I Suck At The Honey Pot Hill Orchards

On Saturday, I got to hang out with my BFF (Kerry) and my friends (Marc, Kelley, and Jen). Kerry was kind enough to organize the little get together. On the agenda for the day: apple picking at the Honey Pot Hill Orchards in Stow. Unfortunately, I suck at the Honey Pot Hill Orchards.

Anyway, I had an absolute blast... not because I enjoy apple picking, but more because it was great to just hang out with a bunch of friends. The Honey Pot Hill Orchards were packed. It seemed like everyone in the state of Massachusetts was going to the Honey Pot Hill Orchards to pick apples.

(Pictured below are Kelley and Jen at the Honey Pot Hill Orchards.)


That is not to say that I did not enjoy the picking of the apples. That was fun too. Of course, there were some issues like hoodlums throwing apples at one another (kids these days...), people picking apples in the prohibited sections, and the huge number of wasted apples on the ground which is a waste. But once you get past all that, the act of apple picking was enjoyable.

So as to not have Karen feel left out, we also waited for over half an hour to buy cider donuts for her. Karen was not feeling well and so could not make the day's festivities.

Probably the most interesting part of the day took place, not at the Honey Pot Hill Orchards, but within the car ride. While on our way home, we passed a truck near the South Shore Mall in Braintree that was literally on fire. The intense burning heat could be felt within our car as we drove past the inferno. The truck had recently caught fire as we approached. So the fire trucks had yet to arrive, leaving only a single police car to direct traffic.

Luckily, we had our own emergency management specialist (ie. Kerry) within the car. Kerry, by the way, cracks me up. On our way to the Honey Pot Hill Orchards, Kerry would tell all of us about the fire chiefs of the towns we had driven by... in Rainman-like fashion. The whole thing reminded me of the learning technique known as flash cards. So say a flash card of a town was displayed, Kerry would blurt out the name of the fire chief. It was interesting... and sadly, no one in the car could either confirm or deny the accuracy of who the fire chief was for the named town.

I have also decided that if I were ever to participate in the Amazing Race show, I would want Kerry as my partner. Originally, I thought my friend (Joanna) would make a good choice because Joanna would do probably anything... which would come in helpful during the numerous challenges. I have since come to see the light that Kerry would make a better choice... because Kerry knows things. She seems to have a knack for knowing her way around Massachusetts. Plus, she can drive standard. That is always handy for the game show. Unfortunately, I don't think Kerry would want me as her partner for the Amazing Race. Oh well.