Texas Folklife Festival

Wow - had a splendid time with my DSIL, Kay, last weekend.  We hauled it down to San Antonio and spent quite a few hours drinking dem beers and enjoying the sights.  They had spinners, silk harvesters, corn shuckers, wine makers, lace makers:

Mariachi bands:

they even had a representative from overeaters anonymous in attendance!

Sorry, just had to.  If you've got the nerve to perch on the end cuz you otherwise don't fit, I'm taking a picture.

The Mariachi band was awesome and made up of a group of 8 siblings.  The little boy, in the front singing, is 9 years old.  There was a little girl around 7 who would creep onto the scene during certain songs.  They did a great job.  It was hotter than hades but the cold brews and what shade we could catch helped.  We spiked our "horchata" drink with vodka for the drive home - horchata is a rice milk drink that tastes like rice pudding.  We also brought home a "papusa" which is similar to a tamale.  DH said he wishes I'd bought a case of them.  I looked up recipes and hope to make these one day.