This is what was....

The beginnings of The Story Tree go back to a young shy girl with a love of reading. This girl has always had a need to create a cosy, peaceful and beautiful space in which to be, to dream of possibilities and to get swept away in stories.

I am still her, just older and a little more brave. I never lost the craving for this space after leaving childhood bedrooms behind, all of them havens from the outside world.

I decided to create a place of sanctuary to share with others who may also long for a moment of dreaming, of losing themself in the pages of a book. My hope is that customers are inspired, thoughts are provoked and gifts that are meaningful bring joy.

So, this little shopfront you see here is where a dream was realised for me, and it is about to grow. We are moving to a bigger shopfront so that more stock will fit, and coffee will be served. I am overwhelmed thinking about how a picture inside of me has become a literal location, a real physical space. And then I cannot even begin to wrap my mind around the new, bigger, more beautiful, more potential to grow shopfront has come to be so quickly. I am a little scared that it is too good to be true, do you ever get that feeling? Do I really deserve this? This life I have is too blessed...