10.03.2011

Backyard party



We returned this week from a little vacation to Matt's hometown, Duluth, Minnesota. His dad and step mom threw a party for us and all the family and friends who couldn't make it to our Pennsylvania wedding in June.

I didn't get any pictures of the fantastic northwoods fare that Kathie, Dave and their friends prepared and spread out on the buffet table, but I can tell you some of the highlights: fishcakes made with fresh Lake Superior whitefish, wild rice with venison, mashed rutabagas and carrots, smoked salmon and whitefish, lefse (crepe-like potato pancakes), Swedish meatballs...

I did get a few pictures of the backyard, where tables were set out amongst Dave's diminutive, elevated forest of bonsai. A flower arranger friend crafted the sweetest little autumnal mason-jar bouquets to decorate around.





2 comments:

Curbstone Valley Farm said...

I love the little bouquets, their beautiful, as is the variegated sage with the clematis seed heads. What a fun combination, I wouldn't have thought of that! The menu by the way sounds divine!

cadyn speziale said...

This looks just as beautiful as the celebration we were lucky to attend!