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This sign for Nickerson Farms, near Picacho Peak, has been here, in this same condition, ever since I moved to Arizona in 1982; it's on the road between Phoenix and Tucson. Apparently the restaurant closed sometime around 1980 and the building has since moldered to the ground but the sign lives on...
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- Wildly in love with my husband B., former guardian of the late, lamented Miss Tallulah Mae (the wonder dog), adorer of all canines, dilettantish crafter, obsessed with birds, vintage shopper, lover of libraries, neophyte cellist, and foziewisp.
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