Sunday, August 21, 2011

Brimfield Antique Show, July 2011

Brimfield was hot! So I spent more time drinking water than fiddling with my camera. The first place we stopped was the vintage dress tent - good stuff. I found a spectacular white satin sheath dress with silver embroidery. It fits almost perfectly, though I'd need to wear it with a good pair of black tights and at an event where I don't need to sit down. Yeah, I don't go to too many events like that. I also found a new shape of Capri dot glasses, (obviously not new because they're old, but a shape that I've never seen before!), and a fancy aurora borealis cocktail ring. And some painted Canadian toy soldiers from 1963. And a vintage funky flowers tablecloth. And a red handled ice-cream scoop.

Here are some American cowboys:
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This guy has an articulated bullet exit wound on his back:
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A pile of Presidents:
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Oh look! That's my little head reflected in almost every bracelet:
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Giant beads:
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Cucumber and Strawberry Vodka

I made cucumber vodka and strawberry vodka for my annual summery drinks party. I'd seen this recipe around the Web, and was really curious. I'm not a huge fan of vodka, except in my newly discovered love of homemade Bloody Marys, so I was mostly excited about the process. Basically, you cut up stuff, put it in a jar, fill the jar with vodka, and agitate twice daily for a few days. Then strain, chill, and hand out the tiny glasses and the aspirin.

Here are the two jars on the first day

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Here are the jars on the second day:
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Here's a photo of straining the strawberry vodka through coffee filters. It takes a while, because the little strawberry hairs clog up the works. I had to switch filters frequently. And look at the strawberries - all of the color has been leached out. Icky!

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Here's a photo of the cucumber vodka, unstrained, still in the jar.
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I didn't really care for either flavor, but everyone else seemed to.