Hooked On Old-Fashioned Candy Stores

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Welcome to Hooked on Fridays, a blog party I host at the end of each week to celebrate the things that make us happy. Our niece and nephews came to spend some time with us recently, so we took them to an old-fashioned candy store in a nearby town. We all admired the ice cream-cone castles in the windows:

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Inside, my niece Elizabeth definitely looks like “a kid in a candy store.”

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My son Jake (far end) and my handsome nephews Kurt and Evan had root-beer floats at the counter:

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The candy shop was great, but what was really special was having the kids with us. They live 5 hours away, so we don’t get to see them as much as we’d like. The cousins are all the best of friends.

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The store is fairly new. It used to be an old, musty and dusty antiques store that gave me sneezing fits. I could hardly believe it was the same place! They did a beautiful job creating a new candy store with old-fashioned charm. I love the original ceilings:

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Kids, we miss you already! Come back soon and Aunt Julie will take you out for more candy and ice cream. (I’m not above bribing them with sugar if it gets them here more often!)

I’m linking this post to Melissa’s Beautiful Life party at The Inspired Room because my nieces and nephews make my life beautiful.

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Hooked on Fridays Participants

1. Amanda @ Serenity Now {Summer Photobook!}
2. Arleen @ Seasons for All at Home (Autumn Colors)
3. Terry (Acres of Urns)
4. maya | springtree road
5. BeachBrights (Chapter 6…Adoption Story)
6. Atticmag (Yummy Pie)
7. DesignTies (Yellow vs Purple)
8. Joan@anythinggoeshere: Croquet bouquet
9. Porch Days (San Diego)
10. Styling by Coty Farquhar – Oriental vintage style
11. Trish@TheOldPostRoad (giveaway!)
12. Your home, only better. (Cape Cod Homes)
13. The Shabby Chic Cottage
14. Debbykay @ Rose Cottage Gardens and Farm (French Shutters)
15. Olive Rue
16. sue-in-sydney {hooked on my new favourite perfume}
17. Beach Cottage Love (turquoise)
18. SuzyHomemaker (Mums)
19. Linda
20. Jamie (Organizing children’s books)
21. casaCARA (Hard Choices in Hardscaping – fences, gates, driveways, etc.)
22. Hudson Goods (greatest show on earth!)
23. Lindsay @ Likely Design (E-decorating: A modern boys’ shared room!)
24. Christy @ Embellished Bayou (garden)
25. A Penny Saved – a yard sale stool turned velvet ottoman
26. A Day In The Life Of Ramona ~ Clotheslines…Garland For The Yard
27. Jane@Frugal Fine Living
28. cindy@Cottage Instincts
29. Kelly @In Everything (doing school together)
30. Fifi Flowers Hooked on DOGS!
31. Free Advice Kitchen Makeover
32. Our Nifty Notebook (Mod Podege)
33. ImagineCozy (Personal Retreat)
34. Dixie

35. cristin @ simplified bee (gender neutral baby nursery interior designs)
36. Katie @ Clean & Classic Interiors (Ballard Design Backroom!)
37. A Simple Walk (to-do lists)
38. the BLAH BLAH BLAHger (chimneas/outdoor fireplaces)
39. Victoria@Whimsy by Victoria
40. Kate @ Stolen Moments (German chocolate bars)
41. It Feels Like Chaos (healthier lifestyle)
42. PamperingBeki {Cora’s Playground}
43. Flower Patch Farmgirl (Country Drives)
44. Becky K. @Hospitality Lane
45. Decorating The Inspired Room (Decorating With Natural Elements)
46. Oops! I Craft My Pants- Laptop cases!
47. HouseInsideOut (Hooked on mosaics!)
48. MMW (GETTING COZY on the SOFA)
49. Laurie@My Domicile Style (Make a Difference – “Maggie Lee…For Good”)
50. Candi @ Candace Rose (Ready For The Weekend)
51. Dagny @ Beautiful Living (this amazing villa from 1872!!)
52. Claudia @ Dipity Road (Bunny visit)
53. Jenny @ Kerr Family Blog (Our Own Painted Portrait)
54. Kitchen Stewardship (Camping Multi-tasking Bottle)
55. Sedona@MyDivineDelights
56. Tracey @ Girls to Grow (Baskets)
57. Robin~All Things Heart and Home~Fall Nesting & a little craft!
58. Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions
59. Tara @ Feels like Home (peanut butter pie)
60. Linda @ Lime in the Coconut {Stairway of hope…}
61. Things That Inspire (a light touch of Tuscan style)
62. TidyMom (Front Door Vinyl & Giveaway)
63. Black eyed Susan’s kitchen
64. velvet and linen (hooked on all white bathrooms and a giveaway))
65. TheLittleBeanBlog (Dash & Albert Rugs)
66. Geezees (Giveaway!)
67. Stephanie @ A Fine House (Vinyl Wall Art)
68. Jean Stockdale-The Bunny Hop

69. Amy (flower Mod Podge tote)
70. Newlyweds (Painting)
71. Sara @theCincyLife (Walkable Cities)
72. elizabeth@alizardsdailyjourney.typepad.com
73. Deb@Ribbonwood
74. Lisa (Follow my Bedroom Re-do)
75. Cindy @ Applestone Cottage -hooked on thrifty autumn tablescape
76. Richella @ Imparting Grace (BEST Pumpkin Bread)
77. Liz @ IGTBH (let your pets sleep with you?)
78. Erin’s Awesome Blog (Fading summer)
79. m @ tales from an oc cottage {tray chic}
80. Shelley @MAHM (balance your time)
81. Marsha (empty nester starting nursery)
82. Camila@High-Heeled Foot in the door
83. Jaime @ A Place Out West (fall!)
84. StuccoHouse (vintage stoves)
85. Carolina Mama (Guilt Free Seven Layer Mexican Dip)
86. Cass @ That Old House (Old East End Houses)
87. Jamie – Hooked on Outdoor Living!
88. Leanne@Organize&Decorate Everything(bottles)
89. pk @ room remix (fall midwest living)
90. Linda @ Restyled Home (hooked on organization)
91. Morning T {Aussie blogs}
92. Diann @ The Thrifty Groove (Last weekend for lots of yard sales!)
93. Sarah
94. Kelli@JOY(miracles)
95. e-Mom (Outrageous Cupcake Art)
96. Carolina Mama (Hooked on Mailboxes)
97. Jen R Hooked on ice cream and an ice cream giveaway
98. Simply Sweet Home (Help w/ Autism, ADHD, etc (giveaway))
99. Jillian@Housewears (the hot red trend)
100. Live In Full Color
101. Mountain Moma-Adventure in Seattle

Tagged as: candy store, ice cream shop, Loveland, Ohio

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1 Elaine's Semi-Homemade Life October 20, 2009 at 12:27 pm: We love old fashioned candy stores, too! Did some summer pics in front of the one in our downtown square this summer.

http://oursemihomemadelife.blogspot.com/2009/08/candy-shoppe.html
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2 JenRose November 10, 2009 at 11:37 pm: I’ve been reading your blog all this time and I just now realized you live in the Nati! This sweet shop is in the town I live in, I’ve never been inside, only shopping at the boutique next door…now I’m definately going to have to take my son there!
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