Valerie Cassady has filled Houston store Pepperlou with small business finds, Taylor Swift merch, food, home decor, clothing and other treasures. Her adult daughter Ellie is the inspiration behind it all.
PepperLou Gifts: A mother and daughter dream come true
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) PepperLou Gifts started as a dream by Valerie Cassady and her daughter Ellie.
They always wanted to open their own store, but it wasn t until Valerie needed a space for her interior decorating business, that PepperLou Gifts was born.
Valerie wanted to open the Memorial-area store to give Ellie a better future after she graduated high school. Valerie said, As a young adult with special needs, there aren t a lot of programs out there to make them feel a part of something big. And so we started PepperLou for Ellie.