A hidden treasure...

While driving around the other day photographing more wonderful old barns for the Barn Chicks party on August 6th, (click on the button on my sidebar for all the details!) I spotted this fabulous old building, sitting way back in behind a beautiful old home down an old country lane not far from me... I went to the door at the home and knocked... I always like to ask permission to photograph someones property... no one answered so I meandered back in the little old driveway and approached this enchanted place that literally took my breath away!... it is in a very old part of town, and as I got closer, I noticed the original old paint was still on the bricks, with the name of the once~upon~a~time furniture store...

Here's a closer look...

As you can see in the top photo, a door was open so I crept up and gingerly peeked inside... FULL of old vintage items!!!... I thought I surely must be dreaming... Jack had asked me to call him from my last stop when I was through photographing, and since I didn't want my phone call to be made from inside our local jail, I opted not to go inside without permission! ...

But today, I am going back, to the little home, and try to talk to the owners... you just never know... many times I have stopped to talk to people and they are most happy to chat with me, and relate wonderful stories of days~gone~by, eager to share their memories with an interested listener... like me!... and yes, sometimes I have even had the owners actually delighted that I want to haul off some of their old treasures... (although Jack is not always delighted, like when I bring home the front door off of an old home, or a fireplace mantle in the back of my SUV (those things are kind of hard to sneak inside, you know what I mean!) So, I am off on another adventure!... wish me luck!... and be sure to leave me a comment so I can enter you in my Barn Chicks Party giveaway... I hope you will visit my Barn Chicks post on August 6th, I am having sooo much fun getting ready for it!... wishing you a day full of adventure too! ...xoxo... P.S. Just returned from this enchanting old place... I met a wonderful vintage gentleman there whose son and family own the structure and the historic home that sits in the front of the property but are out of town right now... and he is staying there...he told me a bit about the history of the property... I am invited back when they return for a complete tour of the entire home and outbuildings!... turns out, this old structure was originally the carriage house~barn that went with the home that still sits in front... it is on the State Historical Register... I had so much fun chatting with this gentleman... he told me that the lettering had been re~painted some time ago as the structure was used in two episodes of Touched By An Angel... that entire series was filmed here in Utah, mainly in Salt Lake City which is about 20 miles to the south of where I live... in the 1800's, it was actually home to one of Utah's infamous mormon polygamist families, and they kept their carriages in one side, where you see the larger doors, and their farm animals in the other side... I was allowed to take photos of the inside of the barn, but not the contents for now... I will post those another day... I am of a curious nature, and always love knowing the whole story behind everything... there is so much to learn each and every day and I find it all fascinating... plus you meet the nicest folks when you just walk up to the door and introduce yourself!... xoxo Julie Marie