fall is just around the corner..

here are some fields of gold.. near my sisters house, would be a lovely place for taking pics of little nieces and nephews.. or perhaps, trash the dress?

farmer marketo: minneapolis farmer's market

J's mom bought loads of fresh basil so we could make our own pesto.. our apartment smelled like a dream.. i am not kidding you, everytime we opened our apartment door, i felt as if i was in a field of yumm

there is something sexy about a cabbage.. as Cozzi would say: "this pepper is so sensualll"

when we were shopping about, i felt like i was travelling in a foreign country, all the smells, and fresh veggies and foreign language floatingabout.. Of course when i mentioned this, jonnie was like: "perfect, we never need to leave MN again!!!" NOT the response i was looking for:)

my favorite rents -in- laws!! with the giant chick!!

yummmmmmmmmm, all sorts of beans bean beanssssssssssssss..

* i must say, there was a world of difference this saturday then the time you and i went for my wedding.. when we went there was barely anyone there.. this weekend there was like 400 vendors.. add it to your list to go when you get back for next year.. a world of difference then the day we shoved flowers in my car !! :)

let me PIN you

well it took me MONTHS to find little antique pins for you bridesmaids when i was looking.. and then, someone hires me to look for their daughter and i find 5 in one day! my goodness.. the thrift gods were kind to me.. so here are some of the brooches purchased for another girls wedding..

i started thinking.. hmm, maybe i should keep some of these .. but i have a JOB to do, and i must complete it.. even tho i was considering for a couple moments to keep them,...

finding little old lady pins- for young ladies :)

red

i just like red. thats all. and red barns.. delightful.

LET'S DO IT!

Let's have our next adventure in good ol' CANADA! I've never even touched foot on that foreign soil...oh how I will long to feel foreign once again in a year and change! So let's do it! I think it would be wonderful if we each saved all our little loose change to pay for the gas up to Prince Edwardo and then we could even camp heaven for sake if we can't afford anything else! our couchsurf since I'm an expert ha at that.....what do you say missy, it may not be italia or españa but it is...outside of our territory! doesn't it sound grand! I wonder how much money we would need to save for the gas and food along the way...and well, maybe an annie trinket or two....oh, you should look up antique fairs up there. I can only imagine the canadians can do as well as the yankeess.......

ORONOCO flea market

here i am holding the official "H" for Hannah .. in retrospect, perhaps i should have bought it.. but it was too spendy, so i decided not to.. although it would have looked QUITE cute on a bookshelf.. i was scouring the market for a "K" but never found one.. so if you happen across a big K in south america -mail it home to your favorite Kuriscak!!!!

some old wheels.. i always love taking pics of wheels for some reason..

now here is a guy with some gastric problems.. hahah. actually i thought, "if i were a science teacher.. this would be perfect for my classroom.. " but as i am NOT a science teacher.. it doesnt exactly fit in my 'home decor' :)

for the longest time i couldnt figure out why this said CUKES? i was like, 'Jonathan, why does it say Cukes? 'and he was like.. "Umm cucumbers.". and i felt dumb. ;) (*even tho in my defense those are onions.. )

LOVE LOVE LOVE these Japanese Sea floats.. wish i could have bought one/all of these as well, but seeing as ONE was like $300.. i figured merhaps it wasnt worth emptying my little savings account..

here is a sight for sore eyes.. a 1/2 goat nailed to a telephone pole.. somehow i feel as tho this could be illegal.. just one of the many strange sights to be seen in oronoco! :) baaaah baaaah

the worlds tiniest camera..

love the old worn baseballs.. will buy them to decorate a little boys room.. -

WAIT.. do not yet have little boy.. must not buy them ....yet :)

so there you go: the flea market was a HIT, though i only came home with a handful of marbles.. (no i mean it).. so.. it will be there next year.. though if we shall go is still mystery :)

will you join us?

90 degree running

umm, can i say that i didnt even get a mile.. or that perhaps i went a few blocks, overheated.. stopped.. tried to run again.. stopped.. complained to jonathan.. and walked the rest of the way..

FACT: running when it is 90 degrees (literally) is NOT a good idea. Ever.

and i mean EVER.

you cant see how red i actually am.. but i still thought you could at least see the pain... ugg

delectable red

i pine for this dress...

the cabin

well the cabin has come and gone.. it was a nice weekend spent with the Propps, .. there was a little bit of rain on saturday that made things gloomy.. but we still got out there and tried to waterski and tube, etc.. ill be posting more pics on facebook, but i thought i should give the j-crow a little update. ...

here is a snapping turtle that we saw on the road.. we all yelled: "jonathan, take care of it.." and so he had to run out and grab it by its tail (*so it wouldnt bite him) and try to get him across the road to the pond on the other side so the mean little tank wouldnt get run over by the cars.. it was a SCARY little snapper since it was trying to bite him the whole time..

just another day in paradise.. :)

weekend adventure

may your day be full of roses.. and street markets and fun.

these lovelies were from prague.. sigh

HURRAY!

well there you go lady.. if there isnt a better way to show people that: "HEY, you can be fun and creative on a budget!!! .. "..
i am so excited for when you get back, so we can have fun like we use to with no money and big imagination.. those are the best ideas right? Necessity breeds ingenuity.. !!!
come home maid of honor.. CoME HoME!!

Goose Lake Vineyard

mom and the ole donkey.. she asked us if we wanted to go to this 'vineyard' in anoka , which turned out to be more of a family farm.. haha.. oh well, it was fun... we got to run around with peacocks, chickens, dogs, llamas, horses and cows.. what better for a sunday afternoon?

here i am in the "chick pen"... the farmer lady said, :"just get in there and grab a baby" , so i tried.. but then i was wading around in chick poop with barely any head room.. not really worth it.. especially as i was in my sunday skirt.. haha

awwhhh.. the little donkeys were the sweetest things..

this guy matches his surroundings.. :) what a cock.. ;)

*as for Saturday we DID end up going to the Flea market in cambridge which was blustery COLD like a september day!!! i tried my luck at a manual camera -so i only have FILM.. some of the pictures of Jonathan are GREAT though, so i ll try to get them scanned and on here soon.. its just that the scanner is at the back of my closet.. (*oh dear).. so.. it might be awhile hheheheh
flea markets, vineyards and farm animals , OH MY!!

what a weekend.