and made tours both days before returning to Cologne earlier this evening. Hans and Helga are great hiking companions because of their vast knowledge of plants and trees and insect life. Given the season I had high hopes of engaging them to gather some chanterelles, perhaps even a porcini or two. We did see plenty of mushrooms along the way, but my mother-in-law had to let me down gently each time. This one above (forgot the name) is poisonous and turns purple when you break it open. Good to know nature is partly, if not all, idiot-proof.
Of course, the fact is not lost on us that the invite was rather for the Pig's than our company, but who's complaining when the grands take him for the night, take him for the afternoon so we can go hang out in the sauna? My parents can't wait to have the Pig when we go skiing this winter...we can't, either!
Pig gets a free ride when we go walking, but the minute he's let out of the sack he's all over the place, making tracks. This afternoon he found cruising along the benches so hilarious he kept yelping in triumph and laughing his head off. Here is our petit cochon finding ol' mom, when he should be sniffing for truffles...
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Yiwen showed too much restraint to mention it (restraint, or you just forgot?), but at the beginning of this venture I didn't think she would make it to 5 posts, so here I offer my apologies for ever having doubted you, and thanks for keeping of the weekly Piggy fix. Starting the work week off a new Piggy and family story is great fun, not to mention the ever more adorable pictures. What a cute bastard!!
-H
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