Still Relishing a Fun Weekend

Some highlights of last weekend:We found this newly painted mural on the side of Tilly's on our way to the Brooklyn Flea on Sunday. Pretty. We found some nice things at the Flea, some shirts for Paul, some fabric for Gina (the weekend theme for both of us) and most happily of all, Red Hook soccer taco's which we tried to find in Red Hook (of all places, gah)but to no avail. We had huarache's (not the shoe), but a cheese-less quesadilla, which is what Paul had. Delicious!Happy Birthday Quilt for Gina, it's a bookshelf. She liked it. But now we have to see if the post office will get it to her.

What would one of my posts be with out Erwin looking cute and Gertie in a box, lookin' cute?

On Monday we perfected the photography of our pencil cases, setting up lights and using props. How professional of us, so now Gina just has to go and buy a digital SLR to get the same effect.

Visiting New York

Gina came to visit us for a long weekend. She arrived on Thursday and I think might still be in the air right now on her way home. We went to fabric stores, ate good food and crafted. What fun! Here are some images from the barbecue, which was delicious. It was worth the hour and a half wait. We split four entrees and eight sides.

Yum

It Came Down to Five

Paul fixed a really good breakfast this morning, eggs with cheese, fake sausage and toast. So naturally with a full belly I want to tune into my favorite sport of all time, the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.
They changed the rules this year, instead of 12 minutes of eating they shortened it to 10, making the contest much more intense. Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut were the favorites for this year. Kobayashi (because of an arthritic jaw) lost last year to Joey Chestnut after six years of reigning champion, so this year it was all about the rematch and Kobayashi's jaw.
And what happened? The first tie ever in Nathan's history, it came down to five hot dogs. Winner by one bite: Joey Chestnut.
Paul and I then participated in a blood eating contest when we went to weed the garden. We have a mosquito infestation, but we also have some tasty green beans.
Happy 4th of July!