Friday

We had a reservation for the 9am tour of the Harry and David Factory in Medford.  That was interesting.

The only thing being produced this Friday was the Moose Munch.  Everyday there in something different.  Candy, Moose Munch, pears and peaches are all done here.

These are the big vats of caramel. 

Then they add the popcorn and whatever else in that batch.  This time it was nuts.

After stirring it was dumped out to go to the next area for packaging.

At the end of the tour we got little boxes of chocolates.  Our tour guide was enjoyable to listen to.  Learned a lot about Harry and David.  

Then we drove on to Ashland.  First stop - lunch.  The Greenleaf was fabulous.  

We then walked up to our theater to see the play "The 10th Muse".  Wow!! What a performance.  "In a lively 18th-century convent in colonial Mexico, young nuns and servants unearth a hidden play written by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a nun and famous intellectual who died 20 years earlier after falling out of favor with the church. At night, behind the back of the Mother Superior, they act out Sor Juana’s ribald farce, revealing her blazing, blasphemous talent...and discovering their own complex bonds of sisterhood. OSF is delighted to present this commission by a rising Mexican playwright"

After lunch we rambled around Ashland, poking into the shops.  Around 6pm we left.  We went to the grocery store to buy a roasted chicken for dinner.  We already had fresh corn and spinach.  Repeat meal from Wednesday night.  yummy.  The rest of the evening we relaxed.  Looked at pictures and yakked until the wee hours.  

Now it is bright and early Saturday morning and Jeanne will drive me to the airport.  This is a fun area.  Lots to do.