February 13, 2006

My sister just reminded me of Caroline's first sled trip, before she turned one. We pulled her along, rather than sledding with her (the snow was 3 meters deep) but she was indeed on runners. Here C is all tucked up in her eskimo bundle, ready for the snows of Switzerland. She's got on her skeptical look -...  

Woke up the other morning to the most glorious of things - BLUE SKY!What an uplifting wake-up call. The weather report read warm (read: 34 fahr.) and sunny. Hezky den! Glorious day! It's funny, that same day I spoke to my mom across the Atlantic, and she was lamenting that it was getting cold, as in, 36. If...  

Curtis's Life: The SoundtrackOpening credits: "Head Over Heels" -- Tears for FearsWaking up: "Tempted" -- Elvis CostelloAverage day: That's a toughie...maybe "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac First date: "Orange Colored Sky" and "Almost Like Being in Love" -- Nat King Cole (assuming the date was good)Falling in...  

With caricatures at the centre of attention and debate these days, the opening of a new exhibition in Prague's Stone Bell House has turned out to be most timely. Inspired by the popularity of a show last year devoted to Adolf Hoffmeister's long career, the City Gallery in Prague and the National Gallery have designed an exhibition featuring Czech caricature art from 1900 - 1950.  

Yesterday morning we watched Kateřina Neumannová battle through the Olympics cross country pursuit 7.5 +7.5 kilometer, known in Czech as the skiatlonu. It was a super race to watch, particularly as we saw all 15 kilometers, uncut by shots back and forth to other events or long ad breaks (so usual in U.S....