A giant Amish couple lures tourists into America’s most charming miniature display. That would make Shartlesville the land of the giants and miniatures. The lady, looking retro rural in her bow tied bonnet and matching apron, seems to be petting an invisible dog. The man holding a pitchfork and waving what should be a gloved and sequined hand, looks just like the gloved one to me.

This is especially odd since these…

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A giant paper mâché turtle on wheels trails a trio of local teen girls perched on a Chrysler product parading through he heart of town. The beautiful bubble windshield tells us it’s a Chrysler, but who cares what kind of a car it is when its covered from stem to stern in spellbinding stripes of buttercup yellow and sea-foam green toilet paper flowers. I love America… but I love Americana even more! And…

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I love a beautiful family portrait! But never more than when the family is posed in front of a canned ham trailer and least two of them are dressed alike. In this case its his and hers Hawaiian print shirts. Truly inspired!

The trailer, with its door and windows open like its saying “ahhhh,” is nothing less than stunning. That sea foam green and custard yellow two-tone finish is gorgeous! How much are…

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A man posing between a beautiful bongo drum and colorful display of plastic wrapped jazz albums predicts the Pee-Wee Herman look. Strike a pose there is nothing to it! That gray glen plaid suit over a white shirt finished with a red bow tie is in no uncertain terms an AMERICANA classic of the highest order. And so is Pee-Wee.

Speaking of…I went to see his new live “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse” show here…

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This is not an art installation in a snooty, big city gallery or museum. (Although it could be and should be.) This is the perky polka dotted wall of a sunshine state souvenir stand dressed with dozens kooky characters. They are to coconuts what tiki gods are to palm tree trunks. Each is hanging there just waiting to be bought, bagged and taken to a new, more permanent home like a patio, tiki…

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My work has a birthday party once a month for all the birthdays in the month and December was my month only. I had seen your video of the Cherpumple and, like you said, since everyone always seems to want a little of every selection – I thought we should go out with a bang this year.

Everyone was a little skeptical at first but after the first bite – the compliments flew…

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We went to a party, and Jen created 3 Astro Weenie trees: shrimp/meatball, cheese/grape, and various veggies.

I called the experience “vertical dining”!

It was HEAVENLY!

This is what happens when a playground equipment designer watches the movie Frankenstein one too many times on the late, late show. The screws are a dead giveaway.

It’s a playful tribute to the sci-fi superstar stylized as a cross between a giant toy robot and birdcage with googly eyes, and long reaching arms that double as side-by-side slides.

Beautifully finished in a striking shade of bright orange the monster stands…

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