Hello and welcome to My Friends and I Blog

Hope you'll check back often.  I plan on posting fairly often

with news of My Friends and I and Niles in general.

It's been a crazy year so far, but things are better now

that we have reopened.

Our hours will be 10-5 Wed. through Sun.

and closed Mon. and Tues.

Hope to see you soon.  

Hello:
Just wanted to let you know that My Friends and I will be posting more on  facebook and instagram
than on this blog.  Hope you'll go to those 2 places to learn all about what's happening at My Friends and I and Niles in general.
Hope you'll follow us on both of those places.

P.S.. another good reason to follow us on facebook is all the drawings and giveaways I do on there.
Check it out!

Any body remember these?  Did you or someone you know make these?  I know a couple of collectors of these little guys do you?  Great selection in the shop  So much fun!

Go here 

http://blog.readyteddygo.co.uk/sock-monkeys-history-and-information-to-make-your-own/

to read history and maybe even learn how to make your own. 

Here's the low down on these collectible cards.  As you can see we have a bowl full of them.

In the 1910s, Gallaher Ltd of Belfast & London and Ogden's Branch of the Imperial Tobacco Co
printed "How - To" series, with clever hints for both everyday and emergency situations.  From steaming out a splinter to stopping a mad dog, these cigarette cards told you the smart way to  handle many of life's problems.  They used them to stiffen cigarette packaging and to advertise cigarette brands.  Some of them are quite attractive.  

Start your collection here and for only

50 cents each.  What a bargain.

We have bags of old postage stamps in the shop right now.  

I went on Pinterest and saw some fun crafty things to do with them.

I especially like the little flower pots covered with them. 

I bet you could do that on cans and it would be just as cute.

These all look like easy crafts that anyone could do even kids. 

Bookmarks, boxes, hearts, the fun is endless.

What's the story about these cute glasses from the 30's, 40's and 50's?

The Kraft Food Co. began to market cheese spread in these cute

 reusable decorated glasses in 1933.  They made them up to 

1958.  They called them Swankyswigs.

Super popular little collector item.  Just the right size for juice.

We have some of these happy little glasses in the shop right now.

They are so popular that someone even made a collector book

featuring them.  I saw this on Amazon

Who would have thought there were that many designs to 

make a book about them.

 Found this old ad for cheese spreads  

Don't you wish companies would do fun

usable giveaways again?

Todays post is about Niles. 

We sold out of our first order of Mugs and just got in more.  They are super cute and not some little mug for a sip of coffee.  Nope they hold a lot.  Mother's Day is coming why not treat Mom to one and some of her favorite coffee or tea.

Second picture is what I saw on my walk around Niles. 

So beautiful! Flowers every where and I didn't even have to leave the sidewalk.

Come experience Niles for your self.  Spend a whole day in Niles.  Do a little walk on the back streets, shop My Friends and I and have a lunch in town.