06/24/2026
POV: youāre trying to catch up on a million things.
The morning sun is pouring through the windows of this old textile mill. The neon sign is casting a beautiful shadow across the wall. The Presumpscot River is flowing outside. Itās one of those quiet little moments that makes you stop and appreciate where you are.
And then my elder millennial brain immediately went:
š¶ TO THE WINDOWS⦠TO THE WALL š¶
Anyway.
Hi. Iām Lilly. I run Bloom, a secondhand clothing shop tucked inside the historic Dana Warp Mill in Westbrook.
We spend a lot of time talking about clothing here, but what I really care about is people. Community. Sustainability. Making thoughtful choices when we can and giving ourselves grace when we canāt.
This little shop is a work in progress, much like the human running it.
Some weeks Iām pricing inventory.
Some weeks Iām making videos about dragonflies.
Some weeks a reel goes unexpectedly viral.
And some weeks Iām standing in a patch of morning sunlight laughing because a 20-year-old song hijacked an otherwise beautiful moment.
If youāve been following along recently, thanks for being here.
If youāre new, welcome.
Bloom is a place for all genders, all kinds of bodies, all kinds of styles, and all the wonderfully human reasons we wear what we wear.
No fashion rules. No perfection required.
Just people doing their best.
š Dana Warp Mill, Westbrook, Maine
š°ļø FriāSat 11ā6 | Sun 11ā5
And if youāre planning a visit, check social media before making the trip. Iām a one-woman operation and the primary caregiver for my kiddo most of the week, so sometimes life happens and I adjust hours accordingly.
Now tell me Iām not the only one whose brain immediately went there.