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Shelby began her business by baking cakes.<br />
“I decorated my first cake when I was 13 years old.<br />
It was a Barbie cake for my sister’s seventh birthday.<br />
She had a huge skirt, and I had fun doing it.” For a few<br />
years, Shelby decorated cakes and made cookies out of<br />
her home. “I started doing a little catering on the side,<br />
and I did craft services for movies. But I wanted more.”<br />
At the time she was thinking about opening a<br />
storefront for her baked goods, people began telling her<br />
they wanted a coffee shop in Pearl. “At the time, there<br />
weren’t any.” So, Shelby and her husband, Joe, found<br />
the house and took a leap of faith. “We didn’t know<br />
anything about coffee, so we just jumped in and started<br />
learning. We did a lot of research, watched a lot of videos,<br />
visited other coffee shops, asked a lot of questions, and<br />
talked to people about what kind of coffee drinks they<br />
liked.” They settled on a coffee from High Point Coffee<br />
Roasters out of Oxford.<br />
In addition to baked goods, Shelby decided to serve<br />
lunch Tuesday through Saturday. (The restaurant is<br />
closed Sunday and Monday.) There are four main items<br />
on the lunch menu each day, including chicken salad<br />
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