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Faeries and giants; buccaneers and polliwogs; troubadours and gypsies. And that’s just in the first fifty feet! Here’s a few more of our favorite images from the Texas Renaissance Festival: The gypsy songstress with Wine and Alchemy. A real hurdy-gurdy! Jenny sawing off another tune. Working hard at having fun. Enjoy the (Costumed Pageantry) Heat!
We didn’t make opening weekend of the Texas Renaissance Festival this year, but we got there as quick as we could. Only to run into a big ol’ batch of pirates. It was Pirate Adventure Weekend! The opening show was stuffed with silliness, and the only thing missing was a crowd. Attendance was down, [...]
After mind-altering, tough negotiations that lasted less than 30 seconds we now have set the date for our annual family outing to the Texas Renaissance Festival: We’re going on October 22. It’s a long day, starting before 5 A.M. and ending sometime short of midnight; at least it’s traditionally that. I do the driving [...]
Okay, our post of a couple of days ago about croquettes has now been upstaged. There’s a new kid on the block, and it ain’t no fish tale either. No, this one’s much more dangerous, and wacky to boot. I’m talking fried Kool-Aid. Little deep-fried balls with kids’ drink inside; a croquette, according to the [...]
Okay, so you can’t make it to New Orleans for the celebrations. You can still have fun at your place! Tuesday evening you can celebrate in style, as befitting a proper Fat Tuesday. You can go back on your diet the next morning, on Ash Wednesday. So, what plans have you made? We’re still considering [...]
Last night was the kickoff of the 2010 edition of the Wurstfest, in one of my all-time favorite towns, New Braunfels, Texas. Even more special, this year is the 50th anniversary of the Celebration of Sausage! Plenty to do, with dancing, drinking, eating, drinking, polkas, drinking, melodramas (Harry Potwurst and Order of the Opas; [...]
One of the most embarrassing moments is life occurs when you decide to dump a lover. Especially if the romance has gotten all the way to the fiancée stage. (Second most embarrassing: Going to a party with your spouse and having her introduce you as her “first husband.” Take it from an expert, that [...] |
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