South Bradford Fruit Market and Perkins Free Kids Wednesdays
I went to the South Bradford Fruit Market last night to pick up some fresh fruit. It's one of my favorite spots in Bradford.
The smells of fruits and vegetables, the colors, the texture of the crates and the plastic grass carpet on the fruit stands... it just feels amazing to me when I go there.
I always talk my wife into buying some concord grapes, and on the way back to the car I pop them in my mouth, and squeeze out the green insides with my tongue. I'm a seed eater, so i crunch into the seeds once the rest of the grapes are gone.
Then I took my family out to Perkins. The kids buckled down and finished school early in the day, so I wanted to reward them for their hard work. Wednesday and Saturday nights is "Kids Eat Free" day... actually, it's one free kid per adult, so two of our kids ate for free, but it's still a good deal.
As usual, the kids enjoyed the menu tailor made for them. Perkins has some special kids soda, which is made from blue or red syrup... This particular visit, though, the proportions between their syrup and carbonation was a bit off... The drink TASTED great, but was very very sweet. (I have no complaints... neither did the kids.
As my two year old started drinking her soda, I think the extra boost of sugar skipped her digestive track and went straight to her brain. Her eyes glazed over with the equivalent power of heroine to her little body, and excitement started boiling within.
When her pancakes came, with rainbow sprinkes (made with sugar) and Maple Syrup (also made with sugar), she gulped them down with delight.
Surprisingly, despite the high caloric content from the sugar, and the obvious energy rolling up beneath her skin, she was very polite and well behaved, along with the rest of my brood.
And then one of those moments that every parent dreamed of happens. A gentleman stooped down near my wife and I on his way out of the restaurant, and whispered in our ears: "You two have such a lovely family."
American Refining Group: The Nation's Oldest Operating Refinery
A few weeks ago, the American Refining Group opened it's doors for tours. ATA busses loaded up at the Swap meet grounds, and then took visitors through the plant, to explain how Pennsylvania Grade Crude Oil is turned into thousands of usuable oil products.
We started at the Swap Meet Grounds. My favorite monster truck, Grave Digger, was on hand. The kids were excited to see such a beast of a machine.
Oil from the refinery is refined into different grades. The Paraffin is removed and sent to Honeywell in Smethport. They refine it into food grade wax, so they can make things like wax lips.
We also took a tour of the packaging plant. This machine whirred thousands of bottles past, stuck labels on them, and then filled them, and sealed them.
Then we went to the Swap Meet. Lots of vendors, lots of oil memoribilia, and even the Sadie Green Sales Jug Band!
We had a blast. And again.. the cost... FREE. Can't beat that.
Name: Josh Hatcher Home: Roulette, PA, Bradford, PA About Me: I love music, graphic design, and of course NEWS. I'm a father of four beautiful kids, and husband to the prettiest woman in the world. See my complete profile
