Howdy folks!
We went to the Indiana State Fair!!
We went on opening night because I got in free (student) and I got Scott's ticket online for $2 off. We got to see The Indigo Girls in concert for free! They were awesome!
We ate baaaaad delicious foods
We saw a woman being loaded onto a stretcher with a plate of these potatoes chips. She just kept on eating them - they are "don't stop eating while being loaded onto a stretcher" good!!!
We looked at the stitching entries! There were a lot of quilts entered but hardly any stitching. I didn't take any pictures of the entries. There was a
Glendon Place Tiramisu - very pretty. Makes me want to stitch it! We rode on the tractor that takes you all over the fairgrounds.
We saw the hot air balloons.
Had a phosphate at the old time pharmacy
It was fun - We have never been to a state fair together - well I've never been to any state fair.
Scott had to leave on business for a night. When he got to his hotel they had this up
I guess among business men this is a thrilling honor!
They gave him a gift bag - water, apple, trail mix and crackers with peanut butter - and a beer voucher which he got coffee for instead. I didn't want him to feel let down when he got home to no fan fair so I made this
HAHA. I was going to bake cookies but then we would have eaten them and we are trying not to eat cookies. So instead of guest of the day I made him man of the year - quite an honor. Ü
The bunny that was visiting hasn't come back since we mowed but we now have this fabulous guy
Groundhog. He is so scared of us that I don't think he will stay around here long. He is adorable though. I also have some American Finches coming around - a male and a female!!
They are so pretty!! Yesterday we had a father house finch and his two babies at the feeder - he was feeding a seed to each baby as quickly as he could - they squawked and flapped ridiculously! Brats.
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The neighbor house is still being fixed (from the tree falling on it) it's about 10 feet across through the entire house - front to back!! They have cut down so many trees that we can see their house - I don't like it, but I guess they don't want any more tree accidents.
I am still working on the Gingerbread Needlework shop. It could not be cuter!! I have had a small frog issue - hoping it goes away!!
I don't like the front door on the pattern so I am doing two of the back door instead. I have made a few of the Victoria Samplers houses - not terribly hard but pretty time consuming,
I will take pictures as I go but they look just like the directions in the book haha!
I have a recipe to share with you. I got it from the September 2015 issue of
Sunset magazine. It comes with a
yakitori chicken recipe that I was going to make but we had delicious BBQ ribs on the grill instead. The salad sounded good when I read it - it so much better than I expected!! You don't put the avocado in until you are ready to serve.
Cucumber Avocado Salad
1/4 cup
unseasoned rice vinegar
1
English cucumber (10 oz.), quartered lengthwise and cut into 1/2-in. chunks
1
large avocado, cut into 1-in. chunks
In a large bowl, whisk together vinegar, salt, and 1 tsp. sugar. Add cucumber and onion; toss to coat.. Let set for 10 minutes - add avocado when ready to serve and mix.
It is fabulous - we are having it again tomorrow night with the Siracha Salmon from the Skinnytaste cookbook.
Well kids - I better go look at some homework. Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Thanks for stopping by!
Very cute what you did for Scott! Aren't state fairs fun? My DH liked the animals and I liked the crafts. We always went to the KY State Fair because it was in Louisville. The WA one is a bit of a drive so I'll have to see. Oh my gosh, those houses are the cutest things!! I would imagine the finish does take patience. The recipe sounds good. Cucumbers are especially good this time of year. I buy mine each week at the Farmer's market.
ReplyDeleteWe can't go to the fair without eating the fair food! Love the Victoria Sampler houses. I've made a couple of the small ornament houses, but have not attempted the bigger ones.
ReplyDeleteIt's been decades since I've been to a State Fair! Fair food is the best... even if it's baaaad for us, lol.
ReplyDeleteYour VS houses are pretty. I want to do one, but since you've confirmed my thoughts on the consumption of time, I'll have to hold off until I get some other projects done. Guess I'll live vicariously through you! ;-)
The cucumber salad recipe sounds good. The BF doesn't like avocado so I guess he'll just have to pick them out. Gonna take a look at the chicken recipe, too.