Adventure 634: Franz Dome/Post H

A "Friesen Fridge" (The completely packed door is not shown)

It's enjoy the art day here in Manhattan. Rod busied himself learning the art of spitting into a Covid test beaker so he can maintain his eligibility as an official clock operator for the Big 12. Karen and Judy busied themselves with various arts from the ever intricate process of preparing sour dough bread to completely meditative art of solving a jigsaw puzzle. I practiced the art of cooking (with my Bunny's help), exposing Rod and Karen to a new taste treat: Bulgogi over rice and Korean cucumber salad for dinner. Karen practiced the art of opening a classic and legendary Friesen family refrigerator to add a fresh garden salad to the mix. For lunch, Karen dipped into the "Friesen Fridge" to produce left over Kraut Runzas, left over Hooley bean soup, left over roasted vegetables, and all the accompanying condiments. For those of you unfamiliar with a "Friesen Fridge", the basic idea comes from never throwing anything away; rather, the tidbit (or large bit) is packed into a covered tupperware and stacked with other such items in the refrigerator. It's not truly a "Friesen Fridge" unless there is absolutely no way anymore containers can be added. The original "Friesen Fridge", legendary in family folklore, was Dorothy Friesen's fridge. Almost always, Dorothy could create a sumptuous potluck just by retrieving tupperware containers. Miss Jane, Judy and Karen's youngest sister, came closest to matching her mother, but Karen Franz can hold her own in any stuffing contest. My Bunny, formerly known as Judy Friesen, is hindered somewhat by my aversion to leaving anything left over. As a former welfare kid, I tend to eat everything in sight. Even then, we have some worthy mystery containers in our fridge. Clearly, it's high art to manage a "Friesen Fridge". I spent the afternoon creating a wire ballerina to add to Karen's back yard paradise. It topped off another pleasant day in Kansas where life is good, especially today.

Judy and Karen teaming up to perfect the art of baking sourdough bread.

It's still all about the sisters.

Little Rod art.

Refrigerator art for lunch.

Wildcat art.

Falcon photo of the day: Pumpkin art.

Karen's home is filled with artistic dioramas.

Many of the pieces displayed around the house have been hand painted by Karen.

This cardinal, a nod to Mother Dorothy's favorite bird, is shadowed by an elaborate bird cage which is now used as a planter.

I created this wire ballerina as an addition to Karen's garden.