For the second weekend in a row, I headed out of the city for some harvest fun. Davis Farmland Mega Maze delivered. This tube slide alone was worth the trip.
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| From Corn Maze |
Laura, Peter and Katie try to figure out what the heck we’re doing.
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| From Mega Maze |
The goal was to make it through the maze, crossing 11 bridges in the process. I think we managed 6 or 7 bridges. I was happy just to make it back out.
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| From Mega Maze |
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| From Oliver – 9 months |
Little Oliver was in high spirits all day. Lots of rolling, smiling and kicking. He also sprinkled in some airplane noises after dinner.
Since it is almost a new weekend already, I better get this post up about last weekend’s sports extravaganza. Friday night was Red Sox versus White Sox. Saturday night was New England Revs versus Beckham’s LA Galaxy.
No camera at Fenway, but the Fan Foto folks snapped a shot. Take a look.
Beckham packed Gillette Stadium, which made for a lively game. Katie caught him kicking.
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| From Sports Weekend |
The Red Sox won 8-0 and the Revs tied 2-2.
On my trip to the Great Northwest last month, I hit up the Tides Tavern for my whiskey burger, minus the beef, plus the Gardenburger. What came out was a Boca patty. Yuck. There was no notice on the menu. Just a sly replacement. I tried for a Gardenburger at another restaurant but got denied, the waitress citing a recall as the reason. This was what tipped me off to a top secret shift in the world of Gardenburger.
The whole story has yet to be uncovered as far as I can tell, but there was a “voluntary withdrawal” followed by scarce supply. Irregularities were behind this non-recall, apparently due to Kellog purchasing the Gardenburger.
Over the weekend I stopped by Whole Foods and finally found a box of Gardenburgers after coming up empty handed at every grocery store for weeks. The packaging looked the same, but the burgers are totally different. They are not tasty. What gives?
Well I’ll tell you what gives. I did a little investigative journalism. Here are the results.
From my box of Gardenburgers:
From gardenburger.com:
Even their own website hasn’t been informed of the change of ingredients. I would appreciate an explanation for the totally new and far inferior Gardenburger. Actually I would rather just have the old delicious Gardenburger back. “The Original” is nothing like the original and I am not pleased.
If you’re looking for something new for a road trip or plane ride this summer, check out the new album from Girl Talk. It’s available for download at whatever price you want to pay.
I’ve given it a few listens on the road and on the bus. So far so great. If you’re unfamiliar with Girl Talk, it’s a DJ remixing and putting together a big old amazing mashup. The songs sample from and cycle through some great hits from the past, all layered together in a brilliant mix.
At Mom’s request, I am posting to say today is my birthday!
Oliver has already sent his wishes!
Frankly, I don’t think anybody can top that, but . . . let the birthday wishes roll in!
Make shortcake!
The strawberries in the second CSA delivery arrived soaking wet and quite mushy. Perhaps due to the humidity and/or the thunderstorming, they were not really snackable. They did make an excellent strawberry shortcake though. I also managed to sneak an egg into the dough from the previous week’s delivery.
Along with the strawberries was a loaf of wheat bread, some lettuces, more pea tendrils and something that I think is spinach.
Just a reminder that you can check out the latest Oliver celeb spottings at Cain Central.
Welcome the new Cain family to the internets.
Soon enough little Oliver will be able to post things himself. Kids these days. They’re born knowing how to do the technology.
We took the plunge and went for a half-share of a CSA (community supported agriculture). Ours goes a step further by delivering right to the front door. Today was the first delivery.
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I’m not sure I know how to take care of a basil plant but it smells tasty. Not much produce this week but I imagine that changes as the season progresses. I bought local strawberries last week and they tasted quite good, but these are just outstanding.
Happy first father’s day to my brother!
