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Block-A-Day 103 – Hide ‘N Seek
Apr 13, 2021 | Block-A-Day
Block-A-Day 102 – The Park Gates
Apr 12, 2021 | Block-A-Day
Block-A-Day 101 – The Park Rotunda
Apr 11, 2021 | Block-A-Day
Block-A-Day 100 – It’s A Primate!
Apr 10, 2021 | Block-A-Day
Block-A-Day 99 – The Teeter-Totter
Apr 9, 2021 | Block-A-Day

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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 103:⁠
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It's important to have trees in a park and this one has a lot of them. This little grove looks like it would be excellent to play hide and seek in.⁠
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My granddaughter loves to play Hide and Seek. This is an exchange that took place last week.⁠
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Dad came upon her hiding and trying not to giggle:⁠
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Dad: What are you doing Little Girl?⁠
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Daughter: Playing Hide and Seek. I'm hiding but I didn't tell him [little brother].⁠
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Dad: So he doesn't know you're hiding?⁠
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Daughter: Nope!⁠
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Dad: So you're not playing hide and seek. You're only playing hide.⁠
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Daughter: Yep!⁠
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Hope that made you laugh, It sure did me.⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 102:⁠
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These are some pretty fancy park gates!⁠
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Make me think of the gates to Jurassic Park or Heaven.⁠
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I'm thinking they are only closed at night and have a light that shines on them. Maybe they are to a special part of the park like where the rotunda is.⁠
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Perhaps there is a special sculpture garden with fragile exotic flowers and fairies, or a small zoo.⁠
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The imagination is a wonderful thing.⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 100:⁠
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A park rotunda is a magical place.⁠
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It can be a place for a small band during the 4th of July Picnic. Or a string quartet concert under the stars for a romantic evening, sitting on a blanket with wine and your honey.⁠
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I've seen some wonderful weddings in rotundas when I have vacationed in Mexico. I have taken some trips to all-inclusive resorts with my BFFs. They always have a rotunda.⁠
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Almost every day there will be a wedding on site. The ladies I go with love to watch the weddings from a safe distance and always get so excited when they glimpse the bride, groom, and wedding party. They love seeing the decorations and clothes.⁠
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They take pictures of the stranger's wedding and everything.⁠
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Always makes me smile (and roll my eyes).⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 100:⁠
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I love it when the signage tells you what you need to know!⁠
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As I mentioned earlier this is the place I want to keep track of. There are places where I can easily get turned around.⁠
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When I would visit my son and his family in LA we always went to the zoo. They only lived about 15 minutes away. I could get turned around so quick there.⁠
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Fortunately they have signs that look a lot like this. Of course, they have signs that tell you other things you need to find, like popcorn and primates.⁠
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When Farmhand 1 was about three we were at the Los Angeles Zoo. He was so into animals and knew a lot about them. We were watching the orangutans and there was a dad saying to his son, "Look at the monkey."⁠
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Farmhand 1 would say, "It's not a monkey, it's a primate."⁠
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This was repeated about five times from both sides until he lost patience and yelled at the dad, "IT'S A PRIMATE."⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 99:⁠
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Here is the teeter-totter or see-saw depending on where you are from.⁠
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This is a nice one. It has bumpers on the bottom. I have never been on a teeter-totter with bumpers.⁠
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I teeter-tottered a lot when I was a girl and if you had a partner that was ornery they would pick up their feet on the way down and you better be holding on. Because when they hit the dirt it would just about bounce you off that board.⁠
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The other trick was to just get off and walk away when you were at the bottom. Then if the person on the other end didn't have their feet down WHAM! It would just about rattle your teeth loose.⁠
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There were some really nasty ouches if your tongue was between your teeth.⁠
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Kids would see how many they could get on each side and still make it go, until a teacher caught them anyway.⁠
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However, if you and your best friend were teeter-tottering it could be really nice going up and down. It wasn't noisy so you could talk to each other or even sing!⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 98:⁠
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The big slide!⁠
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This slide is a pretty big one. I can see some kids taking a long time to work up the courage to climb to the top. This would have been me.⁠
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I was afraid of heights.⁠
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I'm still not best friends with high places but I'm waaay better. Building a two story house and going up and down on scaffolding really helped.⁠
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My grandkids would love it.⁠
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I liked slides when I was little if it wasn't too tall. However, the pitfall was I always wore little dresses and I can tell you there are not too many things that feel hotter than a silver slide on bare legs! Boy only did that a couple of times.⁠
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My granddaughter wears leggings under everything so she's safe. But back in the dark ages there were no leggings.⁠
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Lucky girl.⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 97:⁠
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I don't know about all of you but this is the first thing I find whenever I am out for the day.⁠
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I was thinking about this and realized that I have done this since I was 20.⁠
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That's when I had my first son.⁠
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So I had to go every 20 minutes while I was pregnant...⁠
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Then I had to know where the potty was for my two year old and that went on with young kids until I was old enough to need to find it often for me again.⁠
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*sigh*⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 95:⁠
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Kids love these climbers.⁠
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I know my grandchildren always felt so accomplished when they were able to finally hold on all the way across. A woman who works for me said that when her children were small they had one of these in the playground in their neighborhood.⁠
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All the mothers called it the arm breaker.⁠
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When I was a girl we had a similar piece of equipment we called the monkey bars. It was a square contraption that had a four square grid on each side and some in the middle. Not as much open space and more dangerous.⁠
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About first or second grade a boy in my class, Petey, fell and broke his arm and knocked a front tooth out. I thought he was so cute and sweet.⁠
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Little crush there.⁠
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Ah, to be young again!⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 95:⁠
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The first thing we see after the picnic area is a bank of swing sets.⁠
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Kids go yelling, "Push me!" and running off to claim a swing.⁠
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I have to tell you this whole swing thing made me nervous as a parent, but as a grandparent, it nearly makes me apoplectic. Little ones running in and out of moving swings makes me anxious.⁠
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Especially the littlest ones that are totally oblivious to the fact a big brother or sister is about to nail them in the head with a foot from the front or the back. Not to mention the daredevils that swing way up high and start making the swing chains bounce and twist.⁠
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Then there are the ones that seem to have astronaut delusions that swing as high as they can go and LAUNCH themselves to land somewhere out in the grass, hopefully, right side up.⁠
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Oh Geez, I think I may have to lie down imagining all this "fun".⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 94:⁠
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We're heading into a park/playground area.⁠
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First stop is to get everyone fueled up with a picnic lunch. It is a fun time when a few moms and kids have an outing together. Kids love a picnic lunch and most of the time moms do too.⁠
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They definitely would like it in my park because no ants and no mosquitos! The other thing that makes it easy is a big bag of wet wipes.⁠
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So now what's in the picnic basket?⁠
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Fresh fruit of course is a must, my favorite is cubed watermelon.⁠
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We always had German potato salad served warm. No need to keep this one cool. If you aren't familiar with it it's a sweet/sour bacon-y version of potato salad.⁠
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Then some deli meat sandwiches, cookies and lemonade.⁠
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I'm hungry for summer now!⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 93:⁠
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Today's block is an ambulance.⁠
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I think this is a cute ambulance. I really like the "light" buttons that I added. However, there is nothing cute about having a ride in an ambulance.⁠
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I have never had to ride in an ambulance and I've always been afraid of it. I imagine if I ever have to do it I will be so glad they are there for me.⁠
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I think it would be claustrophobic and I think I would get motion sick. I realize that if I'm actually in an ambulance those will be the least of my problems.⁠
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My son has had a ride, as well as my mom and dad, and my grandson has had *two* rides.⁠
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I am grateful, EMTs are amazing humans.⁠
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Do you have a teacher in your family? This would m

Do you have a teacher in your family? This would make a great classroom quilt. 52” x 61” Kits available at the Fabric Nook! #quilt #quilting #tinasfabricnook #fabricnook #teacher #classroom #quilt #kit #sewingkit #quiltkit #homemade #gift #pencils #crafts #diy #doityourself #sewing #sew #smallbusiness

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 92:⁠
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A hospital is such a vital part of a community.⁠
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It impacts so much. How far you are from a hospital impacts your health insurance rates. It often figures into the decision of where you might retire.⁠
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And when you need one you better know where one is!⁠
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My little hospital is named Kremmling Memorial Hospital after the hospital that two of my sons were born in. It is now part of the Middle Park Health system.⁠
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Back then it was a local hospital and I had operations there and gave birth twice. Things have changed so much since then.⁠
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The day Asa was born the Dr. I had been going to was not there. He had to take his mother in law to the airport (WHAT???!!!!!).⁠
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So the Dr. who became my doctor from that point on had to drive over to the hospital from Granby.⁠
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It's a 40 minute drive.⁠
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He began the drive when Asa was ready to crown. The delivery nurse had me panting to wait and told me she wasn't going to catch the baby. So I panted. Fortunately, he arrived a few minutes later and so did Asa. He was a sunny side up baby.⁠
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When the doctor walked in I screamed, "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?!"⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 91:⁠
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EMERGENCY!⁠
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An emergency room can be a scary place.⁠
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We have been very fortunate with our local emergency room. I had to go to the emergency room 3 years ago. I had both my eardrums ruptured with infection and the inflammation in one ear was really bad. I had vertigo and couldn't turn my head at all without vomiting.⁠
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I was scared and it hurt a lot. ⁠
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Once I got to the emergency room I saw a nurse that I had known since she was a girl. I was immediately comforted that she was taking care of me.⁠
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They gave me drugs and fixed me up so I could go home.⁠
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I was so grateful for the emergency room just 10 minutes away.⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 90:⁠
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Trailer for Hire.⁠
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I think this is a great idea. What if you need to move across town? Or take home some rocks from the construction area for your rock garden?⁠
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I know Home depot and Lowe's have trucks and trailers for hire, but what if you just need a little trailer?⁠
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I think this is a clever enterprising idea.⁠
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I can imagine myself using this option to fill this little trailer with flowers and potting soil to plant the flower boxes in front and behind my little store. I think this wagon would look so cute filled with yellow and orange flowers and greenery and parked out front of my house or on the corner.⁠
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Wonder what the rent would be for a season? Haha.⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 89:⁠
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A drive-through Carwash!⁠
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Several years ago there was a drive-through car wash in town that was called "Teddy's Toy Car Wash". I never went there but thought it was a funny name. I think Ted built it as a toy for himself.⁠
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I had not ever been through a drive-through carwash until I was at least 50 years old. My friend, Kathy, went through one on a trip to Denver together.⁠
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It was a WOW moment for me.⁠
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She has a very clean car inside and out. I like to have a clean car. At this point, anyone who has ridden in my car will be hysterical with laughter.⁠
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I am not good at this task.⁠
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I haul stuff to and from work every day and it doesn't always (never) get completely empty. It's like a poorly organized mobile storage unit. One time when my son and his wife came for a visit from Chicago they gave me a surprise, they detailed my car!⁠
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I was giddy beyond words.⁠
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Now spring is coming and one day I will clean my car inside and out. I will revel in it, I will pat myself on the back and smile every time I get into my car. I will try anew to "keep it this way" yet again.⁠
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*sigh*⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 88:⁠
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Bob's Petrol.⁠
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I know gas isn't called petrol here but I've always liked the sound of it.⁠
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I named this little station Bob's Petrol because my father's name was Bob and as a young man he worked in service stations a lot. When he got older he owned a bulk plant behind a service station. He would tell me about when there were gas price wars (when fuel would drop to a quarter for a gallon of gas).⁠
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Attendants would go and wash all the windows on the block trying to bring favor to their particular station.⁠
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In the late 1960's my grandfather bought a lot in town to use as a parking lot for the Granby Drug Store. On the purchased lot there was a service station.⁠
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Part of the purchase deal was to move the station off the lot. So my mom and dad dug a hole and built a concrete block foundation. Then they moved that building onto the foundation. In time they turned it into the house I grew up in.⁠
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That house is still there right next door to the house my husband and I built and raised our children in. ⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 87:⁠
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Here is another important part of the road crew.⁠
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This job can be dangerous as people have been hit and killed setting cones by drivers moving too fast.⁠
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I have seen pickups going slow down the street with a guy sitting on the tailgate dropping cones in a straight line the same distance apart. Then at the end of the project he goes in reverse picking them up and stacking them in the back of the truck.⁠
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I used to think that might be an okay job. Then I thought about it some more and realized I would have to jump up and down in and out of the truck a lot. The reason being I wouldn't be able to reach the cones!⁠
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I have always had this delusion that I'm just as tall as everyone else. However, the reality is I'm 5'1" and I can't reach a lot of things.⁠
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Oh well.⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 86:⁠
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Nick's Dirt Works is the company in charge of this road work project.⁠
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The real life Nick is Nick Waldow, my daughter-in-laws brother. Nick has been running heavy equipment since he was in his mid-teens.⁠
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People have commented they like to watch him work because he's such a part of the machine. He was barely out of his teens when he bought his first piece of equipment and was in business. He worked with another family business, Waldow and Daughter Trucking.⁠
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At that time the daughter was my daughter-in-law. She did his trucking. Now he has lots of equipment and lots of guys working for him.⁠
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When he was young he was a competitive biathlon participant and traveled domestically to compete. He's a great guy, father, brother and friend.⁠
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I'm so happy he's part of my extended family.⁠
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