What Year is That?

A weathered red truck grill hangs on the wall behind the cash counter, and it always gets attention. Different guy, different year, always the same question.“What year is that?”A few weeks before the store was to open, Chris, Holly and the kids stopped at a yard sale not really expecting to find much but when they walked up the hill of the front yard, there it was in the grass. Holly was i…

Flag on the Wall

Flag Day seemed like a great time to share the flag story.The US flag that proudly hangs on the rear wall was found discarded at a local Salvation Army store many years ago. It was shoved onto a shelf of discarded treasures. It was tagged very low, less than $10.00.  Holly bought it. She didn’t know where it would go but that it needed hung somewhere someday where it would be seen.About…

Five Year Mark

October 8, 2019 made it five years since The Boot Life, LLC opened its doors. Statistics say 50% of all small businesses fail within the first five years. With that little bit of sunshine, it seemed like a good time to start a new series, #thatonetime. It will share some of the stories along the way, the ones that encourage us to keep going, to not be a statistic. It will also share abo…