Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Weekend, Weekend, Weekend
We had this kind of a weekend:
Kolache Festival
Originally uploaded by amyeetx.
This weekend was the annual Kolache Festival in Caldwell, Texas. It is always really hot for the festival, but we decided it might be fun to brave the heat and drive down the road to this Czech celebration. Caldwell was a Czech settlement, speaking Czech until very recently. In fact, many small towns in Texas still identify with those initial immigrants, whether from Mexico, Germany, Czechoslovakia. This one is all about food--Kolaches are a Czech wedding pastry.
The celebrated Kolache:
Kolache Festival
Originally uploaded by amyeetx.
It wouldn't be a festival without a Kolache Eating Contest:
Kolache Eating Contest
Originally uploaded by amyeetx.
And a Czech Band:
Kolache Festival Czech Band
Originally uploaded by amyeetx.
With a little beer, the accordian players are having a great time:
Kolache Festival Band
Originally uploaded by amyeetx.
There's dancing:
Kolache Festival Dancing
Originally uploaded by amyeetx.
Anna took a horse ride:
Kolache Festival
Originally uploaded by amyeetx.
We looked at antique tractors:
Kolache Festival Antique Tractor
Originally uploaded by amyeetx.
Knitting? Oh, yeah. Here's Coquette after her bath:
Blocking Coquette
Originally uploaded by amyeetx.
