T Stands for Mahoney's Garden Center

I had been seeing ads for Mahoney's Garden Center on television. Some of our friends get their flowers and stuff from Mahoney's. So one Wednesday we decided to take a ride to the Concord location (about 45 min. or so) to see what they had.

One of the first things we saw made me laugh. I'm terrified of spiders so this would be perfect.

We wandered around and I picked up some floral flats. I was immediately drawn to the Queen of Hearts petunias as I had never seen that variety before and added some verbena to coordinate.

There were lots of hanging baskets to choose from.

Miles and 

miles of flowers.  All in all a pleasant outing on a beautiful day. Since it was lunch time, we decided to find a place to eat. We were going to head up the road to Acton, the next town, for a pub-type restaurant Himself had found while looking for directions to Mahoney's. 

Just as we were making the turn out of Mahoney's Himself saw

an Italian restaurant and pulled into the driveway. I asked how come here? Though in truth I didn't care where we were going to eat. I didn't have to prepare a meal. He said he was worried about parking and walking distance at the other restaurant. He said there was something on their website that said if the parking lot was full, you could park across the street at the church. The parking lot only had 4 spaces.

We've eaten at PapaRazzi before at their location close to  MassBay College where Himself teaches. 

The restaurant wasn't crowded, and we were shown to a table at the back of the restaurant by the fireplace. Himself was happy to have a place where he could hang his cane without it crashing to the floor.

I had an Arnold Palmer (half ice tea and half lemonade)

In looking over the menu, one of the dishes I was thinking about selecting was seasoned with red pepper. I don't like hot and spicy food so I was happy there was a fire extinguisher close by.

We started with a beautifully arranged antipasto which included a delicious fig jam

There was also a basket of lovely bread. I love bread.

I ordered  Orecchiette con Salsiccia with sausage and broccoli rabe. My grandmother used to make orecchiette only she called them cappelini (little hats) and she served them in gravy (spaghetti sauce)

Himself had Veal Scallopini with potatoes and broccolini. 

For dessert, I had Limoncello Mascarpone Cake. I had also ordered a cup of Earl Grey tea, but that was no where in sight. Well, it was only a cup of tea and just as we were about to leave when

the waitress brought the tea. This  restaurant is a nice place if you want a very, very leisurely lunch.

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