New Style

Elk's Street Chairman of the Board has decided that a new style is needed, so; "hey-ho, hey-ho, it's off to the hairdresser's we go."

The results can be seen below.

New-style chairman from the front.


New-style chairman from the side.

Henry, not to be outdone, decided that since Mummy's new image was on view, he could try his outfit for his visit to the mayor's Finnish Independence Day celebrations.

The result can be seen below.

A smart-looking Henry as will be seen at the Indepedence Day reception.

These abrupt changes of image leave the Elk's Street blog author with a dilemma; how to change his appearance to keep up - bald and beard, or pony tail and moustache?

The Entertainer

'The Entertainer' by Scott Joplin, as played by Henry at the pupils' concert of the music school.

Music maestro, please!

Fathers' Day

It was recently Fathers' Day, which the little boys duly celebrated. Thomas gave a card which looked like a flower on the outside...

... and stomach on the inside.


He also made a wall plaque of a sauna.



While Thomas looked after the spirit, Henry looked after the body; he served coffee and some Chocolate Mint Top biscuits he had made.



For other cooks out there, here is the recipe:

Chocolate Mint Tops

Ingredients:

• 200g margarine or butter
• 1 dl sugar
• 1 dl potato starch or corn starch
• 4 dl flour

Glaze:

• 100g chocolate
• 3-4 drops peppermint oil

Oven temperature:

• 175 degrees celsius

Instructions:

• Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Stir in the starch and flour.
• Roll into small balls and place on a greased baking sheet or on baking paper.
• Make a small indentation in each ball.
• Bake for around 10 minutes.
• Cool on the baking sheet.
• Melt the chocolate in a water bath and stir in the peppermint oil.
• Fill in the indentation with mint chocolate.
• Leave to set.

Source: Sju Sorters Kakor (Swedish Cakes and Cookies)
English translation: Melody Favish
Publisher: ICA bokförlag, Västerås, Sweden, 2005, p 87

Camping

Henry recently joined the scouts, the 'Lappee Blues' troop.

Maybe the end of October was not the best time for his first camp, it was rather cold - daytime highs around zero degrees, nightime lows between -3 and -10.

The intrepid adventurer about to set off for the forests of Humaljärvi.

So, what was in the rucksack?

• sleeping bag and mattress
• scout neckerchief
• knife, fork, spoon and mess tin
• towel, soap and toothbrush
• matches
• sheath knife
• torch
• rubber boots
• spare clothes (long underwear, hat, gloves, socks, fleece, balaclava)
• water bottle
• snacks
  
• personal medicine

And on the boy?

• socks
• long johns
• long-sleeved T-shirt
• rugby shirt
• trousers
• overtrousers
• coat
• gloves
• hat
• boots
  

Meanwhile Thomas was at home practising his horn. He even had time to watch the SaiPa hockey game, where the local boys lost - the seventh loss on the trot - and dropped to the wooden spoon position in the table.

Horn practice with Mummy

Getting the right note

This camping is a rather tiring business. Below is Henry shortly after he got back.

"ZZZZzzzzzzzz...."