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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Inside Kelly's



So here's the inside of Kelly's Real Deal Antiques store. That's not all, it goes way over to the left and over to the right, and I don't think there's an inch of space not occupied with something you can buy!

That mannequin, and there's another that you can't see that is sitting on the horse, freaked the boys out though,lol...they are pretty creepy looking!

The boys found a toy kind of pirate gun that they want to go back today and buy with their money they've saved. It's heavy, made of wood and metal, that shoots those rolls of paper caps, and made in the USA! (remember those?) not the cheap plastic junk we get from China that breaks in a day and gives our kids lead poisoning! Grrr!

Speaking of those paper caps, our neighbor told us (whose mother in law used to own the house at one point 1940's-90's)t he old original barn that was built at the same time as our house sat on the hill. My neighbor's little cousin was out in the barn one day, years back, hitting the caps with a rock when a spark caught the barn on fire and it burnt down. Our neighbor told us this story one night a few months back and a weird thing happened that night. We were all sleeping when Nick and I were awakened by the sound of a child running down the stairs out in the back, which run near our bedroom window, yelling "fire". We jumped up out of bed because we both heard it and ran to check on the kids and they were all sound asleep. Neither of us could figure out what it was but we both thought we heard a kid yell "fire" as they ran down those stairs. I told him it must have been Daisy barking and he asked me "when did she start talking like a human"? lol...I can still hear it plain as day, so weird!

Christian, Braden and Dalton were supposed to have baseball practices today, but they have been cancelled because of the rain. It will be a good day to hide inside. Have a great weekend!

25 comments:

  1. I wonder where the shop owners found all that stuff! Those old cap pistols were neat, not that I ever pointed them at anybody while playing cops 'n robbers!

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  2. It looks like a real Aladins Cave, I'm not surprised the boys found something to buy!

    That is a spooky story about the childs voice especially as you both heard it!

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  3. OH MY GOSH! That's soooo cool - I'm going to quote Jason & Grant from the show Ghost Hunters! It's probably a residual haunting, which means it's like a tape recording playing over & over again & doesn't know you're there or even that it's there either - It just keeps playing out a traumatic experience that once happened in real life!
    That's soo cool though - I imagine it scared ya'll half to death! Did the kids hear it?

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  4. I'm such a kid when it comes to ghost stuff - so ignore my child-like manner! hehehe

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  5. Yes..I remember the paper caps (my brother had them)..thanks for the memories!!

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  6. LOL Tricia, I love ghosty things too and no, the kids didn't hear it. My husband just blew it off after the next day. he's not into ghost stories like me!

    One other time, when I was little, my family was all out on a vacation and we were camping at Calico Ghost Town of all places. We all had our RV's we were camping in and with us, in their own camper, was my uncle and my two younger cousins. One night, in the middle of the night, my mom and I both heard my cousin Aaron under my window call my name. We both jumped up out of bed and ran outside to get him and no one was there. We knocked on my Uncles camper and woke them up and told him Aaron was outside, we looked and Aaron was sound asleep in his bed! We still talk about it to this day wondering what it was!

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  7. RR, I was wondering the same thing!

    LOL Marley, they found more than a few things to buy!


    Hi Mint! Thanks for stopping by :)

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  8. I just love to poke around in places like this - looking for treasure.

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  9. Oh, Tanya, the shop is every bit as wonderful inside as I imagined. And btw, you tell a wicked good ghost story. ( :

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  10. I already see things I want to buy in there!

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  11. Nice picture and post Tanya! That is so spooky that you both heard that kid yelling fire. I love that kind of stuff!

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  12. I could spend hours in there. I can remember cap guns and I can't remember if it was me or my Mom that couldn't stand the cap smell. Probably both. My brother always had them. Little red strip with black dots on it.

    This is a scary post LOL. Good story!!

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  13. that looks like a neat old place.

    I think you may need to call the ghost hunters.

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  14. I haven't been in Kelly's in a while but it has been crammed full of stuff since at least 1985!

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  15. P.S., I guess you know we have our own paranormal society and how to get in touch with them...

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  16. I like wandering around in antique stores, I just hate it when I see something I had years ago and threw away now worth $$$. I guess I must be an antique by now!!!

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  17. OMGosh - That's crazy! That would really creep me out, but I love it!!!
    hehehe

    Guess what?! I got to see my grand-daughter again today, twice in one month - I have pics posted on my page - I'm sooo happy!!

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  18. Oh i'm so happy for you Tricia! I saw the pic in my portal...I'll pop over in the morning and have a look :)

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  19. Love the requisite "stuffed fish" at Kelly's Antique Shop!!!

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  20. Ever had a spirit walk right thru you? Now THAT'S a strange sensation.

    Di
    (My brother had a cap gun too.. they were neat)

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  21. Wow! Great story - although a little creepy! Love the interior view!

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  22. The horse head is so inviting. I'd love to rummage through this place.

    Spooky story though.

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  23. I love stores like that! Where is it? I have to go there! I love good junk!

    www.GreenerPastures--ACityGirlGoesCountry.blogspot.com

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  24. As a boy Tanya we used to use cap guns. Sometimes too we liked to set them off with a hammer or rocks. Interesting shop. - Dave

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