Some of you may have heard...

...that The Olde Prairie Register and my business, Holly Tree Primitives is closing down. Sadly, this is true, but for happy reasons.

After a back injury in early Jan., I was forced away from the computer and onto bed rest for several weeks. Recoup has been hard and is still ongoing, but what I gained is very precious. I got a whole lot of time. Time to just be with my kids and my husband and enjoy my family. I realized, that I have been missing out on all this. This is what life used to be like before I signed on for an online business/ hobby and I soooooooooo miss it. And so even though I am saddened to leave my business and magazine behind, I am joyful for all that I am getting back in return. God has blessed me with so much, it is time I got back to enjoying it and savoring it for all it is worth. Children aren't little forever and time on this earth is short. I intend to get back to living it, away from my computer screen.

Thanks to all of you who have supported my business and magazine. Thanks for reading my blog and cheering me on. I will miss this community, but just because I will not be an "outpost" so to speak, doesn't mean I won't be hopping around your blogs and buying your primitive goodies. You all are just too wonderful for me to abandon all that.

Thanks so much for your understanding,
Michele