NY Renaissance Fair Recap- September 2012

Hello Lovelies!!

So as you all know, I have taken a break from the world of blogging for quite some time, but I have been getting the itch lately to come back and join the fun! I  know I have been gone for quite some time now, and with no real explanation, but the truth is, I've been so busy with life!! So I figured, instead of picking back up with craft entries like I never even disappeared, I figured I would pay tribute to the time I spent away, and enlighten you all as to what exactly I have been up to. The last entry I did was a recap on Mine & Avi's trip to Salem last October, and BOY how much fun THAT was!!

So for this entry, I thought I would go back a little further,

 to September's NY RENAISSANCE FAIR 2012! 

Come Right In, Why Don't You!!

The queen is enjoying the view!!

These little guys are enjoying the sunlight...

The Sounds of the Harp fill the marketplace....

Where you can buy beautiful trinkets & treasures!

What a BEAUTIFUL day for a festival!! 

Watch the Belly Dancers move like snakes to the beat of the rhythmic drums....

Time for a snack! Pickle in a barrel, perhaps?

OR...

It's not Renaissance Fair without some Turkey Drumsticks!!

Won't you have some? 

I don't mind sharing :-D

Let's see, 

WHERE TO NEXT!?!

There is so much to do!!

I have an idea!

Let's stroll through the 

FAIRY FOREST

It was so enchanting watching the fairies and children communicate 

through chirps and giggles XD

Do YOU believe in 

FAIRIES!?

Watch this video I put together of the magical fairy garden

and just MAYBE you will ;-)

It was nice meeting my new friends

but now I must attend 

A ROYAL JOUST!

Go Knight Go!

Enjoying the Joust with my love...

One more pickle for the road....

Last stop is the bagpipe jubilee!!

What an enchanting magical day, 

meeting very kindred spirits along the way!

But now it is time to close my eyes, 

for the dream is ending...

Hopefully it won't be too long 

Before I return to the magickal realm of the fairy

and all of their beauty...

The land of Bellydancing Gypsies, Shakespeare reciting noblemen, bagpipe playing boys, 

& hula hooping girls... 

A "Hazaah!" for each merry drink we indulge!

Cheers to next year!

  

The photo credits go to both Avi & I

Watch the video of the best moments of this Renaissance Fair!

I always start thinking of Halloween in the middle of summer...

So I figured since I haven't really posted much in the past year or so, I would at least enlighten you all to what I have been up to, well at least with the really cool things I have gotten to do! One of my FAVORITE moments was visiting Salem, Massachusetts in October.  We didn't go ON Halloween week/end, we went a week or 2 before, so things were happening BUT it wasn't overly crowded which was nice. 

Also Photo Credit to MOST of these photos goes to Avi, and his instagramming capabilities, because I am still an ancient one, and have a woodburning phone (aka not a smart phone).

 

Avi and I on the car ride down...

We didn't actually stay IN salem, we stayed about 15 minutes or so away.  The drive into Salem from there wasn't actually bad.

The first night there, we had actually gotten tickets to see Evil Dead The Musical at LynnArts, a little theater on the outskirts of Salem (in Lynn).  This is me SUPER excited! We even got ponchos for the blood zone, and got sprayed at the end... It was GREAT! 

The next day we did a lot of site seeing, and walked around the square checking out the vendors, museums, bought some souvenirs and learned ALOT about the witch trials.

I just had to have this witch hat headband, and I wore it around Salem the whole time we visited!

This was part of a court yard full of many benches just like this one, all engraved with the names of the accused.  Alot of people left flowers, and even some left notes to them.  We took tons of pictures of these benches. 

Light up floor in the Salem Witch Museum.

Statue outside of the Salem Witch Museum

First settler of Salem — at Roger Conant Statue.

                       

This is Danni & Max Dennison's House 

from the movie Hocus Pocus, 

This house actually sits by the water 

on Ocean Avenue in Salem.

    These people probably thought we were stalkers :-x

On the way to Harvest Fest, I saw these 3 witches on a

bench, and thought it was the PERFECT picture! 

We had bought a lot of our tickets in advance for things, and Avi being an avid beer connoisseur, I just knew we had to do HARVEST FEST! They have all kinds of Beer, Wine, & Mead, local to New England, and Salem.  It was like 20 bux a ticket, and all you can drink for 2 1/2 hours, 

so WHY THE EFF NOT!?!? 

The tickets came with a complimentary Harvest Fest 

glass, and light refreshments.

CHEERS TO SALEM!

Chugging to get in one last glass before last call! 

Avi is sad it's last call already :-(

                                                   

     

Getting our caricature done in the square

The end result! 

Salem at night is everything I thought it would be... 

Luminous and soft glowing with orange lights all over the place...

You can FEEL the spirit in the air.

This picture was taken right before we went on a candlelit haunted ghost walk....

I love this photo so much that I just had to Monsterfy us!

We seriously did SOOOO much in Salem in just 3 days, I can't even remember the order in which we did everything.  Our itinerary was VERY detailed and organized due to me being a bit OCD, LOL!

We also did The People VS. Bridget Bishop in which they did a reenactment, and we got to decide based on the actors testimonies whether they were guilty or not.

Some other things we did during our visit was Ghost Stories at The Witch House, Wax Figure Replicas at the Witch Dungeon Museum, We ate at The Great Escape which was an old jail refurbished into a 5 star restaurant (the food was AMAZING!) We also saw a show called Scary Mary & the Audio Corset at Salem Theater, and also another Special Effects Ghost Show. Next time we go, we REALLY want to drive down to the Pickering Wharf and check out the House of 7 Gables! That's like the ONLY thing we did not get to do.  There were also a number of clubs and balls that we did not attend because they were a bit more out of our price range.  Maybe next time...

Well that was my October 2012 Hilight!! 

CHEERS TO HALLOWEEN!

  

Can't wait for next Halloween!

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xoxo

YOU CAN TUNE A PIANO BUT YOU CAN'T TUNA FISH!!

Hello ALL!!!!!

I know, I know, it has been WAY TOO LONG since I have updated about ANYTHING... So I am going to try to do a post after this one, updating the past year or so. :-( ... I know, I suck, I am a horrible human being LOL... I have led all of my followers to a dead end, not keeping up with posts, so I am going to try to post more often, but a little thing called life keeps sweeping me away with the current, and I get caught up doing other things.... But me oh my! How time flies! Last time I updated was a month or so shy of a year ago... SHAME ON ME!! But I miss you all so much, and I have been feeling a little domestic lately.

Today I tried a recipe that I just had to share with you all...

A friend of mine from LA had actually made us these one night, back in 2009, and I remember them being SOOOO yummy! Today on my way back home from work (I work till noon on most days), I was thinking of what I should have for lunch, and then I realized I had a can of tuna.  I am trying to eat less carbs, my pasta gut is starting to grow too attached (it thinks we're friends).... But I am currently giving it the silent treatment (well, for today anyway).. maybe if I ignore it enough by not feeding it more carbs everyday, maybe , JUST MAYBE it will go away LOL! 

So I tried this low carb recipe for Tuna Burgers! The only carbs involved were the breadcrumbs to hold the mixture together, o well... Well here is a recipe, I kinda just winged it, but they came out SOOOO GOOD! EVEN WITHOUT THE BREAD! (I didn't eat them with a bun, but if you want to, feel free!)

TUNA BURGER RECIPE

Ingredients

1 Can of Tuna

1 Egg

Mayonnaise 

Italian Seasoned Breadcrumbs

Chili Powder

Wercestershire Sauce

One Celery Stalk

Half of a small onion

Earth Balance Vegan Butter to grease the pan 

( I am not a vegan, but I LOVE this butter, and it's GUILT FREE! You may use regular butter to grease the pan if you please!)

Cast Iron Skillet

1. Drain the canned tuna and place it into medium sized bowl

2. Fine mince your celery and onion 

(You can even add minced bell pepper, but I didn't have any on hand today)

3. Add your one egg, along with the mayo, breadcrumbs, chili powder & onion/celery

(I added the mayo and breadcrumbs until I was happy with the consistency. The mixture should remain clumpy, not runny)

4. Add a few dashes of your Wercestershire sauce

5 Salt & Pepper that baby!

6. Mix everything up and start forming your patties. 1 can of tuna should give you 4 patties!

7. Heat up your cast iron skillet with a little butter in it to grease it so the patties don't stick

Be extra CAREFUL when placing them into the pan, they are super delicate and you don't want them to fall apart! (I used 2 spatulas to help with the flippage) 

8. Cook on each side until golden brown and crispy.

9. Serve either on a bun, or you can eat it bunless as well. Feel free to add any condiments of your choice, you can top with lettuce, tomato, onion, and ketchup.

ENJOY!!!! 

If anyone tries this, please do let me know how you liked them!! :-) 

Thanks to my friend Jacob for introducing me to tuna burgers!

YUUUMMMMM!!!

Til next time....

Justina 

xoxo