July 12th 2025: Eating Out at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets in Wrentham

 Today, while at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets in Wrentham,

 we first went to Carvel

getting the M&M's Carvelanche,

then an AJ's Lemonade (Still) from Aroma Joe's.

Finally, a real lunch at Tavern in the Square,

this time getting the Baja Fish Tacos (mango salsa, blackening spice, avocado, red cabbage, chipotle aioli, served with cumin black beans)

and the Chicken Avocado Club (grilled chicken, bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomato, chipotle aioli, texas toast).

Good as always from this place, especially the flavor of the sandwich.

With that, an end to a day of shopping at the factory outlet mall.

September 3rd 2022: Eating at the Wrentham Outlets, Wrentham

 Today, while at the Wrentham Outlets in Wrentham, we decided to get some food, getting Strawberries with White Drizzle from Shishkaberry's, a food truck from Boston in town for the day, 

then heading to the Aroma Joe's location here, getting the Hash Brown Bites

and the S'More Fantasy Frojoe (flavors of toasted marshmallow, chocolate and shortbread).

The chocolate on the strawberries were a tad thick for my liking,  while the hash browns were soggy, and the drink was just alright by me. At least my other half had fun shopping today.

July 4th 2022: A Day at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets, Wrentham

 Today, while at the newly renovated Wrentham Village Premium Outlets,

we decided to have lunch at the Tavern in the Square location here.

We got the Chicken Quesadilla (cilantro, tres quesos, salsa, crema),

the Smoked Wings (honey sriracha),

the Chopped Greek (romaine, veggies, roasted chickpeas, mint, toasted pita, kalamata olives, feta, lemon tahini dressing),

the Mac + Cheese (house recipe of four cheeses)

and the Sweet Potato Fries.

Pretty good stuff, especially the sauces for the quesadilla, and the sweet spiciness of the wings. 

After lunch, we got Cinnamon Glazed Roasted Cashews from The Nutty Bavarian, a food cart in the shopping area, 

and a box of Choco Fruits 

from the Lindt Chocolatier here. 

Pretty good chocolate coated pineapples, oranges and apricots, and a good end to a day spent at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets.

August 3rd 2019: The Ecotarium, Worcester

We decided to visit the Ecotarium in Worcester today. There have been several changes made since the last time I was here, the very first day I started my journey of exploration over 8 years ago.

For lunch, we decided to get food from Edible Creations by Gerry here,

getting the Mac N Cheese and Chicken Tenders.

Just alright in my opinion.

Later, after a day of shopping at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets, we decided to get a lemonade

from The Lemon Smasher, a lemonade stand located there.

Not bad, but we can probably make it ourselves.

For dinner, we decided to check out Commonwealth BBQ close by, which looks like it was constructed on a former gas station, with only outdoor seating available.

For food, we got the Double, consisting of Sliced Beef Brisket,

the Half Chicken,

a Potato Salad,

Black Bean Rice

and Cornbread.

The meats were alright, being a little on the dry side, although the sides were pretty tasty, especially the potatoes with its topping of bacon. I wouldn't bring my friends to this gas station like place though.

June 1st 2018: Hiking in Plainville and Wrentham

I headed to Plainville this morning, passing through Norwood,

Norwood Memorial Airport

going for a hike at Goddard Sanctuary. The rough path I took here from 39 Taunton Street is shown below in pink.

Okay views of Turnpike Lake,

but otherwise nothing much else here,

 and it was so overgrown it's a wonder I even made it out.

Next, I did the Eagle Scout Nature Trail, the entrance located at 80 Everett Skinner Road. The path I took here is shown below in pink.

I had to walk this place several times to get around fallen trees, 

but even the bridge to nowhere was nothing to speak of.

From here, it was on to Wrentham, where I went on a hike at the Warner Trail from the Wrentham Premium Outlet area, where the path I took is shown below in pink.

The first pond from the old railroad bed

was pretty nice,

but nothing much else here.

The next part of the Warner Trail I went to was the Red Brush Hill area on Hancock Street, where the path I took is shown below in pink.

Nothing much to see here though, except from the power lines off the trail.

With that, I decided to call it a day, getting lunch from Pub 122, a relatively new bar restaurant replacing Danielle's Pub in Grafton that serves Indian food.

I got the Indian Combo (Curried Kidney Beans, Chicken Tikka Masala (diced chicken tandoori cooked in exotic sauce), served with rice and bread),

Pretty good actually, especially the chicken. Never had Indian food in a pub before.

I also got the Akita (Kimchi, sesame seeds, mayo, sriracha)

from Best in Show Hot Dogs, a food truck like place located at 80 Worcester Street.

Pretty delicious, I must say, with the kimchi and mayo.