A Ride To The Quaint Side Of Town

Saturday, Jack and I took a little ride to Amish country to visit a store that we hadn't been to in a few years.  It used to be a quaint hardware store that served the Amish in Kidron.  Well, the English also shopped there and soon it became a tourist stop. It held all kinds of unusual and old fashioned as well as modern conveniences.  I had heard that it had expanded and boy has it!  Probably about 3 times it's original size. So has it's prices and I never saw one Amish person inside. I'm sure they have found another spot to buy hardware!  It was very busy on Saturday and it still housed many of the items I was used to seeing.  If you can't find it at Lehman's Hardware folks, then you don't need it! Come and browse with me!

Look Lehman's up on line and read all about it's beginnings.

Big smile to greet you for the Fall season.

Even grumpy looking hand carved farmers.

Need a lantern? They also carry electric and gas lighting...oh, and candles!

Remember these? My older brother got his arm caught in one that my parents owned when he was a little kiddo.

Did you learn to type on one of these?  (Man you're old!)

You may not know what this is. Every town and city had some.

They housed this...a pay phone! No cells back in the day and a young lady always carried some change so if her date turned bad she could call Daddy. (Maybe that was just me...hmmm) Put in your dime and spin the dial...yep, you were connected. (Or your dime was returned!)

I love looking at the modern stoves that just look old..sweet!

This would look great in my kitchen.

There is every stove imaginable....from the plain to the fancy. 

Take your pick...I'm sure they deliver.

Don't forget to grab a sock monkey on the way out.  After finding a few treasures we took off to another place I wanted to check out. A few miles down the road we came to P. Graham Dunn.

This place has an interesting history that can also be looked up online.  It's located in Dalton, Ohio.  It's a Christian based store and factory that makes inspirational wood, laser cut decorative wall hangings and they carry all kinds of other gift items.  Everything from cards to Christmas decorations.  I can't even go into how many items they carry.  It was fun to browse there and I picked up a few things before we took off for home.  It's also an event center and I'm sure wedding receptions are held here.  I noticed this new looking pond and gazebo.

You can imagine all the beautiful photos taken here during events. The tree color was nice too.

As we were driving out the exit I snapped a pic of the cutest barn I've seen in a while.

Check out this piece of art....really pretty. The air was very crisp...well, cold is truly what it was.  With overcast skies and sprits of snow...yep, we had snow, I was ready to head home to warm and cozy.  Today was still cold but the sun shone brightly and the colors were still clinging to our trees....but going fast...just like this month.  October is more than half over.  I hope you get the chance to take time to enjoy the best that this month has to offer.  I know I did this weekend!