Bin Boy Brooks

Just thought I would tell you about Teddy's new hobby/habit... might make you giggle.  Each day he likes to go into the trash (v. american - I know) room at the end of the corridor and dig around for newspapers!!!  He says he can't believe how many people bin their unread papers, so he goes and gets them for himself.  Does it sound better if I tell you he only looks in the recycling...

Monsters in action

A lady who bought my eggs kindly sent me a link to her flickr where there are some really lovely photos she has taken of them... check it out http://www.flickr.com/photos/22051346@N00/sets/72157623642356145/   They are maybe four or five lines down, having a jolly in little boats.

B B Q!

First BBQ of the year!  Moomin will take any opportunity to have a BBQ, Sunday was a lovely hot day so we invited Dan over for a BB and some sun bathing down on the patio.  The big grills are gas though which kinda felt like cheating to me and you don't get the same charcoaled taste, still it was a good barby!

No need to get jealous, it's cold and a bit rainy today

Festival - part II

Saturday gone was the Sakura Matsuri; the Japanese Street Festival which is part of the cherry blossom festivities.  There were about six blocks closed off downtown with loads of stalls selling Japanese food & drink, fashion, arts and crafts.  There were also stages showing music, dance and marshall arts etc. 

Not sure what these dudes were called but they were mint

 Kendo demonstration - Teddy thought this was hilarious, 

the noises the made were pretty funny

Pleased with my new necklace

And of course we had food...

Later we meet up with Dan and went down to China Town for a meal.  Its the first time I have been to a Chinese restaurant as I have never liked it when people have chinese takeaway (its all greasy).  But this was really good we had dumplings and wontons then Schezuan beef, peking duck and something with prawns and bean curd - it was all yummy and I will defo have chinese again!

National Cherry Blossom Festival

The festival is a two week long celebration every year marking the beginning of spring.  The cherry blossom trees which were a gift from Japan in 1912 are all around the tidal basin and along the Washington Channel.  It is a really beautiful time to visit DC as many of the major sites are around this area so you get to see them when it's all PINK! Yesterday we walked right around the Tidal Basin here are some of the pictures we took.