Our last day in the shop was remarkably unremarkable. We stayed open while we packed things away. Everything was 50% off or more. Some folks meandered in curious about the messy and sad state of affairs inside the store. We sold out most of the furnitures and big items - save for the Bulol couple who came to live with us in our house. Stuff not sold came to reside in our garage and our de facto home Sala shop next to our real sala. In a way, we came full circle, this is where we started after all. As if to tease the fates, someone actually offered to buy Sala. It was totally unexpected and we felt mixed about the whole thing but we were going to give it a go. Our kids were actually sad when they found out that Sala was going to be "owned" by other people. But happily, (we did not know this until it happened) the deal fell through. I guess, our sala story is not over yet. In fact, someone bought from our online store, and we were quite excited and hopeful about that. So in the next few months, we will be making changes to our website and the way we do business. New bags from Legaspi, Philippines are still slated to come in soon so watch out for that. Meanwhile, here are the pictures of the shop as we cleaned it out.
