Some pre-Halloween fun
Harvest festival displays
Should we be concerned that “Baba” is pulling the plow?
And I was so inspired by this display that I cook some zupa ogórkowa.
It was delicious, if I do say so myself.
And I was so inspired by this display that I cook some zupa ogórkowa.
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Ingwen
October 8, 2012 at 2:12 pmI like the mocking-like attention to detail in those displays :D. The soup looks delicious!
czarownica
October 8, 2012 at 8:22 pmNot my favourite soup, but great for hangover 😉
Anonymous
October 9, 2012 at 5:08 amIt is awesome! :)iwona
Chris
October 9, 2012 at 6:37 amIngwen – I also liked the tongue-in-cheek displays. They get more elaborate every year. Czar – I did not know that this soup is good for a hangover. I will file this info away for future use ;)Iwona – Thank you. This is Lizzie's favorite soup and I promised her that I would make it.
Zuzanka
October 9, 2012 at 8:59 amThis displays are awesome (especially with vodka bottles). Splendid. Btw, how's the Fartuch Lady? Still spending her time in your garden?
Chris
October 9, 2012 at 11:28 amIt remains to be seen. We have locked all gates in a very obvious way but someone very crafty could make it in. This week I am planning to buy a new saw (my old saw is too weak and bendy) and all overhanging branches will be saw, saw, sawed away this weekend.
Kasia
October 9, 2012 at 6:17 pmLove those decorations! Can you please come to my house and decorate?I am a big fan of zupa ogorkowa – unfortunately my guys don't like it(:
Tomek Cejner
October 10, 2012 at 3:46 pmNice! And great material for curating stereotypes about Poland 🙂
Chris
October 11, 2012 at 10:29 amI see these scenes, but live action, every week in my village. Life imitating art, imitating life.
Anonymous
October 12, 2012 at 10:27 pmThose village photos along with you – being an American remind me of a good Polish comedy series called Ranczo ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranczo_(TV_series) ) , it's aired on TVP1 and all seasons from the beginning are available on Onet.pl's VOD. The plot is based on dealing with \”Polish stereotypes\”, esp. rural ones, all tongue-in-cheek of course. Have you seen it?
Chris
October 13, 2012 at 7:47 amAnon – I haven't seen it but I have heard of it. The \”gentlemen\” who drink outside the village shop on my road call me \”Lucy\”. That's probably why they act like they know me because they assume that I'm their local Lucy. Now if only I could get them to um, well, tuck it back in after they relieve themselves on the wall of the shop. Yes, I know, charming.
czarownica
October 13, 2012 at 6:29 pmChris, you should be proud of yourself!Being recognised by \”ławeczka\” (the team from the front of the shop) is a privilege already. Being accepted by them you're the village elite 🙂
Anonymous
October 13, 2012 at 8:51 pmBeing an elite is the first thing, second is \”się robi, szefowo\” (\”'ll do right away, boss\”) when you're dealing with moving something heavy in/out etc. in the house, for the cost of whatever is their favourite \”beverage\”. 🙂 And being recognised & accepted by them gives you the best protection from local crooks & thieves when you're away. Am I right czarownica?(the same Anon)
anka skakanka
October 14, 2012 at 4:33 pmI really liked you before, but I'm well impressed now like. An American lady (or are you more Polish now? LOL) cooked a zupa ogórkowa! Well done.Wish I could make it for my Scottish man – he doesn't eat anything \”in brine\” 🙁 …
czarownica
October 14, 2012 at 5:27 pmYes, Anon, perfectly right!Laweczka rulezzz 🙂
Chris
October 15, 2012 at 11:46 amI do feel accepted by the ławeczka in front of the shop even though I am not accepted by the ławeczka in the chapel on Sundays. Apparently, I have been missing \”my turn\” to clean the chapel…for about 9 years.I am counting on the fact that we are \”in\” with the shop crowd (I am kierowniczka instead of szefowa) and that it provides us some protection against thieves. I also give the impression that there is nothing to steal in my house, which is pretty much accurate anyhow.While I feel pretty Polish after making that soup, my family was less than receptive to my pomidorówka which I made this weekend. Maybe they were too excited to eat after seeing our neighbor's new John Deere tractor. It was the hit of the village.
Anonymous
October 23, 2012 at 12:06 amHere is today's news item:FREEDOM, Pa. – Police say a costumed 9-year-old girl was accidentally shot outside a western Pennsylvania home during a Halloween party by a relative who thought she was a skunk.One has to be careful selecting your kid's Halloween costume.
tranikowa
October 26, 2012 at 9:07 amogorkowa- mniam!