Front Loaders in the Morning

A quiet morning at the Dila place in Medway: Finn James sips OJ, sucks the left thumb, and learns the finer points of moving the white stuff in Canada's capital (dvd courtesy of his cousin, Oliver).

Hemingway and other fishes

Finn chose a Siamese Fighting Fish to bring home from the local tropical fish store on the weekend.

Bettas are quite interesting in the fishy world because they have a "labyrinth organ" in their heads that allows them to take oxygen directly from the atmosphere in addition to the oxygen taken from water via their gills. Bettas that cannot reach the surface may drown (from Wikipedia).

Finn's Betta's name is Hemingway.

Places when you are small

Which small places do you remember from when you were this age?

Christmas morning in Medway 2008

A few shots from this morning :)

Jelly Ribbons

Flo D'Angelo was a fine cook in the Italian-American tradition. At Christmas time, she would bake a variety of yummy cookies for the family. 

Though Finn James never met his Grandma Flo, he is about to meet her through the yummy experience of tasting a Jelly Ribbon Cookie baked for him by his own Mama, Flo's daughter. (The Jelly Ribbons below were prepared using raspberry jam from Martha's Vineyard.) 

Pictured below (clockwise starting from the bottom) are: Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti (Barb Ryan); Jelly Ribbons (Trish Ryan Dila); Cream Cheese Pastry Cookies (Barb); and Chocolate Chip Cream Puffs (Barb). 

Skip a generation

Un etude des generations.

Modern Art

Following a recent visit to the Museum of Modern art in Manhattan, Finn shot a series of modern photographs. Included here is the set the artist refers to as "My relationship with the color Red"