The French Quarterly Holiday 2021 | Page 23

Nicole Sebille
live inside grown women and men . McCoy says “ I always love to find unusual things I think no one would want to wear and then people just love it when I wear it and want it . Gimme will give them the chance to have it all .” Patrons can have it all while having a dance party under the shop ’ s disco ball . The shop will be in full swing by the New Year .
Extra mayo wasn ’ t the only thing I was missing sitting on the front porch , I was missing the big picture . On the day I was to get my cast off of my foot , MawMaw Tony came out on the porch and said asked what changes I had noticed . I looked around and couldn ’ t pick one thing out . Nothing had changed really , things were the same . She laughed and said , “ you see , you were so worried about things leaving you behind , but when you sit and appreciate them , they wait for you ”. My MawMaw Tony said many inspiring things , and some not so inspiring things , but those words really stuck with me . When I ’ m thinking that I ’ m moving too fast to notice the small things in my life , I stop and have a glass of tea . And because I stopped eating bread in 2008 , I only think about a ham sandwich with extra mayo .