Tag: Brown
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 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 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 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 275 – River Run’s General Store
I hope if someone needs something beyond their scope they refer that vacationer to Granby businesses. The General Store is just one of the amenities out there, along with a mini-bowling alley, arcade, workout area, and community center.
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Block-A-Day 262 – The Notell Motel
It is old but well maintained, clean and has flat screen TVs. They learned from their clientele that good TVs and reception are important. They have lots of people that come in at the same time every month or quarter.
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Block-A-Day 260 – Sunny Vista Recreation Center
This is a nice big building. A gymnasium for ball sports, exercise rooms, community rooms for puzzles and card games and a pool out back. They have craft classes, scrapbooking groups, aerobics and yoga. You can join a bridge, pinochle, mahjong, cribbage or chess game any afternoon.
Read MoreBlock-A-Day 256 – The Mysterious House
The person who lives here has been a mystery for decades. There is a legend that the person is a man that has been holed up in his big creaky house since he was a child. His parents were killed in an accident in the Bermuda triangle.
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