KY to PA Trip

Hello everyone, from the happy state of Pennsylvania!

Izzy and I actually did not get started on our journey until 10:15 am on Friday. (I am just so much slower than I used to be) We made it to just south of Cincinnati. I was just enjoying the trip, not having to worry about tires falling apart. Pulled off in a well-lit rest area and stayed the night there. The next morning I wasn't in too big a hurry either. I was just enjoying the scenery, construction (NOT), and more scenery. Of course breaks for Izzy and me both took some time. Here is Izzy letting me know its been a while.....

We arrived at Kidron, OH about 2pm and stopped at Lehman's as I had planned. What a busy place!! I had imagined a pretty good-sized store, .... but FOUR (4) huge buildings?? Here is the main one, Lehman's General Store.

This next one is Lehman's Old Fashioned Hardware.

I did not get pictures of the others, but inside the General store I took several pictures that my interests lean towards. I saw HUGE bookshelves with all kinds on old fashion books (this is only a partial section)

Then there was the laundry soap-making supplies display, with the old wooden-barrel wringer washer and rinse tubs .......

Now, THIS is a wood/coal burning stove .... very elegant with wrought metal-work. One very similar to this used to heat the old house in PA when my children were little wee.

Now, gas lights .... I always wished for a couple gas lights but never did have any. Lamp oil lights, yes, and still do, but never gas lights. A good one costs about $100 and up.

Old fashion hand water-pumps, some taller than me. I love water pumps!

Dishes ...... all types of stoneware dishes and my favorites, the speckled enamel tin-ware in all colors!

And crocks, all sizes and crockery bowls and crockery butter churns .....

Up along the tops of the walls in every room, old fashioned homesteading and gardening implements.

A child's old-fashion toy and book section that I did not get a picture of, and just so much different stuff, it would have taken me two days to get through all of it. But I had places to go, people to see, and other things to do, so I left.

On the way we met this youg lady at a rest area walking her GORGEOUS Burnese Mountain Dog. She had just taken him to a competition trials . Eight months old and 90#'s of absolutely beautiful dog!

He is very well behaved and just an awesome animal. I had never seen one before.

Anyway we arrived at my daughter Tina's in PA just as the last of the daylight faded from the sky on Saturday evening. We were 2 whipped pups! (Well, one pup and one tired elder person ;-)

The next day was spent with daughter Gwen and family and I finally got to hold and giggle with and make faces with that almost yr old grand-baby, Miss Maddie! What a doll she is! I was having so much fun visiting I forgot to take pictures! But thats alright, I'll be seeing them again tomorrow.

Hope your travels have been as pleasant as the trip was for me. Keeps the shine-y side up!!