Sonntag, 14. November 2010

King of the World!



King of the sink, anyway. On Friday we put Finlay in charge of general utilities in the house - turning on lights, checking the power, inspecting the sink and making sure that enough water came out of the tap. Right after these photos clever Finlay pulled the tap toward himself, soaking himself and necessitating a quick change of wet clothes.

PS - the light is reflecting very strangely off Christopher's head. It almost looks as though he has grey hair! That must just be an odd trick of the light.

More Finlayfood


After this shot, the camera itself was smeared with porridge. Luckily we have cats who assisted later in cleaning everything up!

Finlayfood...



This is a sharp contrast to last weekend at Gugelhof... Finlay eating at home and making a wonderful mess of things. This was one of our first attempts to encourage him to take an active role in feeding himself. We think there is a lot of room for improvement and growth potential, as North Americans would optimistically phrase things!

Samstag, 13. November 2010

More shopping with Finlay



Finlay inspecting the groceries that were delivered last weekend (thank you Edeka!)

Shopping with Finlay


We picked up a bargain last week at Galerie Lafayette - a Finlay on sale! And small enough to fit in a bag. Here he is being swung in a (remarkably resilient) paper bag.

Smiling Finlay

Donnerstag, 4. November 2010

Gugelhof



So we read this article last week in the NYT about how the restaurants Bill Clinton has eaten at have become tourist sites all on their own. That kind of sort of applies to Gugelhof, an Alsation / Elsaß restaurant in Prenzlauer Berg. Apparently word spread that Clinton was dining there one evening and before he finished his meal, masses of people had gathered outside the restaurant to see him.

Whatever the reason for the original selection, we assume he dined well. Here is Finlay last week there enjoying a piece of French bread and overshadowed by the glass of wine on the table. We had the basic three-course dinner menu and the typical Choucroute Alsatian dish of sauerkraut, potatoes and sausage. The meal was excellent, and our service was impeccable, especially when dealing with a small boy in the middle of a very busy evening punctuated by German kids popping in for Halloween and demanding desserts.

Finlay actually gnawed on a piece of smoked Knackwurst for a while - his very first sausage.