Dandyfest in Sparta Ontario

From the City...

There are a handful of perks of being married to a musician; a permanent spot on the guest list, free shirts, stickers and cds, behind the scene band gossip, oh and of course, free festivals at vineyards and stays at lovely country b&b's.  The whole big group of us went, wives, kids, friends and little babes.  We stayed up late as predicted and danced and drank beer and laughed while kids ran in circles around us.

The next day we tucked into a big sunday B& B brunch, drove to Port Stanley where we swam and ate fresh perch straight from Lake Erie with chippies slathered in ketchup and malt vinegar.

A pretty perfect way to round out the summer.
-amelia

Some Toronto Chefs, Two Farmers, a Whack of Kids and Whole Bunch of Birds to Butcher.

From the City..

I spent a week at the farm while Simon was on tour out east and I lucked out that this little butcher-fest was going down while I was there.  I think roughly 20 birds were killed, plucked and hung, oh and of course, a couple were cooked over a fire pit and eaten.

Quail, chicken, roasted eggplant, fresh tomatoes and bitter greens and little hands coming in for some melon.

Theo and I are tagging along with Sime this weekend for the last festival of the summer.  We'll be camping and eating festival food and listening to live music and dancing and staying up late and laughing with our band family.  All good ways to send off the summer and welcome the fall.

Hope your long weekend does the same.
amelia