I spent Sunday morning hawking "organic" tee shirts and totes at Fairchild Tropical Garden's "3rd Annual Edible Garden Festival". My booth was strategically located between "Martita's Banana Cakes" (yummy) and "Harmony Kettle Korn" (OMG delicious). Needless to say, I did not go hungry.
Don't know if you've ever eaten kettle corn, but it is highly addictive. There's no such thing as eating one or two kernals. My next door neighbor this morning thoughtfully presented me with a just-out-of-the-kettle warm bagful at 9am when I arrived to set up. When my shift ended at 1pm, there was still enough in the giant plastic bag to provide Benard with a goodly portion. (Take a look at those bundles in the photo at right and you'll see what I mean.)
99% of the booths sprinkled throughout the Garden for the two day Festival pay for their space and are there to sell food and merchandise. My booth is one of the few operated by the Garden and manned by volunteers. Benard spent the morning driving visiors back and forth to parking areas on an 8-passenger shuttle. The Garden has over 500 regular volunteers who are totaly dedicated to this imcredible place, and can call on another 500 for their major events like the famed Ramble that will take place next month.
We chose the morning shift so we could get home in time to watch our sad sack Miami Dolphins play the Denver Broncos. The Denver team is led by University of Florida icon, Tim Tebow, and Dolphin management was delighted to note that the usually half empty stadium suddenly sold out with Tebow fans there to root for their Golden Boy.
So far, he's doing as bad as our Dolphins.
The Dolphins may actually win this game.*** That will infuriate all those fans in the stands bandishing "Suck For Luck" placards. For the non-sports-minded, that refers to Stamford's incredible quarterback, Andrew Luck, who's slated to be the #1 draft choice this year. Boy, could we use him! Thus the charming allusion to the necessity for the team to end up worst in the league.
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***Addendum. . .I can't believe I'm saying this. We lost. It wasn't easy, we were up 15-0, but the Dolphins found a way, after being in the lead for 3 and 3/4 quarters. Way to go, Tebow. The crowd in Sun Life (Dolphin's) stadium, including shocked Dolphin fans, gave you a standing ovation. Unbelievable.
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