If It's Oktober, It's Time for Oktoberfest

For the past nineteen years

Husband Jim and I have

been the organizers

(and planners, decorators, cooks)

of the Annual

Held at a Shelter House in our city park,

Gunn Park

Husband Jim turns this Shelter House

into a little bit of Bavaria

With banners

And flags

And with his new hat

(bought at the State Fair in Minneapolis)

and his Oktoberfest suspenders

he's as festive as the Shelter House.

As hard as I try, 

I cannot get him to wear Lederhosen!

It's a big event in town . . .

last night we had almost 100 people attend

For food and drink

And friendship!

Brats are the star of the show --

We boil them in beer

then grill them at the park

They're quite juicy!

And few eat just one!

Of course, there is sauerkraut to eat with the brats

But there is also

Hot German Potato Salad

My grandmother's recipe

I make steam pans full.

We bring little home!

We also have my grandmother's German coleslaw

and for dessert -- apple crisp

(It's almost German and I'm not about to make strudel for 100!)

Oh, and for an appetizer we have

"German" nachos.

Let your imagine run wild as to what they are!

And at Linderhof . . .

October means pumpkins

inside and out

But it also means that we celebrate our German heritage

With these little guys --

A waiter . . .

And a bird man

They're called smokers --

you put incense inside and smoke blows out there mouth.

They're handcarved of wood

And they only make at appearance in Oktober --

It's Wednesday and I'm joining Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday.