Random notes from the weekend:

1. FLOR is available locally at Koo De Kir: minimum order of just two tiles and 10% discount to boot.

2. Cold Stone Creamery: Banana ice cream plus peanut butter...a store at the Fenway AMC Landmark Plaza is coming soon.

3. MGDub and I stopped by the "Deborah's Kitchen Spreadable Fruit" stand at the Charles Hotel farmer's yesterday to visit MGDub's friend Lindsey, who was manning the jam stand. MGDub had predicted I would buy somehting. True to form, I bought a bag filled with jams and jellies, all of them gifts. If you're looking for an unusual regional gift that's not corny, I highly recommend checking out Deborah's stand to sample all of her quirky jams and jellies. Best of all, she sells her jams in teeny 2oz jars perfect so you can buy lots without crowding your cupboards. Since Deborah makes her own jellies, no worries about sweatshop labor or at least the sweatshop labor is local so consume away with a clear conscience. A sampling of her wicked cool flavors with abbreviated descriptions sans the zippy descriptions:

Massachusetts Rubies: Cranberries, Raspberries and Strawberries...
Peach Melba: Peaches and seeded Raspberries...
Hot, Hot Peach: Peaches and Asian Chili Peppers...
Mango Sunshine: Peaches, Mangoes and Ginger...
Fig Ginger: The frisky Fig, Orange and Ginger...