be able to serve those early customers, and so many new ones as well. 

I spent a while going over photos from the early days - the days before cell phones had cameras.  I don't even know how I got these photos - must have been some early vintage digital number that took really bad pictures.  But it's not about the pictures, it's about the people in them. It's about the joy and pride on their faces showing their finished garments. It's about the time around the table and the community that has grown here. 

That's what makes Crazy for Ewe special, and why it is still going strong after 20 years.  It's you.  You are the reason we're here and the reason we'll stay.  I love serving you, helping you, knowing you. 

I hope to be here another 20 years.  Ginni will tell you that in 20 years I'll be younger than she is now, so why  not?  But whatever the next 20 years holes, I'm in.  I hope you are too. 

I look forward to seeing you in the shop and around the table. You are always welcome here. 

Warmly,
Ellen

ps - If you want to see some of those old photos and maybe find yourself, click here to go to my google drive for a peek,