02/12/2025
To all my dear customers and friends of The Wildflower, as the closing draws nearer, it is becoming more and more difficult to keep a brave face. I am deeply saddened today, and I want to take a moment for gratitude. Thank you, with my whole heart, to every single person who spent time with me and with the shop. Thank you for the amazing experience you helped me create.
Many of you are sad and disappointed. I understand the feeling of “where will we all go now?” very well. I also don’t know where I will go now. And I wish I could keep the wildflower going forever — especially for those of you who found a safe place to land here.
For those eager to understand why things went “wrong,” I honestly don’t have a clear or single answer. Many things fell in and out of place, and over the last six months, there were more and more signs that the energy for the shop was naturally coming to an end. I am learning to accept that this is simply what was meant to happen — that we had this magical space for this exact time, and we truly made the most of it.
This space has been my whole focus for the last two years - ups and downs as I fell in love, had a seizure, met my puppy Benji, and met the most incredible people who became my dear, dear friends here. I received stories and wisdom, hugs and first aid, insights and training. I got to see myself — and the divine — reflected back to me through each of you. I got to do everything I loved in this space, and no matter what ending I face now, I will never regret any of it.
I cannot thank the amazing people from the GCBR enough for their investment, belief, response, support, and great heart. It is bittersweet to receive so much and not be able to show a strong financial return — and yet it makes it so clear that this was never just a business. It was an exercise in what we could create for nature, for community, and for local producers. A living reminder of the incredible creativity and talent that exists in our community and spirit.
Through the shop, I was able to grow Cosmic Vegan Ice Cream, and I am deeply appreciative of everyone in the Garden Route and Overberg who supported that journey and stocked our ice cream, sending the love even further. I also expanded my understanding of plant-based, gluten-free food and created so many recipes — so perhaps there is a cookbook waiting to be born from all of this.
If there is anything I have learned, it is this: shine the unique light that each one of us carries. Do not conform. Be weird and goofy. Your uniqueness enriches the world and makes it kinder, brighter, and more interesting. Love animals. Love nature. Love your body. Act from the heart. Learn the language your body speaks and listen when it asks for balance and inner intelligence. Speak kind and loving words to yourself. Remember that all healing comes from within the innate intelligence of the body. Eat and drink high-vibration foods, do the things that excite you most, and follow your intuition — even when the outcome is unclear.
Thank you for being part of The Wildflower story. You all changed my life in ways I will always carry with me.
This isn’t an ending — just a doorway. Thank you for helping build a space where hearts could rest, where community could grow, and where magic could be real. I will hold this chapter forever close, and with my witch's hat in hand as i step out the door, i say not goodbye, but see you again.
Continue to create beauty and wonder wherever you go.
With love, gratitude, and wildflower spirit,
Nicky
PS: You are ALL in the video - even if I didn't have a picture of you to include - because you all formed part of the wildflower spirit. Thanks so so much for everything!
