Changing My Focus

It’s summer now and school is out and I won’t be hanging out at the library all day. I’ve also got my house for sale in Drain (http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1421-Laurel-Hill-Dr_Drain_OR_97435_1107620612) and will be moving to Cottage Grove once that happens, which means I won’t be Stuck in Cottage Grove any more; I’ll be a happy resident. So it’s time to change the focus of this blog and I would like to change it to something I’ve been thinking about for a while.

Cottage Grove is a wonderful little town with all of the usual problems any town has but it is still a near perfect example of Small Town America and I am very saddened by what I see happening here and, I’m sure, in most small towns left around the country. Local businesses are closing up and self-employment is becoming more difficult. I want to try and do my small part to keep the self-sufficient, local culture of Cottage Grove and some of its neighboring towns alive and kicking. I will be showcasing businesses and their owners and encouraging people to support these businesses. I don’t want to see any more of them disappear.

My next post will be about Sweetthings by Arlene, a homebased husband and wife endeavor. Hope you’ll come back to read it.

~ by Me on June 16, 2009.