smores on the beach
last weekend we set up an old school campfire in the sand, broke out the smores and had a old fashioned weenie roast….
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TEA PARTY. wanda style
WARNING: extreme girliness to follow…. 2 dogs trying to tear off their bows, 3 girls shoving cupcakes in their faces 22 peanut butter and jelly triangles 3 kinds of old school molasses cookies …cakes with carrots and sugar cookies with spice. 90 degrees in the shade. so we took our lemons and made lemonade. CHARLIE GIRL’S FIRST TEA PARTY….
WHAT I DID AT BIRTHDAY CAMP….
BIRTHDAY CAMP this past weekend was the bday of our comrade SHAUN OWENS AGASE (of Stoneblitzer) he brought a crew of pals to help celebrate- we met some of the nicest folks ever! CAMP ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: shotskis brimming with makers babies rolling in the grass. (adult) kids launching themselves on lake swings. smores on a campfire. bluegills on the hook. canoeing in the morning. yardsale road trip!!! a perfectly low-key camp weekend. the highlight: dinner prepped at our fav place, LONGMAN & EAGLE, and finished off on the smoker. (shaun, please have your birthday party every year at Wanda.)
GARDEN PARTY
A few weekends ago COME FLEA WITH ME & BRIMFIELD teamed up with WANDWEGA to bring a busload of folks to spend the night at camp, and head to the flea market the next morning. We whipped up a fab meal, did crafts, drank of course, and chilled. thanks to: william golden (for the fab drinks & hosting skills) william sherman (for the amazing dishes & jovial self) patrick mcguire (for the great food) lisa clark (for the amazing food & overall support) matt gore (for the photos)
SUMMERTIME dinnerparty- camp style
Summertime at camp! This soiree was deemed “Windows Over Wandawega”… we bribed a bunch of our friends to come help us glaze our 34,947 windows in exchange for some good down-home-cookin’ by our friend Christine (of Busby Bakes) Cheers!
a summercamp tablescape
a selection of local wisconsin favorites- set up in the dining room at camp wandawega last weekend for a visiting group of 20. nothing says ‘welcome to the dairyland’ like a big fat cheese curd, ya’ll! WELCOME REFRESHMENT TABLE – TASTING MENU: CHEESE selection: an assortment of local cheeses (cheese ball, cheese curds)BREADS: Artisan selection from organic bakery in East TroyBEERS: an assortment of the infamous Wisconsin beers, from New Glarus local apple ciderMEATS: venison summer sausage: (from a wandawega deer!) don’t be scared. it’s amazing.SMOKED TROUT: (local!) on toastsWISCONSIN FUDGE: a local favorite!FRUITS: apple holler.PRESERVES: the farms down the…
ART CAMP cometh….
my favorite time of year.this is the official THIRD ANNUAL , and it keeps getting better every year. CAMP WANDAWEGA partners up with POST 27 to bring a curated group ofsculptors. painters. jewelry makers. textile designers. furniture designer / builders and visionary designers from all disciplines together. here are some scenes from the last few years art camps and check out post27’s post for even more:http://outpost.post27store.com/?p=1451 and the story that CS interiors featured on last year’s art camp:http://tinyurl.com/4x9jmco
there once was a dinner party held in the treetops….
the fabulous Julia Stotz and her partner / boyfriend / equally fabulous photographer Brian Guido shot a really nice little story last Saturday afternoon. it rained.Frankie ate the props.the gear hauler (our 4wheeler) got a flat.but otherwise, a pretty successful little soiree 🙂 and then we actually had enough food left over to eat,which is a bonus. some behind the scenes shots:
GETTING READY….
as we prep for the big COME FLEA WITH ME / BRIMFIELD / CAMP WANDAWEGA flea event… couldn’t help but post a few teaser shots of what’s in store for the guests. the “WANDAWEGA SUPPER CLUB” menu-in-progress to include: gather in the lodge at 6pm sharp for some down-home camp cooking… BRAT BAR: from the mushroom farmer (who supplies Rich Bayless Frontera grill)Sheboygan-Style Beer-Soaked “Brats” BEEF: from Deitzel farms (supplier to Publican, avec, 4 seasons, charlie trotters, david burke primehouse among other 4star restaurants)Beef Tenderloin with Garlic Horseradish Cream Smoked Trout and Arugula Toasts from rushing waters fishery (elkhorn, wi)…