Hi Folks it's me Bill,
At long last we have all the (9) new Halloween photos for you to take a look at! Just click here. Lyyle's done a great job on setting up my pages! Sure makes me look good! I have already shipped out all of my first oders this week. It will be a week or two the Factory tells me before I can get more pices. I stil have orders to fill.With the Factory sending out Emails to all of you - this lets you get the jump on ordering! This year we are ahead of the game for Halloween it's over a month away!
That's if for now! Thanks for listening! Cheers! Bill Montague
Hi Folks it's me Bill,
It was my understanding that you could add (3) more pieces to the one we show on our photos, at no extra cost!
Well that's not the case! You can add (3) of your choice but you have to remove (3) that are shown before you can add your choices.
That's just the begining! You can only add certain pieces to dedicated ZONES!
Now this will give you some idea of just how difficult this process is! I went to the factory and they explained it to me in person. But some how I did not get the part where in order to add (3) at the same price of $200. you have to remove (3)
So far I am at a loss as how to proceed from here! On the Factory web site when you click on one of the Creature Comfort Photos - up comes a view of (4) rows of (25) twenty five animals. Now here is where I am lost! Only certain animals from certain rows can go on (8) specified Zones!
At this point folks I am unable to put this into words you will be able to understnad - smiply because I do not understand which ones can go where. So if I do not understand it - how can I explaine it to you.
I will ask the Factory to put the information up on their web page and explaine it to you.
Sorry to be so negative - I already have made (3) mistakes with these already!
At this point the best I can offer you - is - I will contact the Factory on Monday and have them put the information on their web site!
P.S. They have a link to Facebook! I clicked on that and got even more confused!
There is a breakdown in information! In my opinion -- this plan will only cause customers to be anoyed. But I could be wrong! I have been wrong before! Let's see what the factory comes up with!
That's if for now! Thanks for listening! Cheers! Bill Montague
Hi Folks it's me Bill,
The Cabinets are starting to come though from the factory. No clocks yet - keep telling me next week.Summer made it all the way to Concord the past few weeks! We are having nice hot weather - like ever summer. We had a record rain fall in March I belive it was 28 inches or so. The Concord River was realy high. The North Bridge was flooded so you could not get across it. It peaked on April 2nd and I was lucky enough to take some photos that I have framed and sell in my galley.
I have also taken in some nice photo cards by 3 local photographer. I have been changing my products for walk in cusotmers. Also I have been working with several local artist and have their painting up in my gallery. Of course some sell better than others. I keep taking in new artists work ever 3 months or so.
As Bob and Ray use to say "Write if you get work." They were local Boston radio comedians we had here in Boston in the 50's and 60's.. They moved to New York and did not do so well.
That's if for now! Thanks for listening! Cheers! Bill Montague
Hi Folks it's me Bill,
Lyle has put up the (4) new Wee Forest Folk creation photos for you to take a look at. Just click here.
You can also find the (4) new ones from the Home Page under Latest News!
Please read my Thursday July 15, 2010 News below. It describes what's involved in adding animals to the two Bed Pieces M-412a and M-412b. You can just buy them the way they show in the photos if you like. Most of my customer like them the way they are. But if you want to add pieces I will work with you on the them. The factory is more than happy to work with us on them. I have ordered two of them with (3) additional animals. You can add (3) for the same price. Each additional one after that is $20 each.
I have all (4) new pieces in stock! So order away! Your local dealer must have them all by now also.
That's if for now! Thanks for listening! Cheers! Bill Montague
The Factory has just released 4 new pieces. You can find them on their web site under News. We will have our photos up as soon as possible.
There are (2) two new golfers - by Willy - that I am sure you will like as much as I do!
You will notice there are (2) bed pices called Creaure Comforts M-412a Girl and M-412b Boy. $200. each.
They come as shown with a Horse on M-412a Her Creature Comforts. T-Rex on the floor of M-412b His Creature Comforts.
For the same price you can also have (3) three other animals added at the Factory for no extra charge.
Now here is where it gets complicated!
There are (8) Zones where these animals can be placed They list all (8) Zones and only those animals listed in the appropriate Zones can be added into just those Zones.
The Factory tells me they are going to explaine it all on their Web Site.
I want to let you of just how complicated this is:
1. I counted (25) Twenty Five - very small animals to choose from. (Note some are repeated in the different rows.)
2. Zone 1 you have (4) animals to choose from and they can only be placed in that Zone - that is on the bed under the chin of the mouse.
3. Zone 2 is on the blanket at the foot of the bed. There are (17) to choose from.
4. Zones 3,4,5,6 & 7 are on the floor all around the bed. There are (17) to choose from
5. Zone 8 is attached to the rail at the head of the bed. Only (1) one to choose from here this is a Koala bear.
I almost forgot - you can add more pieces than the (3) they will be $20. each.
Oh yes - it will take (6 to 8) weeks for the retailer to recieive the order. Each order will have to be in writing or by photograph sent to the Facotry. Then it will several days to get it to you once we retailers get the piece in hand.
I am having a problem with this whole idea. I would rather not get into this variety of anmials in all these locations. But - I do not want to upset you - my customers that I have been selling to for more years than I can count.
I have a great respect for you all, and do not want to loose your business - I am sure you understand! So - if any of you want to follow through on this program - then I will do my best to work with you! Also Mae at the Factory offered to help us all by working with us all by photos via Eamil.
We will get the photos up on our site just as soon as we can.
It's allways a pleasure doing business with you all! Well actuall being from New England I should say "you's guys" instead.
As always - Thanks for listening! Bill Montague
I have sold all the clocks I had on order with the factory. So they are all sold out!
NOTE: If you are already on my Clock List - don't worry you will get yours!
I have changed my mind on putting up a Poetry Page. Sorry about that. You see I publish and sell my poems. On second thought if I put them all one my web site - why would any one want to buy them!
Rather - I decided I would just put some here on my news letter evey few days or so. This way you can read and print them out of you like. But as Lyle pointed out - in time they will disapear as I keep up dating.
Bill Montague May 28, 2010
Bill Montague 2002
Bill Montague 2002
Thanks for listening! Cheers! Bill Montague.
Nothing new to report! Willy's clock is still not ready! They keep telling me another month.
We now have (1) Brown clock available. I have orders to fill for (8) Eight Brown Clocks and (2) green Clocks.
I just spoke to Lyle my page person and we will try to set up a Poetry Page perhaps tomorrow. I won't make and promises. I just wanted to let you know we are almost there as far as my Poetry Page is concerned. We will set it up so you can, if you like, print out the poems. That's it for now!
Of course I will have all my spellings errors built right in!
Thanks for listening! Cheers! Bill Montague.
Lyle has the clock photos up for you to check out!
Just click on one of clocks and you will be able to see all the views. As you can see the price is $1,600.
Lyle has set things up so you can go from one clock to the other.
The factory told me all the Green ones are sold! So there are only Brown ones left. I ordered (9) Brown and (2) Green. Both my green ones are sold. Six (6) of my Brown ones are sold. So I have (3) Brown Clocks available. I will keep you posted, here - as to how many I have left.
The clock comes with a small 120volt power supply. A small wire plugs into the back as you can see in (the back open photo) it has a switch to turn the light on and off.
One little trick I have used in displaying the one I have, - if you do not want to plug it in and turn on the light to light up the bottom - you can open the back small door them place it in front of a table lamp. The light goes in the open door and lights up the bottom display just fine.
The clocks will be shipped directly from the factory to you. I am sure the factory will do a great job on packing and shipping and get them to you without damage. If all us dealers had to pack and ship them you can imagine the porblems that would cause.
80 and sunny here in downtown Concord today!
We are still going to get up a Poetry Page. It will be linked from the Squeaker and the Main Page. sorry it's taking us so long!
Thanks for listening! Cheers! Bill Montague.
Nothing exciting - folks!
I just updated the number of Clocks I have for sale as of today (4) brown ones.
I have taken photos of the Clock. Lyle will put up a page when he can find the time. He does not have a lot on his Hands! (pun intended.) We will put a link from here to the Clock Page so you will not have to go back to our Home Page. Unless you want to.
We have photos of the (5) new pieces for you take a look at. click here Or go to our Home Page and right under the Little Guy in the chair you will see a link called Summer.
As usual - I have included a spellin' error, in one of my photos! See if you notice! If not - then we must be the same age! Well this way you know who's doing the ritin!
In addition there are 13 new colors out. Lyle just called - he has the New Colors Page up also! click here
Or right under the Summer page you will fine New Colors.
The new 2010 catalogs are out. I put one in each oder I ship. But if you like I can mail you one, just send me an Email!
Willy's Clock: The factory told me yesterday that all the Green ones are sold! So there are only the Brown ones left. I have ordered (9) Brown and (2) Green. Both my green ones are sold. Four (5) of my Brown ones are sold. So now I have (4) Brown Clocks available. I will keep you posted as to how many I have left.
I will try to get a Clock from the Factory to photograph this week. Then we will have a page of photos for you to look at.
Summer finally has come to Concord - Monday it was 93! That's unsuall for the first of May.
Thanks for listening! Cheers! Bill Montague.
P.S. In the past 6 months or so I have developed LTP (Letter Transpositon Problem) most of my spelling problems seem to be a transposition of two letters. I have even transposed the last two letters of Montague - Montageu. I am wondering if any of you folks have such a problem? If not - them perhpas I have created a whole new mental problem called - LTP! Or a finger memory problem!
The odd thing is - Lyle will call to tell me about a word I misspelled - I will look at it - and not see see the transposition it at all! Mabey it's just one of the fun things about getting up their in age!
Well the 2010 WFF catalog is at the printers! So we may see them by the end of next week or so. There will be (7) seven new pices, however the 7th pices will be delayed untill August 15, 2010 for Halloween. The new pices are shown on the WFF web site so take a look on their Wee Forest Folk News page. There is a Mouse Mug from Stoke-on-Trent in Engalnd $28.00
More good news: Willy has finished his Clock it is $1,600. and was on the 2009 catalog you will remember. It will come in (2) colors brown and green - click on the clock and you will see the green version.
Willy has made a small display cabinet it's size is 11" wide x 14" to the top, the depth is 6 - 1/2" however there is a wire that plugs in the back that takes up another 1 - 1/2" so if it's against a wall it will stick out 8 - 1/2", Inside it's 9 - 3/4" wide and 8" top to bottom. There is a stepped platform that is removable. It's curved in the back, as Willy has drawn up a summer backdrop. This backdrop can be removed as well as the stepped platform. This first one is Summer and the platform is a grassy green.
I will take several shots of it so you will see it in detail. The price will be very reasonable - $ 260. They will offer other backdrops for $38.00 that will include another base as well as the backdrop, like for Halloween and White for winter I belive. By the way it has a row of 15 LED lights inside along the top that lights it up very evenly and nice. As you know LED's last forever and a day.
As soon as I can, I will take the photos and we will put up a page so you will be able to see the Cabinet from many different views - as always. I think you are going to like it a lot. Especailly if you like to display your pieces by season, as many of you do.
Well that's all the news from Downtown Concord, Massachusetts, fit to print! I will put photos of all the new pieces on as soon as I can get at least one of each.
I have already started taking orders on all the new pieces!
Thanks for listening! Cheers! Bill Montague.
Remember - all spellin erors and other mistakes are all mine!
We have the new EASTER pieces for you to take a look at. Well we are a (2) days late and a $2.00 short but - long last there up. I trust you will like Willy's latest creations. If you go to our Home Page - just under the little guy in the chair, you will find Spring at the top, then just under that click on "Easter" and the page of the new Easter ones will show up or just click here.
Just below those, on the same page, you will find 2009 Easter Realeases: I have them all in stock.
P. S. I have some poems ready to put on a new Poetry Page. So as soon as good ol' Lyle gets me set up ( I an lost without him!) - I will start putting on some of my poems! They will be in jpg format - in other words phots - so if you want - you can just print them out like any other photo.
Happy Easter to you all - or ya'll depending where in our great nation you live. Enjoy!
Thanks for listening! Cheers! Bill Montague.
I have the new pieces and we will have them up on our site soon. Ya what's soon? Well by Monday for sure. Sorry for the delay. I got my first shippment in and shipped them all out without saving one to photograph. We that's what happens when you turn 77 as I did today. So I will use that as an excuse, hope it works?
There are (4) new pieces by Willy. The other (2) are by Donna. As you can see Donna just added some chicks to her"Molly's Choice" and made it into an Easter piece. Her Easter Eggmobile is a new color.
Willy comes through again with (4) four new pieces. Don't know how he does it? Sorry for the delay in getting the photos up for you to take a look at. I trust we will have them up by Monday - that's next Monday! I know you have to wonder about me - Monday - What Monday - could be a week away!
Well any way Happy Spring! I know I spelled Palyful wrong. This way you know I am doing my own writing. I am to lazy to go back and shoot all (5) photos over just for one small transposition error. I find myseld doing that a lot latley. Happy Spring! It's here now! Not something we have to look foward to! So Enjoy!
Thanks for listening! Cheers! Bill MontagueHi Folks it's me Bill,
We have a photo from the Factory of (5) five new pieces!
If you click on the photo it will bring up a larger picture. I do not have them to photograph yet.
I just spoke with the Factory - they said it would be a week or so before I can get one of each to phtograph.
We will keep you posted when that happens of course!
I am taking orders. So if you would like to get on my "Back-Order List" send me an Email or just give me a call at: (978) 287-4800.
Thanks for listening! Cheers! Bill Montague
Hi Folks it's me Bill,
Two (2) new pieces are up for viewing M-406 Wee Leprechaun $86.00 by Willy. And M-407 A Playful Breeze $ 79. by Annette. This one comes in two colors a tan dress, or a yellow dress.
To see them just go back to our Home Page - it's the colum to the left just under the Little Guy in the chair! You will see St. Patrick's Day and under that Spring. That's were we have Annette's new M-407 A Palyful Breeze. ( Well ok Playful!)
Latley when typing I find myself transposing letters as I type. That's what happend here. I don't know if that's a "Sign" of something or not? Perhaps someone can tell me. Also when I read things over I miss the transpositon. It has not happend with numbers yet. If it does I'm going to be in trouble.
One lady wrote me to say she is interested in my poem page that I have been talking about. So as soon as Lyle can teach me the ropes - we wil have a "Poetry Page."
That's about it for now.
Thanks for listening! Cheers! Bill Montague
Hi Folks it's me Bill,
Two (2) new pieces have just arrived at my shop: M-406 Wee Leprechaun $86.00 by Willy. And M-407 A Playful Breeze $ 79. by Annette. This one comes in two colors a tan dress, or a yellow dress. Iv'e taken photos so we will have them up as soon as Lyle can find some time. I'll let you know when they are actually up. Or you can just chech our Home Page.
We will have two new headings on our "Home Page" The colum to the left. 1st will be "St. Patrick's Day" the next will be"Spring" We will just keep adding headings as the season progresses.
I have shipped some already! The factory sent out Emails to some folk who are on their mailing list, so they got a jump on things.
I would guess, most of you will wait to see the photos.
Thanks for listening! Cheers! Bill Montague P.S. No one edits my work. So all spelling errors and omissions belong to me!
Hi Folks it's me Bill,
Nothing new to report on Wee Forest Folk yet. Getting so I will have to make something up.
Well not realted to WFF. I was considering puting up a Poem Page. I have had poems come to me from the Universe you might say for over 10 years now. I have a couple of books that I self publish and sell here in my Gallery. The thougt came to be the other day that perhaps my collectors would be interested in some of them. We could put up a POEM page linked from our Home Page. I could add a few poems as time permits.
So whad-ya think? !
Thanks for listening! Cheer
Hi Folks it's me Bill,
As you all know by now there were 21 Wee Forest Folk discontinued on Sunday night at 10:00 p.m.
The biggest surprise was MS-28 Bunny Slope Buddies being let go! It was only just new last Christmas. Oh well! I have ordered 10 more that I can pick up today - but so far 7 are sold. I will get a couple of MU-2 and MU-3 also. The rest I have not tried to get as they were not big sellers.
The factory says they will be sending out some post cards soon with some new pieces, I belive, for Easter. No word yet on Willy's Clock!
Thanks for listening! Cheers! Bill Montague