BFFs spend their last day together...

Well, Sheila and her aunt, Janet Caldwell arrived at my house shortly after noon and I took them to Tickle's.

Take a look:-----  http://www.ticklesshop.com/about.html

I just knew that they'd have a great time here!

We browsed a bit, then our buzzer went off, alerting us to the fact that our table was ready.   We reluctantly paused our shopping and went into the dining room.

You might think that's a tablecloth.  We did too.  It is part of the wooden table, painted to resemble a tablecloth!

The atmosphere is country-cottage-rustic-charming.  We ate in the tea room.

Last spring when I was there, my friends and I ate out on the patio and it was a great experience.

So, we ordered and talked and ate and talked.  Sheila's aunt and I realized we both knew some of the same people and places in the Attleboro area.  Janet, Sheila and I are all from North Attleboro.
We were anxious to get back to our browsing!   They end serving in the tea room at 3 p.m., so we continued on our shopping journey.
We just couldn't get enough of the unique items offered there.  Everything from scarves, jewelry, various brands of handbags, hats, unusual rings, bracelets, wall hangings, baby gifts -- you name it.
Sheila and I got matching Alex and Ani bracelets with a friend charm.

  The younger saleswomen thought it was extremely cool that these two ladies in their mid 60s had been BFFs in high school and were celebrating our friendship that way.
After we made our various purchases, we tore ourselves away from Tickle's.

The sweet waitress offered to take our picture. L to R: Sheila, Aunt Janet, Jan

We were on Rte. 6, or G.A.R. Highway in Swansea, MA, and I offered to take them just down the street a couple of miles to where I love to pop tags. (as in the funny thrift shop video--the G-rated one)

They were enthusiastic!
So, we headed down there, and browsed some more.  Sheila made a direct line to the linens, pillow cases and sheets, where she is able to give new life to various fabrics.  Since she is a quilter, she buys materials like these and cuts strips, etc...for a quilt she is working on.  This is a great way to introduce matching or harmonizing colors to her current projects.

Aunt Janet found a sweater that she was happy about.
We had a great afternoon, then it was time to say our good-byes.  Aunt Janet would head back to North Attleboro, Sheila and her sister-in-law will soon reverse their journey and head back to Ohio where Sue lives.  After the upcoming weekend together, Sheila will fly back home to Orlando.
Ahhh....they visited many people and saw some great places.
Everyone is happy.  Tired, but happy!