Sunday, January 22, 2012
Harvard, Massachusetts
Breakfast by Sean McLaughlin
For breakfast Mr. McLaughlin made french toast along with warmed up left over steak tips and mashed potato's with onions. Home made whipped cream, strawberry jam, pineapples, pineapple sauce, and maple syrup which Mr. McLaughlin's Dad made were all available to put on top of the french toast. My personal favorite was the whipped cream because it was the perfect consistency. The breakfast hit the spot and gave me enery for day of work on the farm.
Farm Work:
Mr. McLaughlin had too much mulch for the boarder of his patio. Our job was to remove some of the mulch, load it onto the John Deer Gator and make a pile in the woods in case it was needed later for another project. The John Deer Gator is a machine similar to the Kawasaki Mule we have in Talkeetna but has no top seats and no cover to protect the driver from rain. It does has the capability to dump it's load like a dump truck. This was helpfully with the mulch job. We worked for about three hours then took a break for lunch. Some may consider farm work boring but personally I thought it was fun loading the Gator and dumping the mulch. Loading the mulch was a little hard but since I have never used a pitch fork before I thought it was cool.
Lunch time:
I was very hungry for lunch because of all that work I did. For lunch we ate delicious quesadilla with cheese and ham. That's the perfect combination in my opinion. There were also fresh steamed muscles but I didn't try any. We also had some strawberry juice that tasted good on that hot summer day after farm work.
Pool Time:
Finally we got to the pool. It was nice to go in the pool on a hot day, with squirt guns, playing with your friend. We played for about an hour and a half. I got tired of the pool quickly so I decided to leave.
Once we were all dried off and changed Catherine and I rode around the farm on the ATV's. That was fun. I learned that when you are driving the ATVs you shouldn't go through the tall grass because ticks and other nasty insects could bite you. We drove all over for about an hour.
Dinner:
For dinner we had more steak tips, mashed potatoes, and salad. While eating dinner I told Jack and his family stories from my adventures.
Movie:
After dinner we decided to watch a Harry Potter 5. Before we could watch the movie we had to clean up. Jack and I volunteered. I loaded up the food cart with plates, rinsed them off, and handed them to Jack to put in the dish washer. Since they have such a big family and lots of extended family in the Boston area their kitchen is designed like a commerical kitchen. First, you roll the cart to the table. Second, load all the dirty dishes on the cart. Third, roll the cart back to the kitchen. Then rinse them all with the powerful commercial grade sprayer. Next, load the dishes into the special trays that go into the dishwasher. Start the dishwasher, wait 2 minutes, unload that tray and load up the next. I have to say doing dishes this was is totally fun.
It was a treat to see Jack again and it was even better to stay with him at his farm. I hope I can go back there again some time. The farm work was very fun and more fun with the Gator. Massachusetts is a good place to visit on the east coast. Not only did I see Harvard but I also saw Essex and Boston.
For breakfast Mr. McLaughlin made french toast along with warmed up left over steak tips and mashed potato's with onions. Home made whipped cream, strawberry jam, pineapples, pineapple sauce, and maple syrup which Mr. McLaughlin's Dad made were all available to put on top of the french toast. My personal favorite was the whipped cream because it was the perfect consistency. The breakfast hit the spot and gave me enery for day of work on the farm.
Farm Work:
Mr. McLaughlin had too much mulch for the boarder of his patio. Our job was to remove some of the mulch, load it onto the John Deer Gator and make a pile in the woods in case it was needed later for another project. The John Deer Gator is a machine similar to the Kawasaki Mule we have in Talkeetna but has no top seats and no cover to protect the driver from rain. It does has the capability to dump it's load like a dump truck. This was helpfully with the mulch job. We worked for about three hours then took a break for lunch. Some may consider farm work boring but personally I thought it was fun loading the Gator and dumping the mulch. Loading the mulch was a little hard but since I have never used a pitch fork before I thought it was cool.
Lunch time:
I was very hungry for lunch because of all that work I did. For lunch we ate delicious quesadilla with cheese and ham. That's the perfect combination in my opinion. There were also fresh steamed muscles but I didn't try any. We also had some strawberry juice that tasted good on that hot summer day after farm work.
Pool Time:
Finally we got to the pool. It was nice to go in the pool on a hot day, with squirt guns, playing with your friend. We played for about an hour and a half. I got tired of the pool quickly so I decided to leave.
Once we were all dried off and changed Catherine and I rode around the farm on the ATV's. That was fun. I learned that when you are driving the ATVs you shouldn't go through the tall grass because ticks and other nasty insects could bite you. We drove all over for about an hour.
Dinner:
For dinner we had more steak tips, mashed potatoes, and salad. While eating dinner I told Jack and his family stories from my adventures.
Movie:
After dinner we decided to watch a Harry Potter 5. Before we could watch the movie we had to clean up. Jack and I volunteered. I loaded up the food cart with plates, rinsed them off, and handed them to Jack to put in the dish washer. Since they have such a big family and lots of extended family in the Boston area their kitchen is designed like a commerical kitchen. First, you roll the cart to the table. Second, load all the dirty dishes on the cart. Third, roll the cart back to the kitchen. Then rinse them all with the powerful commercial grade sprayer. Next, load the dishes into the special trays that go into the dishwasher. Start the dishwasher, wait 2 minutes, unload that tray and load up the next. I have to say doing dishes this was is totally fun.
It was a treat to see Jack again and it was even better to stay with him at his farm. I hope I can go back there again some time. The farm work was very fun and more fun with the Gator. Massachusetts is a good place to visit on the east coast. Not only did I see Harvard but I also saw Essex and Boston.
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