Block-A-Day 293 – The Fire, October 21st, 2020
I debated about whether to include it in my quilt, but because it was such a big event I want the people that look at this quilt and read my stories to remember after I’m gone that we are all survivors.
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Block-A-Day 292 – The Apple orchard
Apples and apple products (particularly apple cider vinegar) contain malic acid. This is believed to be helpful in treating fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and gallstones.
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Block-A-Day 291 – The Cornfields
Other fun facts- Corn is wild grass and the ear is part of the flower. There are 800 kernels in 16 rows on the average ear. While yellow is the most common color, corn also comes in blackish, blueish gray, purple, green, red, and white.
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Block-A-Day 290 – The Scarecrow
We have been doing our outside decorating here at the shop. Yesterday we put our scarecrow out front. We had a lot of fun building her and she’s a little scary. I love fall colors and I wear them all the time.
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Block-a-Day 289 – Fat Cat Café
They make outstanding pie! I love their pie, and I’m really picky about pie. I could eat a whole banana cream or pumpkin from there. I really hope I am early enough in the morning to pick up a piece for breakfast.
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Block-a-Day 288 – That Town & Country Insurance Co
Insurance is a very contentious subject locally in my town. With the fire last year our county has had so much loss of home and property that you can imagine we have had so many claims.
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Block-A-Day 287 – Stingy Jack
In Ireland, people started to carve turnips into scary faces to frighten away Jack. When the Irish immigrants came to the USA they started carving pumpkins. My favorite part? The roasted pumpkin seeds!
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Block-A-Day 286 – A Pink “Quakie”
A dear friend was once away from Colorado in September, and was terribly homesick. He told me at one point that he would give his right arm to see and hear a pink “Quakie”. I know how he felt.
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Block-A-Day 285 – Tuna, The Cat On The Bench
Here is Tuna. She likes to come out in the afternoons and sit on this bench. The sun shines on her pretty coat and she gives herself a little bath. Of course, this little bath takes an hour.
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Block-A-Day 284 – Mountain Family Center
Mountain Family Center is a wonderful resource for our community. They have a top notch thrift store and a very active much needed food bank. Our quilt guild donates lots of quilts, from baby quilts to full size bed quilts.
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Block-A-Day 283 – Tropical Sno
This summer we were happy with the addition of a snow cone booth. In the parking lot of the new bagel shop and dental office is Tropical Snow. They have a new summertime booth with yummy flavors. They have some amazing flavor combinations.
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Block-A-Day 282 – New-2-U And Never Summer Brewing
Upstairs was a 3.2 beer joint called The Upstairs. The bowling alley closed in the late seventies. Sonny and Ruthie Samuelson were the owners. After that Cindy Samuelson opened a feed store there and I bought feed for many years from her.
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Block-A-Day 281 – Debbie’s Drive-In
This is the first time that it has been a drive-in for decades. My first job was at that A&W when I was 14 years old. It was 1970 and I made $1.00 an hour to wash and fill root beer mugs. It was owned by Sodie and Marg Blevins.
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Block-A-Day 280 – Country Home Outfitter
When I was a girl it was the hardware store we went to for everything. Actually, it was under different ownership but it was the hardware store where we bought everything to build our house in the late ’80s.
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Block-A-Day 279 – Timeless Clocks
I think this kind of shop is a vanishing gem. There is a clock repair shop in Empire and stepping in there is like a step back in time. The closest thing to a “big ben” type clock in Granby is the clock outside United Business Bank.
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Block-A-Day 278 – Kopy Kat Office
They can print some really big stuff down there, like blueprints and banners. The same with shipping. They are our go-to for UPS and FedEx. I always smile when I go in there because Joseph, the owner, has humorous signs posted behind the checkout counter.
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