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Entries from October 2008

Last Hurrah at Dairy Queen

October 27th, 2008 · 4 Comments

One of my friends from High School, Tom, has been raving about the pumpkin pie blizzard at DQ and we got another Hollistonian to come out to Ashland and try this treat that Tom has been raving about. Behold the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard: Even though I didn’t get it with whipped cream as Tom suggested it […]

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Tags: *Ashland

McBoring

October 19th, 2008 · 4 Comments

You’d never guess by looking at this picnic area that this used to be one of the best McDonald’s Playlands around.  This Westboro location had it all:  hot metal slides, merry-go-rounds that taught kids about centrifugal force the hard way, the safe-haven of the Mayor McCheese tower which left parents powerless upon claiming their children. Why […]

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Tags: *Westborough · Flashback

Dowse Orchards

October 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Last week I stopped by Dowse Orchard on Rt.27 in Sherborn.  They offer PYO apples and also have a little stand where they sell apples by the peck and half peck plus all sorts of goodies like locally made fudge, ready-to-bake apple crisp, local honey and the best cider I’ve ever tasted, which they make themselves.  Dowse […]

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Tags: *Sherborn · Yays

Garden Restaurant

October 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I’ve wanted to go to this place for a while now.  They’re only open for breakfast and lunch during the week and closed on Sundays so I just haven’t found myself available or in the area on the one day a week I can go. Finally last Saturday Ethan and I made the drive out […]

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Tags: *Milford

Boloco

October 1st, 2008 · 5 Comments

We actually went here a while ago, sorry I’ve been bad about posting, things have been very busy and I spent the past week on Oregon etc… I was interested in Boloco not because I like burritos but just that it was new and looked interesting so we went in to try it.  The inside is clean […]

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Tags: *Natick · restaurants