I snapped this picture above when I went by Meadow Boutique on Wednesday morning. This is the day I would normally head to work to take photos of all of our new pieces for the blog I send out on Fridays for all of you to check out and get excited about. Instead, there we stood, staring at our front window, Shelley and I, teary-eyed, wondering what would become of our favorite place to work, loving that pink dress on the mannequin. Do you know how much we love our job? Do you know how much Shelley and I love fashion? Do you now how giddy we get when you come in and find something you fall in love with? Well if you didn’t know, you do now.
Meadow Boutique looks fine from the outside until you know what happened.
There is not much we can say in light of the past few days. On Monday night there was a fire at our building. Although our unit was not burned there was smoke damage to our clothing. We are closed temporarily until things can be sorted out with the insurance company. As you can imagine, this has caused all of us great pain. Meadow Boutique has been in the Queen Anne neighborhood for 13 years. If you drive by everything looks fine from the front of the building, but on the side and the back of the building you can see the damage. The water lines and power lines have been damaged, so there are big repairs ahead before we can open our doors. Inside Meadow Boutique it smells like someone lit a sofa on fire and the fumes are quite dangerous. Shelley is working with her insurance company to figure out the best way to move forward. It is going to take some time. This we know!
We have been fortunate to have so many amazing customers and their support. Please know we are working hard to bring Meadow back to the community and we appreciate all your prayers and love! When you walk buy send good vibes, blow us a kiss and just know we are grateful for all of you that have reached out to show us you care! If there is anything we know for sure, its live in the moment, take nothing for granted, because things can change so fast and you have to be ready to give it all you got and stay positive. We all know from past experience, that is the only thing that will get us to the other side! xoxoxoxo
“It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever, be dimmed.”— Doe Zantamata