We're All Children of the Corn...(Out and About at Lombardi Ranch in Saugus)

When I think of LA County, a few things come to mind...

Palm trees.

Beaches.

Vast, creepy corn mazes worthy of a Stephen King novel.

Wait, what?

Okay, so Los Angeles isn't a big corn maze mecca ... but it does have a dandy one right at the Lombardi Ranch in Saugus.  From late summer through November, this family-owned working farm grows tomatoes, onions, peppers, squashes, melons, flowers, pumpkins and corn.  (I don't mean a few cute stalks for atmosphere, I'm talking rows upon meandering rows of corn laid out in an actual maze. Seriously, I'm surprised an alien hasn't placed a crop circle in the middle of it.) 

During October, the ranch is a veritable fall wonderland with all kinds of activities including pumpkin picking, a petting zoo, wagon and train rides, face painting, a scarecrow making contest and an opportunity to wander around the mother of all corn mazes!

Check out the website for more info and a calendar of future events.  

Sometimes it's Okay to Play Games (Out and About at Game Haus in Glendale)

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What happens when you combine caffeine and 850 board games?  Find out as Jon, Raine and I check out Game Haus, a board game library and cafe at 1800 S. Grand in Glendale.  (It's in the historic Seeley Studios building.)  This is seriously one of the coolest places to spend an afternoon, but it's almost impossible to choose from among so many rare and bizarre games.  Of course, you'll find the usual amusements like Risk and Battleship, but when is the last time you sat down to a competitive round of Killer Bunnies or The Game of Nuclear War? 

You have been warned.