A few things we did in Spring (April - June 2014)

Bubble tea, Gemma's new favourite.

Thick toast with condensed milk...popular in Asia. It's pretty good!

Vegan sushi. Better than it sounds!

Easter in New York:

We scored a couple of free tickets to the Yankees v Red Sox at the Yankee Stadium uptown.

On the first nice day of spring we walked over Brooklyn Bridge. Unfortunately a lot of other people had the same idea...but it was nice anyway!

We found a Yemeni restaurant in Brooklyn - foul beans & flatbread:

Lamb stew:

Thanks to Goldman Sachs, we get free access to the American Natural History Museum. It's a really great museum.

The famous Katz's Deli:

Riding off that pastrami!

Spring flower show at Macy's.

 

 

 

Double trouble (March 2014)

In March we adopted two kittens from a rescue shelter; Tilly is a small tabby girl, Jasper is a boy with white with tabby patches. both were about 7 months old.

Their first outing was a taxi-ride back from the shelter. They were very cautious coming out of their carry-bag. Jasper immediately ran under the sofa and it took two hours to coax him out!

Tilly tentatively exploring her new home.

They were both very skinny and underweight when we got them.

Tilly started as she has gone on...

...getting to places she shouldn't.

Terrorising the fish:

They have both grown a lot. Jasper is now a massive nine pounds, against Tilly's mere six!

Can you spot the bear??

 

 

Youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHAHpMUTFxI


The loooove bags, Jasper especially.

 

They both enjoy hiding in Gemma's clothes.

Jasper helping me make butter....

 

He had washing up duty:

Tilly likes to chew on pens...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw6GnZNpiYs

...and toothbrushes...

 

...whilst Jasper prefers my finger...or leg...or foot...

 

But overall he is definitely a daddy's boy:

 

Here he is enjoying a massage:
http://youtu.be/91gjsuBlitY

He snuggles into my PJs when I go to work.

 

 

Tilly less so:

 

Tilly waits outside our bedroom door every morning for a cuddle session with Gemma before she goes to work.

 

Tilly loves to climb:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c_scrCF978

And more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hya-FlxBrYY

They both liked our homemade climbing rope:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo3EhmHMLJw

Stay tuned for more antics!