A trip back in Halloween time!

You guys might remember photos from last year's Halloween trip to Farm Girl Antiques. There were plenty more cool displays on this year's trip! A couple of the items might look familiar from before but they're being shown in new ways.

How adorable is this sassy jack-o-lantern? Even the potato chip label on that container looks cool alongside these pumpkins. It has that same vintage/graphic flavor.

Same with that cracker box in this pic. I see "Fancy Crackers & Cakes" on this label, but I had it in my head that this was a box that held firecrackers. Maybe that's because of the sun that looks sort of like a sparkler.

That little triangle with a cat face on it is a hat. It might be hard to see, but there are little silver jingle bells on its corners.

I really like how this picture ended up, just really simple with the black, white, and orange. And I can imagine the kid in this costume carrying that lantern.

It may be hard to tell what's going on here, but this circle is a magnifier and it's in front of a page in a book. I don't think I've ever seen a magnifier that sits upright like that. It looks like something that should be in a science lab.

Spiders in a bottle:

These cut-outs were placed on an old school desk, which seemed appropriate. They look like something that could be hanging as a decoration on a schoolroom wall.

These orange frames are so beautiful. I like the way Venetian glass frames glow. And how perfect is Carole Lombard and a black cat in there? Note the jar of skulls behind her.

The sister frame to that one had another cool pic of a girl with her cat in it. The reflection on that picture was a total accident, but I like the way her face is hidden. I think that makes her look ghostly.

"Essence of common vampire BAT SPLEEN ~ Use with caution" The essence of tiny spleens. If you think about that, it sounds like a pretty tedious process. Especially if you read further: "Steeped in brine for three hundred days and nights"

Some displays like this one go with the "Farm Girl" name. I thought those orange lights were so cute on that old woodwork. Those are vintage napkins in the frame at the bottom.

You can step out into the old window display area in the front of the store. You know, the area mannequins might have been displayed back when this was a clothing store. That's where I took the next several photos.

I like this one because there are all kinds of reflections going on. Reflections of the buildings across the street, of that architectural element, and of a building in the mirror. I'm not even sure which direction that building in the mirror was facing. There could be a reflection of a reflection thing going on.

You might have noticed the old tin ceiling in previous pics.

You can imagine this as a large clothing store back in the day, right?

In the middle of the store was this fashionable skeleton, riding in her carriage.

She even has a cat in her lap.

A tiny, velvety pumpkin was the trip souvenir. Check out the cute label on top of it. Like in a few of these other photos, I'm just now noticing some of the type close-up. "Serving witches since 1674"

There it is in all its adorable fuzziness.

So there's another year's fun trip to the antique store! Did you see anything that you would have wanted to take home?

P.S. ~ If you'd like to revisit last year's shopping adventure: 

An Antique Halloween Atmosphere

The Shadow - Part 1

When she was a youngster, The Shadow radio play was one of my mom's favourites to listen to. My Aunt once told me that she (my mom) would get totally wrapped up in the play sitting as close to the radio as possible, even sitting with her back up against it (they had a big console standing radio like this one).

This one's for you Mom...wherever you are.

The Shadow: Death House Rescue from The Radio Ghost on Vimeo.

More Wendy the Good Little Witch

Comic Madness - Wendy the Good Little Witch

So, because there will be comics galore for give-away this Halloween, I thought I'd continue to dip into my own very, very small 'collection.'

Today will be a glimpse of what appears in my Wendy Witch World #23 Giant Size Harvey Comic, February 1968. Which I totally remember reading as a kid, by the way!

An Antique Halloween Atmosphere

I've been so looking forward to sharing these photos from a local antique store! The store is called Farm Girl Antiques and you can always count on them to have cool stuff for the holidays. They did not disappoint with their Halloween displays.

This packaging for "Cat's Paw" rubber heels was one of my favorite items there. Do you guys know about the Cat's Paw brand? I wanted to see the actual heels, so I looked it up. I have a feeling you'll learn something too! An informative site:

A Brief History of Cat's Paw Heels.

Before we get going with this blog post, here's some mood music for you to listen to while paging through my photos:

A link to it:

13 Vintage Halloween Songs from the 1910's, 20's, & 30's

You can imagine why I chose this playlist! There's something about that older Halloween music. It's eerie in part because it's old.

OK, So here we are at the building. It's looking pretty haunted, right? This used to be a men's and boy's clothing store back in the day. It's the darker building in this photo: Brady's Clothing Store That photo was taken in the 1950s, but the building is much older. You see those two circles over the arched doorway. Well, one of them has an 18 in it and the other has a 99. So, this building was built in 1899. I love how with buildings this old, it's nearly guaranteed that you can find the date they were made somewhere on the surface.

Taking a peek in the windows...

I actually like the reflection of the other old buildings in these pics.

This character was by the front door:

You can already see the Halloween goodies beckoning you in.

Look at that ceiling! Can you imagine what it used to look like over a century ago?

This was one of the many cool Bethany Lowe objects:

I wonder how old this doll is. Any ideas?

This was the poison bottle section. So here we have Belladonna, Hemlock, and Obsession Poison. The Obsession label says "Warning, May be habit forming" at the bottom. 😉

I took this photo inside, but there's still quite a reflection. My guess is this is an antique clock that someone added that orange wood part to.

You can walk out into the display window area, right under those bats.

These two photos were taken from inside of that front window.

This was in one of the many booths. That's a cool painted face, isn't it? It's very exotic. I must have been paying more attention to her, because I just now noticed that flowery witch hat.

A cute owl

And a less cute owl. This looks a little too real!

This was my favorite item, in part because it gave me a genuine scare.

I think this hand was made of wood. It felt pretty smooth. It's reaching through part of this old Victrola. The hand spooked me, because I didn't know it was there until I was about eye level with it. The fingers are perfect for that space, aren't they?

Back round to the front door display. There's a pretty wild chair in the background of this photo. I just noticed that chicken too. It's funny how you can pass the same section of a store like this and see something new each time. Or in my case now, just notice things when you study the photo you took.

A close-up of that beaded spider top:

I saved the scariest item for last...

This is listed as a "Ghost Girls Vintage Planter" but I'm not sure what it is. This was pretty small, so I'm not sure what you could plant in it. Anyway, it creeps me out just looking at this now. It's like something from a spooky carnival, or the type of vintage item someone buys right before their house becomes haunted.

Down the street from the antique store is a Mexican restaurant called Botanas. They had the cutest display out front:

Another old building had its front windows filled with these characters:

I learned from the sign in the window that this building is now occupied by:

Looking up from the doorway, you can see this is another cool building with lots of old architectural features.

You can also see it was built in 1883. So it's even older than the antique shop's building! It's been well taken care of.

I took this one under the awning. If you guys know a better word for this overhang, let me know. I don't think I'd ever stood under one with this pattern before.

And here's a neat old theater that has been reopened and revitalized in recent years. This was several minutes away from where we just were. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet, but I hear it's really cool in there. I've heard they have a ceiling with little lights that looks like a night sky with stars. I don't have any ghost stories about this place, but I feel like there must be some. I mean, it's an old theater and old theaters always come with some ghosts!

Speaking of old haunted places, have any of you read or watched Burnt Offerings? I just watched the movie a few days ago and would like to discuss it! I haven't read the book, but now I'm wondering if I should. Maybe I should at least read the ending of the book. I hear the book ends in a much different way from how the movie ends. That would actually be fine with me!

So, please share any thoughts you have on Burnt Offerings. I'd also be curious to know if any of you have a favorite antique of those pictured here.