It's official. We are actually doing this. It's been years in the dreaming about, months in the preparation for and a few weeks into the birthing of. Pippa's Real Tea will be open soon, which is as much as I'm allowed to say on the touchy subject of (ahem) an opening date. The brown paper is up in the window which really annoys me when I see it in other people's stores. I always try to find a gap or hole so I can peek in and see what's going on. I like to see not just the end result - Ta Da! - but how it got to be that way. The slow transformation from one thing to another. I hate magic wands. Cinderella was a big bust. I want to see the sawdust on the floor, the exposed wiring, the gaping holes where who knows what is going to go.
So, for those of you who are wondering or - let's be honest - are just nosey like me, this blog is the hole in the brown paper that will let you peek in and see what's happening. And if you happen to run into Dan and maybe casually ask him about an opening date and he gives you an actual answer, can you please let me know?
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| 636 Water Street, PT, WA, next door to Salal Cafe |
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| Don't you just hate brown paper? Come on inside and take a look .... |
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| Old fixtures just inside the front window looking towards the back. |
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| Old bathroom and storage closet in the middle of the store. |
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| Dan having big discussions with Adam our carpenter and assistant Ross. |
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| More big discussions. |
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| Enough with the discussions! |
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| Let's smash something. |
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| And something else. |
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| Much better - more light comes in (until the brown paper goes up.) |
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| No more old bathroom and storage closet. |
Coming next time: The framing goes up, the shrubs come out, the Executive Loo goes in. In the meantime my obsession with Mexican Beach Pebbles grows, Dan's hearing becomes even more selective and the war on green algae gets set to go guerrilla.
And stay tuned: Soon we'll be launching our PRT Customer Adoration page where we'll throw all sorts of goodies at you, absolutely none of which will be fattening, addicting or stop you from achieving the perfect downward facing dog.
