From LA (Los Angeles) to LA (Lower Abbeville)
Really more about me? Are you serious?
And then the next question is, "Why?"
Well why not… Air is clean, people are good, and California sucks.
However, when my Mom passed in October of 2019, I wanted to honor her, have a little shop with everything my Mama loved, and be able to showcase (and share) her extensive collection. I was able to have a soft opening in time for Mother’s Day 2020 and a Grand Opening on the day she became a mother (my birth - June 5).
I grew up hearing stories about Old Hollywood. My mother had a direct connection with the first woman to get a pie in the face on screen and first woman to own her own studio - a Gibson Girl, turned actress - "Madcap" Mable Normand. One of my best friends was the granddaughter of an original Keystone Kop. I grew up thinking this was the norm. And the summers spent hunting and fishing in Lake Shasta and outside Butte, Montana - the unique.
I know Georgia is getting a lot of transplants that are giving all of us transplants a bad reputation. Rest assured, I left the west coast for a reason.
I appreciate the values and people here; otherwise, I wouldn’t have moved across the country. I am glad to have a little shop that brings some Hollywood Glam to rural Georgia.
My internal thought process was - if you’ve ever watched Green Acres,
“What kinda shop would Lisa open next to Drucker’s Hardware store?”
When my Mama visited me here in Wilcox, that’s who she reminded me of.
And here, I opened her shop next to Mashburn’s Hardware store.
Please come visit MaMa’s, either in person or online, as I continue to share my story - along with some fabulous tales about the woman I wish to honor.
Pictures of me. Stories and updates to come.