At Cow Harbor, Friendship Blossoms Into Business
Donna Drayzen and Carol Rovere began their business as friends who loved to shop together at garage sales and estate sales. A decade ago, they turned their part time hobby into a full time passion when they opened Cow Harbor, a home decor and antique shop in Stony Brook. Three Village Patch recently spoke with Drayzen about their business and their friendship.
Three Village Patch: How did you and your business partner, Carol Rovere, meet?
Donna Drayzen: We met the same way a lot of women meet – through our kids. We met through our youngest children, who are now 21.
TVP: And that is what inspired you to start working together?
DD: We did a decorating show at the St. James General Store. I decorated windows with different themes, like a music window, a baby or wedding window, like that. And Carol can sew anything. There we were introduced to other women, artists and creative women, and we really enjoyed it. We were asked to come back for the holiday show that year at Deepwells which we then did for seven years.
