tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386194382024-03-13T00:21:46.038+01:00Macartan and Heike's PlaceA few outtakes from the lives of the Heidelberg branch of the Cassidy Clan: Macartan, Heike, Liam, Rosalie and KieranMacartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-74876274514797424052012-04-29T16:42:00.001+02:002012-04-29T16:42:46.197+02:00Bike RideThe important thing is to know how to relax<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsJs4Ts-5BKshmN6X2OTfl6FBK7lEZiBRkY0TnPqtdU7ZfAEWDqxtWIaKDrVEyc55_vohFKhOrp2tALCXjAoGGL1GoInFS2tzT87OE7liBlgC-5LuQ-O7hrDXDieVlBV7MToZ/s640/blogger-image--744260236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsJs4Ts-5BKshmN6X2OTfl6FBK7lEZiBRkY0TnPqtdU7ZfAEWDqxtWIaKDrVEyc55_vohFKhOrp2tALCXjAoGGL1GoInFS2tzT87OE7liBlgC-5LuQ-O7hrDXDieVlBV7MToZ/s640/blogger-image--744260236.jpg" /></a></div>Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-83310676440395124952012-04-23T11:10:00.000+02:002012-04-23T11:53:24.989+02:00Liam's Scary Seventh BirthdayLiam went with a vampire/witch/ghost theme for his seventh birthday party last Saturday. I made a quick slideshow with the pictures and posted below.<br />
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<br />Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0Heidelberg, Germany49.3987524 8.672433549.3160829 8.514505 49.4814219 8.8303620000000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-37948131727068637612011-11-28T14:57:00.000+01:002011-11-28T14:57:24.491+01:00Christmas Baking<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCA_QtoylBmcI0_QinMTruMY0xkV816fI_H9TjQEL4Rwjl-NsM-eHjYLrbSQBkSenUbe5U0A2SP9UXkOCWk80OvweeXSH3yt0zAKlJg3DvAuaoWxNJuT_Xgs3IZwmM5dgItQs3/s400/IMG_2791.JPG" /><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-9676116371813482542011-10-19T22:18:00.000+02:002011-10-19T22:18:56.781+02:00Macartan's 42nd Birthday<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh990YZ0kCo18W3Tlyu0YarDOa4c4MIOP1v_JWJygoeo2JrCKvpB-jTgQbAbfIEFW4xA0t3Q2MufREeqbhBKZc-PYF86iPkerYA75QZWxKu92diO3ZMha-Is4RdkuJo8hvrMR9m/s1600/IMG_2654.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh990YZ0kCo18W3Tlyu0YarDOa4c4MIOP1v_JWJygoeo2JrCKvpB-jTgQbAbfIEFW4xA0t3Q2MufREeqbhBKZc-PYF86iPkerYA75QZWxKu92diO3ZMha-Is4RdkuJo8hvrMR9m/s400/IMG_2654.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br />with birthday candles and kids singing "Wie schön, dass Du geboren bist"<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-54807218639021735732011-10-03T19:53:00.001+02:002011-10-03T19:53:21.833+02:00Odenwälder Herbstlauf<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tomCTuKC26M/Ton2iuWWjFI/AAAAAAABBG0/ZkHshWUbkBU/s1600-h/image%25255B2%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-inzGhoI5_ss/Ton2kD3XXHI/AAAAAAABBG4/yPK5BDaNWUY/image_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="116" height="154" /></a></p> <p>I did the half marathon of the <a href="http://www.odenwaelderherbstlauf.de/">Odenwälder Herbstlauf</a> today. I had been aiming for a time of less than 2 hours, but given that it was so warm (26°C), and some inconsiderate planner had put quite a few hills in the way, and my training partners won’t run a whole kilometre without piddling and sniffing (three whiney excuses) I was quite pleased in the end that I finished my first half marathon at all. The time of 2:03:02 gives me something to improve on for next year.</p> Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-67400693629159086672011-10-01T09:28:00.000+02:002011-10-01T09:28:33.438+02:00Yes, of course<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJWUfkO4apj45DBi0_fBgsCAB3JoD6oSl_PBOv0adxMroWHsvhAWGTUlSyNGW5D5F5rFXmTGF6I9f0Tj3yyBwci0kBZBqODSi6T61Mi47QKw6tkae8yfbQBkjcwZr3hZ-s6kk/s1600/Scannen0001.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJWUfkO4apj45DBi0_fBgsCAB3JoD6oSl_PBOv0adxMroWHsvhAWGTUlSyNGW5D5F5rFXmTGF6I9f0Tj3yyBwci0kBZBqODSi6T61Mi47QKw6tkae8yfbQBkjcwZr3hZ-s6kk/s320/Scannen0001.jpg" /></a> </div><br />This puts my mind at rest. Any reservations about the Kurpfalzschule's ability to tutor my child in the language of Shakespeare are now banished :-)<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-4139391871566356052011-09-17T14:17:00.000+02:002011-09-17T14:19:10.790+02:00Liam's first day at School<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87UuPie2NXtNV6jt9OfQDP18OoeJznuG5bUTcwdREMYcJ3ZrOjlnp2_3cey391wE8zvYcZ_zoNyKz21s8YF2oGgdjo8oflDS5P0TPVKWy6G45LKfgBOtEjPvNOyUiB-iXEfMh/s1600/IMG_2421.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87UuPie2NXtNV6jt9OfQDP18OoeJznuG5bUTcwdREMYcJ3ZrOjlnp2_3cey391wE8zvYcZ_zoNyKz21s8YF2oGgdjo8oflDS5P0TPVKWy6G45LKfgBOtEjPvNOyUiB-iXEfMh/s320/IMG_2421.JPG" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-33943930055175430372011-06-26T08:44:00.000+02:002011-06-26T08:46:10.751+02:00My old mountaineering boots didn't make it back from Chamonix<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXAcEdZk1VtPVKB-i4iADE9Rm9n-eIxsWjbbK11hnEPEsw0xdOO8dChSNoYEqdBPUaTpgUyULWIOfVK15nD-hC8_fVQNB8SimYM4fMbqRZ5MUKprEec1ULnY2C7HlYy3Q6LZA/s1600/IMG_1339.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXAcEdZk1VtPVKB-i4iADE9Rm9n-eIxsWjbbK11hnEPEsw0xdOO8dChSNoYEqdBPUaTpgUyULWIOfVK15nD-hC8_fVQNB8SimYM4fMbqRZ5MUKprEec1ULnY2C7HlYy3Q6LZA/s320/IMG_1339.JPG" /></a> </div><br />If you look closely, you can see the word "Made in Italy" on the sole.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-81905268042749327382011-06-15T00:19:00.001+02:002011-06-15T00:22:32.964+02:00Liam and Rosalie at the Naturkunde Museum in BerlinThere appears to be a conversation going on in this photo.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xr39J8BljU8/TffevXSpyPI/AAAAAAAA67Q/oEAuwWOzPQY/s1600/IMG_1235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xr39J8BljU8/TffevXSpyPI/AAAAAAAA67Q/oEAuwWOzPQY/s320/IMG_1235.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-15633256565896461832011-05-09T23:59:00.000+02:002011-05-10T00:00:27.711+02:00Ice Cream in Marlay Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfF5frqdXecMrYe1DSm1slO00lzP6RDTM9dW45oGRcoqKgrlGQNUCQz8Ww4QqrqrjOcqBE-Ip5hOTTm_vP6Ia3tCM9HGDo6cxYZuNotVFDswx-V854BqDV_kzfrMU34-NI-o6/s1600/IMG_1014.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfF5frqdXecMrYe1DSm1slO00lzP6RDTM9dW45oGRcoqKgrlGQNUCQz8Ww4QqrqrjOcqBE-Ip5hOTTm_vP6Ia3tCM9HGDo6cxYZuNotVFDswx-V854BqDV_kzfrMU34-NI-o6/s320/IMG_1014.JPG" /></a> Kieran and his siblings tried out the playground in Marlay Park, Dublin. All went well until his grandfather decided that children need ice cream once the sun shines.<br />As the picture shows, Kieran's enjoyment of said ice cream is way ahead of his proficiency in directing it to the correct area of his face.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-77823574838776776062010-12-05T22:55:00.001+01:002010-12-05T22:55:35.709+01:00Liam plays Hirte Simon (Simon the Shepherd)<p>As Liam told me he was to play a shepherd in the kindergarten church play, I automatically assumed that it would be a nativity play. However when he also told me that his friends were playing a thief and a wolf respectively, I began to suspect that there was more to it than this.</p> <p> <table style="width: auto"><tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cKLQeRjA_cpulBxNdeHNUA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RriQuKbT1-M/TPvFag4Cu7I/AAAAAAAAzX8/LtfJ53R-1yA/s400/IMG_4872.JPG" width="300" height="400" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/macartan.cassidy/20101205LiamPlaysShepherdSimon?feat=embedwebsite">2010-12-05 - Liam plays Shepherd Simon</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </p> <p>In “<em><a href="http://www.weltbild.de/3/14556054-1/buch/die-vier-lichter-des-hirten-simon.html" target="_blank">Die vier Lichter des Hirten Simon</a></em>”, the protagonist searches for his lost lamb, and along the way dispenses light to society’s outcasts (thief, wolf and beggar). Liam shared the title role with another kindergarten child, which is an insurance against stage fright amongst five-year-olds. In this instance it was unnecessary, both shepherds withstood the pressure. Liam even ad-libbed a little – on picking up his lantern with four candles he claimed it was too hot, and took one with just one candle instead.</p> Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-44694749679467322422010-10-03T01:28:00.001+02:002010-10-03T01:31:17.149+02:00Feldbahn- und Industriemuseum Wiesloch<p> <table style="width: auto"><tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/o9V3jUR4l4zqHLU2zbyC5A?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RriQuKbT1-M/TKeGYF2ZMcI/AAAAAAAAwxE/I1w8RZ50gPU/s400/IMG_4471.JPG" width="400" height="299" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/macartan.cassidy/20101002FeldbahnUndIndustriemuseumWiesloch?feat=embedwebsite">2010-10-02 - Feldbahn- und Industriemuseum Wiesloch</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </p> <p>The Feldbahn- und Industriemuseum in Wiesloch had an open day today, with their little narrow gauge railway trundling to and fro along a 200 metre line. Rosalie and Liam found this train very entertaining, as well as the guided tour of the little museum.</p> <p>The full title for the event was "FUNZEL- UND LATERNENABEND", or Museumslichterfahrt mit Laternenprämierung, see <a title="http://www.feldbahnmuseum-wiesloch.de/" href="http://www.feldbahnmuseum-wiesloch.de/">http://www.feldbahnmuseum-wiesloch.de/</a> for details. The idea was that each child would bring a lantern, so that the train rides after dark would have more atmosphere.</p> <p>Contrary to expectations, there were no prizes for “best lantern”, so the hectic hour of hedgehog and ladybird-themed lantern creation last night was somewhat in vain. Nonetheless the kids had a great time, as the pictures below show.</p> <p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fmacartan.cassidy%2Falbumid%2F5523529838115166417%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></p> Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-42165671643774018612010-08-08T21:19:00.002+02:002010-08-22T18:45:36.995+02:00Assembling a new Swing and Slide<p>Yesterday was a very busy day here, as Project New Swing and Slide moved from the planning phase to the Realisation phase. Fortunately Heike’s brother Hans-Günther was on hand with the appropriate power tools to get the job done.</p> <p>There were one or two moments of incredulity as we realised that the instructions were not written in the traditional linear style. The essence of page 6 was that in order to get to page 7, you really need to re-do page 5. </p> <p>Such problems notwithstanding, we did manage to get a functional swing for the kids before the barbecue started, and I added the slide today.</p> <p>Below is a slideshow of the Saturday photos, and the finished product from today.</p> <p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fmacartan.cassidy%2Falbumid%2F5503118330321527793%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="267" width="400"></embed></p> <p> <table style="width: auto;"><tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/I01DkeQf1FrBwt57_LIDsA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RriQuKbT1-M/TF8AWCsm6pI/AAAAAAAAteo/icDe0ooDBHA/s400/IMG_4026.JPG" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/macartan.cassidy/20100808NewSwingAndSlide?feat=embedwebsite">2010-08-08 - New Swing and Slide</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table></p>Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-37348753564277670712010-06-15T23:41:00.001+02:002010-06-15T23:45:26.055+02:00Kindergarten Sommerfest<p>On Saturday Liam and Rosalie’s kindergarten celebrated their summer fest, this year with a medieval knights & damsels theme.</p> <p>Fortunately there was some help from the <a href="http://www.freie-kurpfaelzische-ritterschaft.de/" target="_blank">freie kurpfälzischen Ritterschaft</a>, a local group of medieval fans who kept the children enthralled with stories, games and bouts of jousting.</p> <p>Some pictures below:</p> <p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.de/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.de&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.de%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fmacartan.cassidy%2Falbumid%2F5481994017725336561%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></p> Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-67652681734875191472010-06-15T23:31:00.001+02:002010-06-15T23:31:47.989+02:00Felsenmeer<p>We visited the <em>Felsenmeer</em> (literally sea of rocks) near Darmstadt last Sunday. The boulder field gave the kids plenty of opportunity to climb around and have fun.</p> <p>A few impressions are in the slideshow below:</p> <p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.de/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.de&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.de%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fmacartan.cassidy%2Falbumid%2F5483112011193302593%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></p> Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-68056656276396852712010-06-15T23:23:00.001+02:002010-06-15T23:23:55.751+02:00Weather comparison between Dublin and Heidelberg<p>The problem with easy access to information is that it’s just too easy to get jealous of other people’s weather.</p> <p>Like when I looked at these two pictures this morning:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RriQuKbT1-M/TBfvVx5l-VI/AAAAAAAArJc/I70XK3Yx2yo/s1600-h/Panorama%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Panorama" border="0" alt="Panorama" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RriQuKbT1-M/TBfvaminxlI/AAAAAAAArJk/TC4XOeu8OvU/Panorama_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>Not fair.</p> Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-85280523088856191942010-06-05T21:54:00.000+02:002010-06-05T22:05:05.912+02:00Tired Children<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYt-klLPbHmEzLDBPPP5Btd9_IxTS4WaZHIOvvKepQgfrGwaxnMs4wthdFdM-FLiy_-2i5c_Si3iU3o-W3z57NSYIc8TBXTqYiAtO8PuNQzauNjc0yXaauheae8Fx5t9Tq_C4o/s1600/IMG_3700.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYt-klLPbHmEzLDBPPP5Btd9_IxTS4WaZHIOvvKepQgfrGwaxnMs4wthdFdM-FLiy_-2i5c_Si3iU3o-W3z57NSYIc8TBXTqYiAtO8PuNQzauNjc0yXaauheae8Fx5t9Tq_C4o/s320/IMG_3700.JPG" /></a> We went for a walk today near Burg Frankenstein, and yes, it was Mary Shelley's inspiration. The effort was all a bit much for Liam and Rosalie though, for the last third of the walk they chose to get some sleep in the buggy.<br />It was a tight squeeze, but they didn't seem to mind!<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-75997645792798942882010-04-14T19:00:00.001+02:002010-04-14T19:00:24.414+02:00Studio pictures of Kieran plus family<p>We made the effort last week to get some photos made professionally of Kieran, and the results are in my opinion worth it.</p> <p>Judge for yourselves…</p> <p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.de/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.de&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.de%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fmacartan.cassidy%2Falbumid%2F5460019457734559297%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></p> Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-79982293528585760392010-04-03T23:46:00.001+02:002010-04-03T23:46:27.664+02:00Painting Easter Eggs<p>Liam and Rosalie took some time out today from revering the new little brother, and did some creative artwork instead. </p> <p> <table style="width: auto"><tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/lh/photo/g94ZdvXJltbFQIpn2mLUeg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RriQuKbT1-M/S7dzob41-HI/AAAAAAAAnXI/B519Jg85uEM/s400/IMG_3398.JPG" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/macartan.cassidy/20100403PaintingEasterEggs?feat=embedwebsite">2010-04-03 - Painting Easter Eggs</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </p> <p>Starting with some basic white eggs and food dye, and continuing with special edible paint concoction, they produced what a proud father can only term works of art. The Tate Modern displays stuff that looks worse.</p> <p> <table style="width: auto"><tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/lh/photo/8rod2qlpwKTCvR4xSFV4tQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RriQuKbT1-M/S7dzuVL9L2I/AAAAAAAAnXQ/OicqYK0TI3g/s400/IMG_3399.JPG" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/macartan.cassidy/20100403PaintingEasterEggs?feat=embedwebsite">2010-04-03 - Painting Easter Eggs</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </p> <p>Here are the two creative geniuses hard at work.  </p> <p> <table style="width: auto"><tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/lh/photo/YEKrI5QjNRry_4Wt7VjR1w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RriQuKbT1-M/S7d0E_PpaXI/AAAAAAAAnXo/oLdBkRmQ__g/s400/IMG_3402.JPG" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/macartan.cassidy/20100403PaintingEasterEggs?feat=embedwebsite">2010-04-03 - Painting Easter Eggs</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </p> <p>It has to be said that not all of the artistic materials were used for a higher purpose, some were used to prove a point to any parents who might dare to question the artistic direction.</p> <p> <table style="width: auto"><tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/lh/photo/frcJmwfc67W33_yVAwthow?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RriQuKbT1-M/S7d1cciNk7I/AAAAAAAAnZ0/3_InK935V8k/s400/IMG_3416.JPG" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/macartan.cassidy/20100403PaintingEasterEggs?feat=embedwebsite">2010-04-03 - Painting Easter Eggs</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </p> <p>At the end of the day though the balance was positive: 24 brightly coloured eggs, many of whom had not been thrown on the floor in frustration.</p> <p> <table style="width: auto"><tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/lh/photo/KCX62rZ79_fyIA7Tj-S62g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RriQuKbT1-M/S7d1qMabdoI/AAAAAAAAnaM/oS325bUrCXI/s400/IMG_3419.JPG" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/macartan.cassidy/20100403PaintingEasterEggs?feat=embedwebsite">2010-04-03 - Painting Easter Eggs</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table></p> Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-64036921307636208842010-03-29T22:33:00.001+02:002010-03-29T22:37:41.298+02:00Imperial measures of Kieran<h4><b></b></h4> <h4><b>3720 grams = 8.20119615 pounds</b></h4> <h4><b>53 centimeters = 20.8661417 inches</b></h4> <p>Sources:</p> <ul> <li><a title="http://www.google.com/search?q=3720+grams+in+pounds" href="http://www.google.com/search?q=3720+grams+in+pounds">http://www.google.com/search?q=3720+grams+in+pounds</a></li> <li><a title="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=53+cm+in+inches" href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=53+cm+in+inches">http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=53+cm+in+inches</a></li> </ul> Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-76804100439693730342010-03-29T18:10:00.001+02:002010-03-29T18:10:00.801+02:00Liam and Rosalie visit Kieran<p>Liam and Rosalie dropped into the hospital together with Anne from across the road. They were happy to see their new baby brother, but not all that keen to share. I’m hoping they learn that before they pull him apart like a rag doll.</p> <p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.de/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.de&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.de%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fmacartan.cassidy%2Falbumid%2F5454080251013696369%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></p> Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-50802668862074617372010-03-29T14:30:00.001+02:002010-03-29T17:32:11.610+02:00Kieran Patrick Günther Cassidy<p>At 08:11 this morning I was thrilled to be handed a slightly cheesy and blood-stained son. Kieran arrived Macduff-style, namely by Caesarean. Despite being more than 2 and a half weeks before term, he weighed in at a very healthy 3720 grams, and 53 centimetres, making him bigger than both of his siblings on their birthdays.</p> <p>Here he is still covered in the cheese-like moisturiser so popular among new-borns:</p> <p> <table style="width: auto"><tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/lh/photo/jjbnOsNEiyqloq6Km5rRVA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RriQuKbT1-M/S7CZL-w4a6I/AAAAAAAAnJA/JC3Uc_DGvvI/s400/IMG_3361.JPG" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/macartan.cassidy/20100329KieranPatrickGunther?feat=embedwebsite">2010-03-29 - Kieran Patrick Günther</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </p> <p>and here with his mother, both tired after all their efforts: </p> <p> <table style="width: auto"><tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/lh/photo/fNamT0t4l-CgPXKAfgdEAQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RriQuKbT1-M/S7CZSA0jJgI/AAAAAAAAnJI/yulGxb6d5gA/s400/IMG_3363.JPG" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/macartan.cassidy/20100329KieranPatrickGunther?feat=embedwebsite">2010-03-29 - Kieran Patrick Günther</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </p> <p>I was able to dress up for the day too - here I am in my operating theatre gear (I ditched the hat and face mask at the earliest opportunity</p> <p> <table style="width: auto"><tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/lh/photo/gWKujVXdx6wzFqnGDL2oCQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RriQuKbT1-M/S7CZk-5UKnI/AAAAAAAAnJw/xb4hdhwhpxM/s288/IMG_3367.JPG" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/macartan.cassidy/20100329KieranPatrickGunther?feat=embedwebsite">2010-03-29 - Kieran Patrick Günther</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </p> <p>The important news is that Heike and son are well, if somewhat exhausted by the whole procedure</p> <p> <table style="width: auto"><tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/lh/photo/IHdjruifqJULtEYksMqx8g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RriQuKbT1-M/S7CZwOWt1xI/AAAAAAAAnKA/FwDEk0DZZXc/s400/IMG_3372.JPG" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.de/macartan.cassidy/20100329KieranPatrickGunther?feat=embedwebsite">2010-03-29 - Kieran Patrick Günther</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table></p> Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-73046121386385120842010-03-28T08:34:00.001+02:002010-03-29T22:38:27.031+02:00Günther Schwab celebrates his 75th birthday<p>Heike’s father Günther turned 75 yesterday, and the family congregated to help him celebrate. My pictures are in the Picasa slideshow below.</p> <p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.de/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.de&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.de%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fmacartan.cassidy%2Falbumid%2F5453477441906964033%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></p> <p>Careful observers will note that Heike seems more pregnant than ever. It won’t be long now!</p> Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-90238143540371377842010-03-18T17:56:00.001+01:002010-03-18T17:57:03.834+01:00Selva Val Gardena<p>Liam, Rosalie and I joined up with my dad for a week of skiing in Selva Val Gardena (Dolomites) last week.</p> <p>Heike was ordered by the doctor to stay home and rest, which was lucky for her as she would have gone mad on the drive there. Snow caused traffic chaos through Germany and Austria on that day, so that we were on the road a total 13.5 hours getting there! </p> <p>Below are some pictures of the kids both in the apartment and on their sledges, and a video of Liam skiing.</p> <p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.de/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.de&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.de%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fmacartan.cassidy%2Falbumid%2F5448092836587695393%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></p> <p> </p> <p><object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hrhTcFlTTrE&hl=en_GB&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hrhTcFlTTrE&hl=en_GB&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object></p> Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38619438.post-91187692827929676532010-02-21T23:43:00.001+01:002010-02-21T23:43:49.739+01:00Weekend in Berlin<p>We are just back from a very enjoyable weekend visiting friends in Berlin. A highlight for the kids was the Museum für Naturkunde. In particular the brachiosaurus and diplodocus on show in the main foyer prompted much gushing from Liam about these being "my favourite dinosaurs".</p> <p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.de/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.de&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.de%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fmacartan.cassidy%2Falbumid%2F5440824792237160401%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></p> <p>Also popular were a row of Russian tanks and artillery on show a few minutes walk from our friends’ house in Karlshorst. The building where the German unconditional surrender was signed in 1945 is now a German-Russian museum. We didn’t bother going inside, the tanks were really all the kids wanted to see.</p> <p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.de/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.de&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.de%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fmacartan.cassidy%2Falbumid%2F5440826142464644049%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></p> Macartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09430451147868594032noreply@blogger.com0