big candy and nut store <\/a>yesterday, they had a fantastic display of John Deere stuff as ideas for Father’s Day presents.\n<\/p>\nFor kids whose dads are farmers, this must seem absolutely normal. The saleswoman in the store asked me if I was from around here. She thought I was a tourist because I was taking pictures. (I get that kind of question when I take pictures of corn too.)<\/p>\n
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No, not a tourist. I’ve lived here for 23 years but I had never seen a
\ndisplay of John Deere things in the candy store before. Maybe they have
\nthem every year and I hadn’t noticed. I thought they were great fun.
\nEspecially the John Deere napkin holder. That’s the one in the top
\npicture with the big ear of corn to hold down the napkins. What every
\nJohn Deere owning dad should have!<\/p>\n
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There was a John Deere lunch box and a John Deere decorated pail with goodies inside as well as other wonderful John Deere stuff like salt and pepper shakers and tins and carriers. <\/p>\n
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The goodies included little chocolate tractor lollipops. The gas tank on the left is a bank.<\/p>\n
This is all kind of wonderful! What lucky lucky dads! Although I suspect that when the dads finish with the goodies inside, the kids get to keep the packaging!<\/p>\n
This segment in the life of an Ordinary Woman is brought to you by:
Ginny<\/p>\n
PS. BTW . . . why do they call it an "ear" of corn?<\/p>\n
Note added to those who have been following the posts in May & June. The posts of the Diary of an Ordinary Woman have been moved to a blog of their own. Links to Diary of an O.W. and recent O.W. posts is in the sidebar. The Deere Dad’s Day post is posted both to the Diary of an Ordinary Woman and the Estrangements blog.\n<\/p>\n
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