August Events

There are some fun events planned in Niles.

To begin with MY FRIENDS AND I are joining with ANTIQUE TREASURES and TYME FOR TEA for a 2nd Saturday of the month OUTDOOR BARGAIN SALE. It will be held on the patio behind TYME FOR TEA, 37501 Niles Blvd. The date for the first one is August 8th 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. 2nd one is September 12, and last one is October 10. Bring some friends and come shop our Outdoor Bargain sale. Oh yes, Charlotte, the Candy Lady in Tyme For Tea will be offering her delicious Fudge, Buy Two, Get One Free. Yum.......Who doesn't like Fudge. Just another reason to shop our OUTDOOR BARGAIN SALE!

Saturday August 15 is the Niles Merchant Assoc. 13th Annual Hot August Niles Car Show. Come listen to 50's music and of course see all the beatuiful cars that will be parked along Niles Blvd. Gals let the guys look at cars and you shop at MY FRIENDS AND I!

Sunday August 30th is the BIG Antique faire and Flea Market that is held on Niles Blvd, the side streets and parking lots here in Niles. MY FRIENDS AND I will have stuff for sale in the back of our shop that day AND it's been a tradition that we have HALLOWEEN in the store the day of the Antique
fair. It's a Great day for shopping!

I'm Back...........

and look at all the stuff!! I had so much fun on my trip and now you can have fun by coming in and seeing all the new goodies.
Here's some news that I'm sad to blog about. Roseanne dealer #4 is leaving MY FRIENDS AND I the end of the month. She has a full time job and just can't keep up with being at MY FRIENDS AND I any more. Although we understand we will sure miss her. Her space is the one with all the beautiful Silver and lots of linens. Our loss is your gain, because everything in her space is now 40% off

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I'm back, on the computer that is

Well I have to say this has been a rough trip as far as blogging and computer use. I was at my brother's in Ark. and they had no computer service (who can live like that!) LOL and then when I got here to CO. my daughter was in the process of changing servers. I finially got back on line today. Here is a picture of some pretty cute stuff I've picked up. I have boxes of new goodies I will be bringing into the shop when I get back to Fremont the end of July. By the way if you've ever traveled to the mid and Southern states in the summer you know why we live in the Bay Area. The weather in Ark. and IL. was in the high 90's and the humidity was too. CO. is cooler but still warm and everyday around 2:oo p.m. a storm blows in and there is rain, thunder and lighting. It's kind of cool. I might be crazy but I enjoy all the noise~
I will try and post a little more often as long as I have service. We're going to some of my favorite stores this week, hopefully I'll find more good stuff.
OOPS! Just saw that the date is wrong in the picture it should be 1st of Aug.

Shop hopping

Yesterday we went to a few shops that we go to every time we come to IL. I found this nice quilt, and the cute little shoes which have holes in each toe, which only adds to the cuteness. I always wonder about the child that wore them. One of the stores had gone out of business. So Sad. We are seeing it a lot on this trip. I feel very happy lucky that MY FRIENDS AND I can still be in business in these bad economical times.

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Springfield IL. Antique Show

We went to the Springfield antique show on Sunday. The weather said it "might" rain, well it did, it poured! There were 3 big overhangs and a large building full of stuff. The advertisement said rain or shine, and they meant it. I felt sorry for the ones set up outside, but it didn't seem to bother them, they just threw a tarp over their wares when it rained and took them off when it stopped for awhile. It was hot and humid around 90 degrees. I told one of the dealers there that if this was CA everyone would pack up and go home!

Here are just a few of the items I bought. I love the planter and vase.

I'm in IL.

Well I'm now in IL. and officially buying goodies for the shop. These are just a few of the things I've already picked up. Tomorrow we are going to a BIG monthly Antique show in Blooming where I'm sure to find lots of great stuff.
Look at that cute over night case in the photo. It's two toned, blue and tan, I don't think I've ever had one like it. Just a reminder that you can try and click on the pictures to make them larger, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't who knows why! Check the blog often for more photo's and updates about my trip.
P.S. We have had some awsome weather. THUNDER, lighting and lots of rain. More in 2 hours than we probably get in one month in Fremont during the winter. It comes down thick and hard. This Native Fremont Gal is enjoying it!

What a great day is was in Niles for Flag Day. These beautiful quilts were made by the local chapter of the nation wide "Quilts of Valor". The material's and time are donated. Each quilt gets sent to a military person who was injured in the war. They were wonderful.

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