Fall Excursion to the Ohio Countryside

This weekend we met friends in Richmond, Indiana, on the Ohio/Indiana border, and though it’s an easy drive for us, we decided to stay overnight. The Richmond Visitors Bureau gave us information about the area, and Sunday we decided we’d take the back roads and picked a couple of antique shops to visit on our way home.

We stumbled into Today’s Harvest on our way to the shops, and of course had to stop in. Who wouldn’t, when you’re out on a beautiful fall Sunday (did you notice the sky?) and see THIS?!

and this?

Just too quaint and fall-ish to not stop in. :) The temperature was in the high 50s…perfect!

The place isn’t huge, but it had an interesting and folksy mix of things to see and enjoy and to make you glad it’s fall and that you’re out and about.

How ‘bout them {caramel} apples?! See there’s plenty more behind the counter? They were making more while we were there. I love apples, but I much prefer them cut rather than biting into them, and the friendly woman behind the counter told me she has the same preference, so they’ve come up with an alternative caramel apple: they use an apple corer to cut the apples, place them in a bowl, and pour the caramel and nuts over the cut apple. Pretty.good.idea, I thought. Can’t wait to do that for the kiddies!

Not only caramel apples did they have, but also a nice assortment of plain, ol’ apples that aren’t too polished and perfect—the way I like them! They seem more real that way, don’t you think? But oh, no! A BIG spider wants to either enjoy them too, or it wants to go home with us! (Yes, she’s now home with us!)

It’s a farm market, so they had lots of veggies, and one GIGANTIC cabbage! Can you believe this is a CABBAGE?! The price was $.25 per pound--I wish I’d weighed it!

They also had Halloween decor…I thought this sign was pretty cute!

…and a variety of cute wood people that were actually very well made. Isn’t she cute, in her skirt and carrying a black kitty?

The Christmas room had lots of interesting things, and the tree was lit with a combination of regular Christmas lights and tiny LED lights, which gave it a nice effect. I think I’m interested in trying that—has anyone out there tried that?

More wood decorations…I would’ve liked to have brought these two guys home too, but really…more things??? They were awfully cute, and heavy, and well made.

This Nativity was sooo, sooo neat. Our grandbabies love Nativity scenes, so they would’ve loved this one, but the price set me back a bit…What do you think? Too much??? Just right??? There’s a lot of work and skill in it, I know. Looking at it again I really, really like it. (Remember I said it’s an easy trip from home…???)

Nothing fancy in the outdoor area, but there were lots of different activities for the little ones—a little train, visible in the background, a giant checkers game on the ground, and a mini-miniature golf “area”—mini, not a course—but the kids were having fun with it.

How about that sky and the corn ready to be cut? Lovely fall day. The farmers in the area were out in force cutting down the stalks, and on our way home at dusk there was so much dust from one field at first we thought it was fog!

A former church (middle building) in New Paris, Ohio, is now home to Jamboree Antiques. The owner told me she and her husband bought the building a few years ago and moved their shop from their barn way out in the country to a more “urban” (see the traffic?) setting, because when the price of gas rose, people weren’t willing to drive out to their property. I don’t really know how these shops make a profit, so I’m always intrigued and ask the owners about their business.

How’s that for a beautiful door panel? It looks like it’s missing some parts, but it makes me wonder how many worshippers have touched that door.

And finally, I leave you with this HUGE guy, the overseer at Jamboree Antiques ~

The owner told us it took three men, huffing and puffing, to get him mounted! I didn’t ask the price (I can only imagine!), but if we had a HUGE home in the country I surely would want him there! He was that awesome and majestic!

It was a perfect day for a fall outing!

Do you like to take the back roads with your honey to see what you find? We find that it’s a wonderful way to get some quality time. In the summer we go in our now-vintage Saab convertible, but when the weather turns, then it’s the SUV, which always gets me in the mood to FILL IT UP with great finds! LOL 

NOTE: Some of the items I use in my posts are in my Etsy shop, but many are not, simply because I haven’t updated my shop. If you see something you like and wonder if it’s available for sale, email me at coral5252@gmail.com and let’s talk!

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