Here’s where I keep track of the adventures…
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My love of books and reading comes from my mother. An author, former librarian, story time lady at the public library, and lover of the written word herself. She always used to try and gently remind my sister and I (before the yelling started) “Books are our friends. Books take…
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I love quirky, unexpected surprises, you know like when you decide to go left instead of right to take the long way home (planting a Supertramp earworm there) and are rewarded with something that makes you pull over just to take it in. That happened to me yesterday. See, working…
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I learned that I was stronger than I thought. Tougher than I thought. I had to be, soon my 12 year old would be over 6 foot tall (eventually 6’4”) and I had to be strong and not back down. Soon my 9 year old would be telling me about…
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I made some vanilla! I’ve been wanting to do this forever. When I lived in Texas, I was always able to get Mexican vanilla. It spoiled me. Even when I lived in Missouri, I always had Mexican vanilla because my parents always brought it up from Texas. Then I moved…
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What an amazing experience this past year has been. I am so proud of myself for completing it. I have taken friends, like Dawn, with me, my children were looking for new places to try for lunch or dinner, friends calling or texting to tell me about a place they…
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So now the robot told us we had arrived at our destination, but nowhere could we find a grave. Now here was our clue – a tree grew out of the stake in the vampires heart.
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This has been a great year of documenting adventures before my 60th. I have had a blast. I am going to do a hard push this week to cram in the last 10, so we shall see!
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My classmates were nice and helpful and not one of us knew each other but that didn’t stop us from laughing with each other.
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The service was outstanding, they asked about spice level and my daughter said “Give her 00 level of heat” 🙄🤣🫤 And my daughter was correct.
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I had planned on exploring this weekend, but the Denver/Boulder areas got a storm. Lots of snow after last weeks Arctic blast turned the snow into frozen tundra reminiscent of Arendelle because I thought for sure I saw talking a snowman and a sassy reindeer.
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I think this is the first time anyone, ever, in the history of evers, that someone is running behind on adventures!
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We were enjoying each others company and I did not get many pictures, but time with my family is so precious, I’m glad I was able to be ”present”. Nonetheless, I got a couple.
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We found the train station, which made me smile. It’s a quaint little building but really my first thought was the series, Yellowstone. If you are a fan of the show, you’ll get the reference.
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There is something to be said about sitting propped up in your bed, swaddled in all the covers, surrounded by used tissues and cough drops wrappers that makes you not care about being a quitter.
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So my plans to explore Cripple Creek, Colorado were scratched. I will explore that another time and sing the song by The Band, Up On Cripple Creek.
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The drive is beautiful. The sky was so blue it looked fake, and I was reminded of animal parks when I was a kid. I remember one in particular, in South Dakota. It’s was Custer National Park, and the begging burros lived up to their name!
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We had a chance to talk with owner, she was our server. She said that they had been open for a bit before the lady shared on TikTok and business just exploded over night. She had kitchen folks helping her serve.
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Now, after sunset, those clouds blocked the stars and the moon, so all the lights went out. Thats when my robot said to drive down a gravel road between two fields. And up ahead in the darkness I thought I saw a bit of a flashing light and some orange…
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Because I missed my turn, when I got into Texas, I hit some small towns that I had never been to, so the missed turn, brought something new to the trip. New experiences, new places, same old Susan.
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As we drove, we sang along to the radio. It’s funny to have your 7 year old granddaughter ask if we can listen to Tears For Fears and The Clash. It made me smile to hear a little voice in the back seat belting out “everybody wants to rule the…
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I opened the oven and smoke just rolled out and there were a few tiny flames. I pulled it out and I was coughing and hoping the smoke alarm wouldn’t go off.
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My granddaughter had this whole plan. She had a bottle of water and was going to throw it on the ghosts. I had to explain that Target sells cases of water, but it was just regular water, not Holy Water. Mainly because Target doesn’t sell Holy Water, it’s only available…
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Everything I found was too big for the space or it was ugly or inexpensive and cheaply made. I found some I liked but found that the ones I liked were all “some assembly required” and I am not the person for assemblage.
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As we drove along, Sofia began to clap and cheer, “A squiggle sign, Mhàmo! That means a good turn is coming!”
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I had only heard stories of Casa Bonita, but wasn’t really sure what it was. The original Casa Bonita opened in the early 1970s. It changed hands many times, although keeping the same features.
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If at all possible, if the route will not take more than 4 hours one way, I will always take backroads and skip the expressway. I didn’t have my doggy co-pilot with me today, mainly because there might be a store that I need to experience too.
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Such a cute downtown area greets you as you drive in. There were tree lined streets, old houses, restored buildings with a modern twist. Beautiful sculptures and a big lake! I drove up and down streets, drinking in the beautiful architecture and their yards displaying riots of color.
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I saw a lady on a video, on one of the many socials, showing how she makes her own dog treats for her dogs. I thought it didn’t look too hard and so I set on a little mission to figure out how to go about this tasty dog treat.
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A couple of weeks back, my granddaughter and I were at the park by my house and we were leaving, we noticed a bunch of animals on a hillside near walking trails. I thought maybe it was Humane Society or maybe a local shelter, setting up for adoptions.
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My granddaughter loves Jurassic Park, all of the movies, but especially the ones with Chris Pratt. Her favorite dinosaur is the Velociraptor, in the movies, “Blue” the raptor born in captivity, is her favorite. I think it’s because even tho it is a dangerous creature, it was still helpful.
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It was a lovely Saturday morning, it was about 70 degrees, and we were on backroads with no timetable. Sofia asked if she could roll her window down and I thought that was a great idea. We both rolled down our windows and I opened the sunroof. I turned on…
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As I was driving, and the kiddo was asleep, I realized I was going off to the wilderness and up a mountain with a 6 year old, a dog, and me. If we get a wildlife visit, it will be mayhem. The thought made me laugh as visions of bears…
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Here is what happened. I wanted to color my hair. During Covid, I let it go from the Light Ash Blonde that I had been highlighting my fading blonde hair with for thirty some years. It was kind of liberating, especially since there was still some blonde, a little gray…
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So we put the address in the new robot and off we went! Oh to tell you how wacky the old robot was, my granddaughter said, “ Mhamó, I’m so glad you have a new robot, that old one was lame!” Well, you must be pretty bad if a 6…
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Actually the whole process was pretty easy. The hardest part was the dealership having the most uncomfortable chairs in the world. Worse than the ones in the Children’s ER when my kiddos were babies.
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My 60 new things before my 60th birthday has helped our search. We try to find locally owned places, hole in the wall is usually the best and that has served us well for sushi, Italian, seafood, and possibly pizza (depends on who you ask)
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In all the years we have known each other, I had never driven in a tunnel with her and the panic was For Real For Real. I know that there is nothing that is going to happen because we don’t live in an action movie, but that is why they…
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I had never seen warnings like this before, it makes absolute sense to have them, and so they posed for a picture.
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There was heavy traffic, so taking pictures while driving was a safety issue, but there are so many cute stores, antiques, western wear, artisan specialties, and restaurants and bars. It was late afternoon on a Friday and people were already enjoying their weekend and the fact that it looked as…
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The drive is always so beautiful and the sing along to 70s and 80s hits made smile. Once upon a time, it was just my friend and I doing the radio concerts, then it was us and 4 kiddos, now we are grannies, excuse me, Nana and Mhamó on a…
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The first thing I saw was a Victorian house, or I thought it was, and I knew I wanted to go there first. Nine times out of ten, if I am going to explore an area, I have no idea where I wanted to go. Heading to Cheyenne, all I…
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You know, I always mean to stop for a sunset, but then I never remember. I need to find time, to make the time and promise myself as I would the baby and just do it.
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Growing up in Missouri, we heard of her often as she started her life in the illustrious Hannibal, Missouri. I have been to Hannibal many, many times and it was always so fun and the stories and tall tales shared about the famous people from Hannibal, such as Margaret “Molly”…
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When we were talking about low clouds to the baby, she wanted to “touch” a cloud. So, I opened her backseat window and she stuck her hand out to touch them. She was very disappointed that it was “cold air”. When we got to the summit, she wanted to try…
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I love taking pictures of old cemeteries and the headstones on the graves. I used to be so scared of them as a kid. Probably because I attended more funerals than most children as my father was usually the minister presiding over the service and my mother was usually the…
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I wanted my yoga pants that are too big for me (I lost 75 pounds in the past year,) that have a hole in the knee from moving to Colorado; I wanted my oversized t-shirt that is so soft and says “WKRP First Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drop 1979” (IYKYK).
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Last night, I was looking online for some interesting places to explore that wasn’t a true day trip, but maybe something close enough for a lunch time adventure. And I had a recently clear car, so the windshield was a bit cleaner from last weeks excursions. I discovered many small…
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When I moved to Colorado a little over a year ago, I noticed an old timey looking restaurant in my daughter’s neighborhood. My daughter and son-in-love live in the Highlands area in North Denver. On the corner of 38th Ave and Tejon St sits a restaurant that always has a…
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An idea was rolling around in my noggin. What if I did these new things, trying something out, new cuisine, a new store, a new way home (well not that boring) but I knew I could make myself try or do new things, 60 new things in the next year.…
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● About Me
My name is Susan and I turned 59 this week. I was not thrilled about this age or the one that would be coming up next. One celebratory post on social media that included a link, inspired me to try 60 new things or experiences before I turn 60 in 2025. Join me on this journey as I view these adventures through a dirty windshield.
Susan is a mom of 2, grandmother of 1 and owned by 1 dog. Currently living in the Denver, Colorado metro area.
Adventures Through A Dirty Windshield 