Nice day.  Went for a walk in the morning with Robert, and then home to pack.  Gunther and I took Anders to see the movie, Over the Hedge--it's very good.  It's about how a family of little forager animals adapt to the suburban blight--the movie highlights our fast-food culture of FOOD FOOD FOOD.

I set up the playhouse in the back yard.

Talking about food, Sigrid emailed me about a dinner party she was going to last night with an Iron Chef theme (from the TV show about chefs competing with a secret ingredient.)  I asked her what her ingredient was, and she  wrote, "Secret ingredient is balsamic vinegar-- after much deliberation (i'm the 4th course, so I need to do meat) I have settled on bacon wrapped chicken breasts glazed ina pomegranate balsamic glaze with rosemary couscous bed. Possible edible flowers as a flourish... love, Sig."

Tomorrow is her birthday, but I'll be on the plane to Japan....

Back May 31st, but perhaps I can blog from Japan....