Fødselsdag / Birthday

I går havde min svoger fødselsdag, og det var virkelig hyggeligt at kunne være med til at fejre ham! Hele dagen.
Vi fik morgenmad hos Grand Traverse Pie Company. Hvor de laver - ja - tærter. Antallet af børn var nede på 1, fordi de andre skulle arbejde, men han hyggede sig vist stort med sin kanelsnegl! Vi andre fik lækker quiche og "morgenmadssandwich".

Yesterday was my brother-in-law's birthday, and I really enjoyed being able to celebrate him with the others! All day long.
We had breakfast at Grand Traverse Pie Company. A place that makes - well - pies. The number of kids was down to 1, since the others had to work, but I think he enjoyed himself eating his cinnamon swirl! Us adults had delicious quiche and "breakfast sandwich".

Bagefter kørte vi til Detroit. Jeg ville mægtig gerne på "Eastern Market", som er kæmpestort. Vi kørte forbi Michigan Central Station, som nu er blevet solgt til Ford og er ved at blive renoveret. Der var kommet glas i vinduerne, så man kunne også se det udefra.
Generelt er det rigtig dejligt at Detroit er ved at komme på benene igen. Jeg har været på museum og læst om byens storhedstid, og det var forfærdeligt trist at alt bare gik i stå og blev forladt.

Afterwards, we went to Detroit. I really wanted to go to "Eastern Market", which is huge. We rode past Michigan Central Station, which has been sold off to Ford and has started reconstruction. We saw glass in all the windows, so it was visible even from the highway.
It is so very nice to see Detroit getting on it's feet again. I've been to the museums and read about this city's glory, and it was ever so sad how everything just came to a halt and was left abandoned.

På markedet var der frugt og grøntsager i store mængder, planter, folk der solgte honning og popcorn og næsten alt, hvad man kan forestille sig på sådan et marked hvor folk sælger ting direkte fra deres gård.
Der var masser af sukkulenter. De havde en del potter til dem, og de her lænestole var så utroligt nuttede. Desværre har min søster ikke rigtigt plads til flere (de vokser for godt!) så det var kun et par bittesmå som kom med hjem.

In the marked, there were great amounts of fruit and vegetables, plants, people selling honey or popcorn and almost everything you can imagine from a farmer's market.
There were lots of succulents. They had several different pots for them, and these chairs were so incredibly cute. Unfortunately, my sister really doesn't have any more space for them (they grow too well!) so she only brought home some very tiny samples.

Vi var også forbi "DeVries & Co.", officielt en ostebutik, men i praksis en delikatessebutik, hvor 1. og 2. sal er fyldt med alt muligt sjovt. F.eks. de her fine figurer i metal.
Nu er der jo efterhånden flere i familien som har høns, så jeg tror, min bror slipper i år, og i stedet får min nevø æren af en høne til haven. Ikke lige denne her, altså.
Det var utroligt varmt i går, så senere på dagen gik vi i biografen og så "De Utrolige 2" inden vi fik lækker grillmad. Nå ja - og jeg fik strikket på strømperne. De bliver SÅ fine!

We also visited "DeVries & Co.", which officially is a cheese store, but in reality more like a delicatessen store, and has the 2. and 3. store filled with fun stuff. For instance, these pretty metal figures.
There are more than one home in the family which now holds chicken, so I think my brother can relax. He is not getting another chicken in the garden. My nephew will, though.
Yesterday was so incredibly hot, so in the afternoon, we went to watch "The Incredibles 2" before having delicious barbecue at home. Oh well - and I knit on the socks. They are turning out SO pretty!