Killington 2009

This year traditional (10th!) ski trip to Killington - was the shortest (only two days), the coldest (-3F/-19C) and the "manliest" on record (no ladies). But despite all of that, we managed to make the best of it skiing non stop until the last lift.



More pictures are here.

Russian Vodka Room

Alik and the family is here for the holidays. Which means lots of food and drinking and bonding of cousins from 3 to 16.

On Saturday, we went to the city and while Andra and Irene were getting some culture at the play "Wishful Drinking" - a one-woman show by a recovering alcoholic Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Alik and I were inspecting various flavored vodka at the nearby establishment with the promising name "Russian Vodka Room" (click on the picture on the left). My body was delivered home in the morning in my absence. How ironic.

The next day, while Daddy was still "under the weather", the surrealism continued with Irene and Max going to Brooklyn to see Kuklachev Cat Theater and with more bonding with more cousins from 2 to 22.

Кому рукава мешают...

Here is Max's performance of Brahm's Hungarian Dance No 5 at Steinway Hall in Westport.

Apparently, it was the long sleeves that interfered with Max's playing and made him stumble a couple of times. In his defense, I must say that he played nearly flawlessly during the rehearsals. But of course, the boy had to wear a fancy shirt, right?...