pit stop at the wax museum~

Before I get into my pit stop post at the wax museum, I first want to show you a tin that I have.

I found this tin at a garage sale last year.  It was full of nuts and bolts and was so dirty you couldn't even see what the pattern was on it; but I bought it ... with the hopes that it was as pretty as I was envisioning it ~ once I got it cleaned up.  The center painting on it is a little scuffed; but I still love it.

What made me post about it today is a post made by Dianna over at Bits and Pieces and a photo that she had of one of her tins.  Here is her tin from her grandma:

Surprisingly though, her tin is from Holland and mine is from England.  Here's the bottom stamp on my tin.

Thank you Dianna for your post and making me take a closer look at my treasure.
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Now...
On to another one of our pit stops.
We stopped over in Branson, Missouri on our way home from Texas.  One of the places we visited was the Hollywood Wax Museum.  Just thought I'd share some more snapshots.

Here's King Kong hanging on the outside of the building:

 and some of the other character ~

There was a lot more to see ... but these are a few that I managed to 'sneak' some photos of.  (I even had a lady take one of Slim and I with the Bonanza crew... lol) Apparently, you're not suppose to use photo flash in there; but I figured I'd just take some shots until someone told me I wasn't suppose to do that. What? Like my cheap little camera's flash was gonna melt the wax?? I'm bad. I know.  I don't know what the rule was about me laying on the bed with Hugh or standing on the stage with the Star Trek boys.  What can I say...  They would take your picture when you walked in with King Kong for $20; but I wasn't about to pay that.  It already cost me $33.00 to get in the door.  Branson is fun; but you pay for everything!! It really is a tourist trap.

I hope you enjoyed my photo tour.
Until next time...
So it goes in my neck of the woods.
~mel