Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Us Americans At Play - Kutztown Folk Festival

Hi Dear Folk,

Mr. B. and I went to the Kutztown Folk Festival today.  I don't think I have been here since BR, before Rob, so over twenty-five years.  It is the oldest continually running folk festival in America.  We got an early start and were there before the gates opened.  It was not crowded at all.  When we spoke to one vendor he said the hot weather had kept people away.  Hopefully they will make up for it as the festival runs to the end of the week.  But is was nice to walk around without a crowd.



You see everything including a Rooster who walks around on a leash and is a ring bearer at weddings, what ever floats your boat.


This post is picture heavy and gives you a little view of a Pennsylvania country festival and the local crafts.



This little girl was so sweet eating her sandwich sitting on her dads lap and he has a nice smile too.


Lots of food and crafts local to the Berks County area of Pennsylvania Dutch.  The original people of this area were of German descent.  Dutch being a corruption of Deutsche.






Here I am talking to an old timer.  They had lots of little engines that chug along all up to about eighty or more years old.  Connected to a belt, they could run just about anything, a corn husker, a butter churn, an ice cream maker, a washing machine.  They were just ported around from one piece to another, where ever they needed to use them on the farms.








We had a nice typical Pennsylvania Dutch lunch, ribs, corn fritters, butter beans, followed by apple dumpling and a Kolo drink.




This bread oven has stood on the fair ground for over fifty years.



Country and folk music



Quilt section barn AC and all the quilts are for sale.  Quilt lovers may like the following photos and I always think it's interesting to see prices in different countries.






Isn't this lady so sweet, I loved the way she was dressed.  Step back sixty years country America, I can just see her pottering around in the kitchen, with the formica and chrome kitchen set.



The petting area.


What a face and what teeth.




These little rabbits were rather hot.



We bought a walnut wooden spatula, that Mr. B. wanted for the kitchen and we got our name burned on the handle for free.  Also I bought two little pots of goat milk lotion, one lavender and the other rose.  It was lovely to be out together, we seldom seem to have a totally free day into the evening.  I do now but Mr. B. doesn't.

On the way home we bought some local grown tomatoes and had bacon and mayo sandwiches, so good.  When I first came to the States in the seventies I couldn't believe the size of the tomatoes.

All these very hot humid days end in a 7:00 PM thunder storm, you can almost count on it.

Christine

4 comments:

  1. I love the American festivals. Your pictures are great. The food sounds delicious.

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  2. You took us on a wonderful tour. What a joy to see all the crafts, a true feast for the eyes. The food looked good too.

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  3. What a delightful, delightful event, to visit.

    Love those lamps! And it's so nice, to have old machines, still taken care of and in use.

    Out at an apple farm near here, they used to have a working old apple press for cider. But the old people died off and the farm is no longer the business it was. The old press is long gone. So sad....

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  4. Looks like that was a lot of fun! But, geeze-Louise...it was stinkin' hot on the 4th!! Glad the crowds weren't there.

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