First Friday

This is the hippocampus hanging outside of Peggy Sunday's.

So tonight turned out to be the first "First Friday" that I was actually in town since I started this 'blog. Jr. V and I went up the hill to walk down the main drag, and stop into a few stores. For those of you who don't live here, First Friday is the night during which virtually all of the stores in the village stay open until at leat 8PM. It's quite a draw. We started off at Annie Bloom's to check out a few books and for me to sneak insome reconnaisance for Jr. V's upcoming birthday. We headed down the street a bit and dropped in at Thinker Toys (what are the odds) where Jr. V was thrilled to find a few "limited edition" Halloween Playmobil figures that were within his budget. He was even more thrilled when the friendly staff person let him trade in his just-bought Halloween Playmobil for the even cooler one in the window.

We headed across the street and dropped into Village Bead, which I've been meaning to visit for a while and will get it's own post shortly. Then back through the village on the other side of the street. There was a guy sauteeing a huge pan of mushrooms outside Sip D'Vine, and a nice glass of merlot was calling to me - unfortunately so was Jr. V, so we had to pass the inviting wine store by.

Every store, restaurant and bar looked pretty busy tonight. Especially Renner's which seemed to be hosting a congregation of tough-looking scooter riders (yes, there is such a thing).

Then it was the short walk home after another nice night in the village. You should definitely make plans to stop by First Friday next month, when the pre-holiday-season preparations will certainly be in full swing!