Western New York in late fall looks pretty "empty."
Im Spätherbst sieht es hier im westlichen Teil von New York State sehr "leer" aus.
Most fields are bare.
Die meisten Felder sind abgeerntet.
Just a few corn stalks are still standing.
Nur etwas Mais steht noch.
The snow fences have been put up along the roads to keep the snow off them.
Die Schneezäune sind an den Straßen aufgestellt worden, damit die Straßen einigermaßen frei bleiben.
Many sea gulls have flown inland to escape the cold winds and snow of Lakes Erie and Ontario.
Viele Möwen fliegen ins Innere des Staates, um dem Schnee und dem Wind an den Großen Seen zu entkommen.
The girls had a rehearsal on Saturday and we had plans for church afterwards. So we all drove to the rehearsal. While the girls danced from noon until 2:00 p.m., Peter and I had a bite to eat at the "Butter and Meat Co.
Die Mädchen hatten am Samstag Ballettprobe und wir wollten danach alle in die Kirche gehen. Während unsere Tänzerinnen von 12 bis 2 getanzt haben, haben Peter und ich bei "Butter und Fleisch" einen Happen gegessen.
This place is run by a couple, who are young farmers.
Dieses Lokal gehört einem jungen Bauernehepaar.
At 4:00 p.m., we went to Mass at St. Lucy's. The church was established by Italian immigrants, who worked in the salt mine in Retsof. This is not the original building, which was torn down.
Um 16.00 Uhr waren wir dann bei der Vorabendmesse in der St. Lucia Kirche. Sie wurde von italienischen Einwanderern gegründet, die in den Salzbergwerken von Retsof gearbeitet haben. Dieses hier ist aber ein neueres Gebäude, das alte steht nicht mehr.
After church, it was already dark when we drove home.
Nach der Kirche war es schon dunkel, als wir nach Hause gefahren sind.
Sunday was our day in the living history museum.
Am Sonntag waren wir dann im Freilichtmuseum.
Holiday Market & Preparing for Winter
Candle making
Kerzen ziehen
The finished candles were stored in tin boxes, like this one, that comes from Germany.
Die fertigen Kerzen wurden in Blechdosen aufbewahrt. Diese kommt aus Deutschland.
Outside, we watched how flax was processed.
Draußen konnte man bei der Flachsverarbeitung zusehen.
Flax break
Brechbank
Hackling
Hecheln
Locust tree
Robinie
Pods
Schoten
Making winter clothing
Nähen von Winterkleidung
Smokehouse
Räucherei
This lady is making maple sugar molds.
Diese Dame macht Formen für Ahornzucker.
Shaker building and garden
Gebäude der Shaker mit Garten
Oxen
Ochsen
Chickens
Hühner
Timber framing
Fachwerkherstellung
Cutting up the pig they butchered yesterday. In 2014, we watched the whole process (except the actual killing of the pig, which happened behind the barn).
Diese beiden zerteilen das Schwein, das sie gestern geschlachtet haben. 2014 haben wir den ganzen Prozeß des Schlachtens gesehen (nur das eigentliche Töten passierte hinter dem Stall).
Geese
Gänse
Roasted chestnuts to try
Eßkastanien zum Probieren
This is where they were roasted.
Hier wurden sie geröstet.
Livingston-Backus
In the Livingston-Backus House, you could sample quince jelly.
Im Livingston-Backus Haus konnte man Quittengelee probieren.
Then we walked to the basement of Hosmer's Inn to watch sausages being made (from the slaughtered pig).
Im Keller von dem Gasthof Hosmer konnte man bei der Wurstherstellung (das Fleisch stammte von dem geschlachteten Schwein) zuschauen.
Sausage casings (pig intestines)
Wursthüllen (Schweinsdärme)
Bei all dem Essen haben wir dann auch Hunger bekommen und oben im Gasthof gegessen.
The fire felt good!
Das Feuer hat gut getan!
View from our table
Blick von unserem Tisch aus
Ah, and here is Miriam, one of the waitresses.
Ja und hier ist Miriam, eine der Kellnerinnen.
Sauerkraut, Bratwurst, and baked potato with butter
Sauerkraut, Bratwurst und gebackene Kartoffel mit Butter.
Picture with Miriam
Foto mit Miriam
Then we went to the Hamilton House to see a lady make pomanders.
Dann sind wir zum Hamilton Haus gegangen, um zu gucken, wie diese Frau Bisamäpfel machte.
Next, was a visit at Veronika's store.
Dann haben wir Veronikas Laden besucht.
She was wearing a beautiful cap.
Sie hatte ein sehr hübsches Häubchen.
Flying geese
Fliegende Gänse
Starting tomorrow, we will do a modified schedule for Thanksgiving week.
Ab morgen gibt es bei uns einen abgewandelten Stundenplan, weil es Erntedankfest diese Woche in Amerika ist.
What a very busy and lovely weekend. The wurst looked delicious, and Miriam and Veronika's clothes are so pretty. There was so much happening! I'm glad you were able to taste the quince jelly, and I wonder what the sausage casings are made out of?
ReplyDeleteI love the starkness of winter with it's bare fields and tree branches and grey skies. The photo of the geese in the little pond is sweet, and I think that three of them are greylag geese (Austrian Ethologist Konrad Lorenz studied them extensively, contributing to the theory of imprinting and instinctive behavior - I have a beautiful book by him titled _The Year of the Greylag Goose_. Anyway, it's interesting because I thought they were only found in Europe, but perhaps these are a hybrid? These must be a domesticated breed . . bred for meat. For Thanksgiving? Christmas!
That certainly was a dark drive home! It might have not even been that late . . The Butter and Meat Cafe looked like a nice place to eat . . and Peter and the girls looked very cold running into church :)
Well, Greg is home by now and already in bed (!) and the kittens are running wild through the apartment. I should round them up. Have sweet dreams, Eva. (P.S. did Charlotte's school stream any parts of Swan Lake for families to see?)
Miriam is reading stories by Konrad Lorenz for biology. We have the book in German, but the English title is "King Solomon's Ring." I have not read the one you mentioned. They have Tufted Roman Geese and Cotton Patch Geese. Those are "heritage breeds." I am not sure what they were used for originally.
DeleteThe sausage casings are the intestines of the pigs, a fact that has not changed when you buy sausage today, but most people don't think about it or know this.
Yes, it was dark. This is the darkness we deal with when driving to and from ballet these days . . .
The Butter and Meat place is wonderful. Jill, the farmer's wife sells a lot of meat, but also has some quiche you can eat there, assorted cheeses, and some other food items.
No, they did not stream it. They did have tickets for the performances, but they were quite expensive and most shows were at 7:00 p.m. at night. That did not work for us. They had a few Sunday early afternoon shows, but Peter was gone and I did not want to drive there for 2 1/2 hours by myself, see the show, and then turn around and drive back in the black darkness. That stretch between Erie and here is completely desolate and empty, if you happen to have a problem, there is no place to go.
Good for Greg! I should go to bed too because I have to drive the girls tomorrow for some shopping and to get Miriam's booster. Erie County just announced they would requite indoor masks again, no matter what you vaccination status is. Fun!
Hello Eva, I thought perhaps it was animal intestines. I think some places may use cellulose. I don't always see it on the packaging and I'm curious as to if I could tell the difference :)
DeleteI think you were very smart to refrain from driving such a long way at this time of year. I'm sure Charlotte danced beautifully and it will be fun to hear some of her stories.
How wonderful that Miriam is reading King Solomon's Ring. When I was growing up Lorenz inspired me greatly to have respect and admiration for the animal world.
I think cellulose sounds kind of weird. I am not sure that I want to eat that. They put it in some of the grated cheeses and I never like the feeling in my mouth.
DeleteI asked her about photos, but she said that there was an official photographer, who is slow with editing the photos, so I have not even seen those. Charlotte thought that the dancing went well, but the orchestra was bad. They had to change out some of the musicians because some simply could not play. The mother of her roommate, who plays in an orchestra, also commented on how bad some of those musicians were. I think with Covid many orchestras have not had enough time to practice.
I remember learning about Lorenz in school in biology. He must have been a fascinating man.
Really enjoyed the photos what a fab hands on way to learn history and to keep the old crafts and heritage skills going. Our stupid government isn’t wanting to admit that we need the plan B which is work from home and west masks indoors - they’ll leave it too late and we will probably end up in another lockdown. Pip had her first jab on Saturday no side effects apart from sore arm. Dave is booked in for next week and I’m the week after 🙂
ReplyDeleteYes, it is good to keep these traditions alive. We don't have a general mask mandate, each state can make own rules, in fact, each county can. Our neighboring county will require masks starting today for all people indoors again. I do think that England needs a plan B -- look at all those numbers rising in Europe and no just in countries with low vaccination rates. Peter's trip to Vienna got canceled and I would not be surprised if we are not going to London after all. And I do think that the U.S. will have to go through another wave as well, especially around Western New York, where people don't think they need the vaccine. Our county has had a new death ever day for over a week now. Is Dave getting his booster? It was number 1 for Pip, correct? Miriam will get her booster today and Jonathan and Charlotte over Christmas.
DeleteDave, myself and Ben will all get boosters. Dave is well read on all things Covid and stats indicate that we appear to have gone through the Delta variant earlier than other European countries, but as we all know this virus is unpredictable and can mutate pretty quickly. In addition as you so rightly pointed out the low vaccine take up will also throw a spanner in the works! I'll be surprised if you do make it over in the spring.
ReplyDeleteGood that you are all getting them. That would make sense, if that wave had hit you earlier. Peter read somewhere that some people think this is a different wave moving east from Russia. That would mean that England and the U.S. would still get it. I guess, we will see. So far, the college is not so concerned about the trip, but the last group that went two years ago, got there, stayed a few weeks, and were ordered back.
DeleteEin Wahnsinn, was man in Euerm Freilichtmuseum alles machen kann, ich finde das immer noch so toll! Was für eine schöne deutsche Dose das ist. Das, was Deine Kinder da machen können, ist in meinen Augen lebensnahes Lernen. Ganz ganz anders als nur vor Papier oder vor dem Rechner zu sitzen. Ich würde so gern mal vorbeikommen in diesem Museum und da das nicht geht freu ich mich immer über Deine Bilder.
ReplyDeleteJa, es ist schon schön und morgen gehen wir wieder hin :). Ich würde Dich gerne mitnehmen! Meine Eltern waren schon hier.
DeleteUi, hat es Deinen Eltern gefallen? Bestimmt, oder? Sollte ich jemals wieder rüber fliegen werde ich Euch einen Besuch abstatten und dann gehen wir da zusammen hin. :-D
DeleteJa, doch haben sie aufgrund der Sprache nicht so viel von den Erklärungen verstehen können. Im Mai macht das Museum wieder regelmäßig auf!
DeleteDas kommt einem wahnsinnig lang vor, noch bis Mai, oder?
DeleteJa, aber der Winter dauert oft so lange hier, daß es sich davor nicht lohnt. Sie machen immer zwei Wochenenden für den Ahornsirup schon im Februar und März auf.
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