On a trip to Muir Woods and Mount Tam, Andy F, his main squeeze Russ and I drove by a sign stating, no sorry.... with a sign that was screaming Fresh Cherries. Now I had just managed to pile in my stomach a large omelet, hash browns and an entire portion of pancakes, food was the last thing on my mind... for the next hour and a half. Andy mentioned about how if they have fresh fruit it would be perfect for some concoction he was making that night. I was sticking to beer. I wanted to last the night. On our way back down the road, low and behold, the stand was still there. We were in a little hurry to head back and quickly stopped by to see the goods. Some great fresh fruit, some amazing prices, but what was on my mind, since I wasn't going to be able to take any fresh fruit home, was the dried fruits and nuts on the side Oh my... were there some selections. Nuts, from walnuts, to pecans, to almonds to raw to ones coated in chocolate and candy shells. And the dried fruit? Bananas, strawberries, apricots were just a few that were there. Prices? Rock bottom. Andy got his fresh fruits, I had my nuts and dried fruits, we left happy men... who had some drinking to do. read more