plattduetsche festival

plattdeutsche in franklin square. the fest was a fundraiser for the "old folk's" home next door.

fries and a brat with kraut which i asked specifically not for... but it was rinsed so not actually so bad

amazing potato pancakes dripping with grease that we waited almost an hour for. but so fucking worth it. and i drank an entire hefeweizen while in line. my only beer at bierfest. and not out of a boot. ::le sigh::

creepy garden gnomes. i would have bought one for the jardin..but they were $14 and plastic. PLASTIC. WHO MAKES FRIKKIN PLASTIC GARDEN GNOMES?!

suspenders to hold up your lederhosen and cute floral dresses

part of the parade of long island german clubs? [un]fortunatly we missed the crowning of this year's miss plattduetsche.

angry looking kids doing traditional bavarian dances

more garden results

from L-R: a pot of dirt [thai basil seeds], regular basil, baby strawberries

gigantor mothra in the garden. WAH TAHHH

tomatoes with a nice view of the house

eggplant flower. still waiting for an actual eggplant to spring forth...

i bought brussels sprouts on a whim. there are 6. hopefully they will produce 6 massive stalks of brussels sprouts.

baby bell pepper! [not babybel cheese in the cute red wax wrapper]

the first recognizable zucchini [of many to come]!

the ABCs

A is for artichokes, grilled over an open flame, full of carcinogens and deliciousness

B is for beeping buttons on a turning movement counter

C is for clouds in great neck, ny right before they opened up with rain

and...

S is for homesewed skirt that was declared "a nice first attempt."
damn.

completed quilt

I FINALLY FINISHED A QUILT!

i started this back in february...

it even has a backing [flannel], some legit quilting holding the batting in, and a binding!

and it folds very nicely into a square.

grilled banana pepper

grilled banana pepper
you are so good to eat
just a little spicy
but just a little sweet

fin.