I was just snapping some pictures in the shop. Peggy in Space #16 agreed to model the hat bands they have for sell. Soooo cute. (Peggy and the hat!)

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Music at the Plaza Sunday 9-11

Before the music below starts, right at 1:00 there will be a short recognition of 9-11.
Along with a great summer day and music at the Plaza , it's a date we shouldn't forget. Come join us for the last concert of the season.

What's Up Big Band
Sunday, Sept. 11
At the Niles Plaza Amphitheater

What's Up Big Band - 1:00 pm & 3:00 pm
A twenty-piece orchestra based in Newark, CA, will be performing "Rat Pack" classics and more!


Tracey Newman & the Reinforcements
Tracy Newman & The Reinforcements - 2:00 pm

Yes, "Tracy Newman" songwriter and Emmy-Award-winning TV writer; with the Reinforcements make a folksy combo featuring award-winning songs full of optimism, humor and insight.

Co-sponsored by: Niles Main Street Association & Golden Spike Music Program. Presented by Mudpuddle Music.

Look to the left!

SEE THAT CROW SINGING? Here's what he's singing about. A $25.00 Gift Certificate drawing in September. Here's how to win it. Email me and say you want to win or enter every time you come in the shop the month of September. EASY!

Don't forget we're on facebook now. Click link to see us there.

The gal who has this blog does the most wonderful art work. I love her birds!
She puts a calendar page for download on the blog each month. Here is what Sept. looks like. If you'd like to go see for yourself and download the page click HERE.

Look at this. Buttons to spell out BOO and take a look at the sweet bow. I will be making a copy of this picture and making a few bags of black buttons to sell at shop, just enough to do this little project. Probably $2.00 or 3.00 for the bag. But I will give away 10 bags of black buttons to the first 10 who email me and say they want some. If you win you can pick them up at your convenience any time in Sept. Your name will be on a bag. More FUN from MY FRIENDS AND I!

Antique Fair over for another year. Whew!
It was really tiring, but really fun too.
So many nice people coming in the shop all day long and lots of really nice comments about MY FRIENDS AND I. We heard "this is my favorite shop" several times during the day, and truthfully that's part of what keeps us going year after year. All you great customers, who now seem more like old friends. THANKS for supporting us!

Aren't these pumpkins cute? Just pile em' up and add some masks. FUN! I personally like the Monkey. Looks vintage to me but I haven't bought costumes for many years, so could be new. I may have to hunt some up to do this.

We're tired already and it's not even Sunday yet. We have been poking stuff in every little space all week.
Here's a little write up I found about tomorrow, and really folks the Pancake breakfast is here in the early a.m. too.

The pancake breakfast is also back, beginning bright and early as vendors arrive to set up shop at 5 a.m. "The Dawn Breakers Lions Club has been putting on the breakfast for about 20 years. People show up around 4-5 a.m. with flashlights to start shopping,"