ForestWind Siberian Cats

Here we are at the very modern "NYLO" hotel (Does this mean NY - Long Island, we wonder?), in 400 Knight Street, Warwick Rhode Island on the outskirts of Providence. Our weekend is filled with the Convention Center and the Pet EXpo, of which our TICA show is a part.

Saturday starts out wonderfully. Our servers Jen and Jessica at the NYLO bring very nice, hot coffee, as we settle into an interestingly decorated diningroom / bar area with a gorgeous view of the Pawtucket River. Breakfast consits of delicious berries, stoneybrook yogurt, croissants, bagels, and juices, in the European tradition, even Nutella is provided - YUM!

The helpful directions from show management about where to parok - right down to which end of the garage and parking deck - net us a convenient location about100 yards from the door. We are early and get set up easily.

This weekend we've brought brown classic boys ForestWind Wyatt and Rossity Sultan, hoping for Wyatt to continue his social development, and Sultan to Supreme. We are tickled pink with the Judges' comments on Wyatt:  the excellence of his form, size, coat, and appearance are all tops, give him a year or two and he'll be truly superb! Even more we appreciate judges such as Donna Madison and Fran Hicks who dealt with Wy right before his melt down. This show is a challenge for him, as it is only his second, and about 20 feet away from us is a petting zoo, filled with camels, sheep, and other livestock. Between the sounds and smells of that, and the Dog Show and Dog obedience exibitions, he has a lot of challenges to face.

For dinner we follow the advice of Nasia, our very helpful and cheerful Front Desk Manager, when she suggests Haruki on Oaklawn Avenue, Cranston (401.463.8338), only about 5 minutes from our hotel, we are in and seated in no time.

We've subsisted on MacDonald's hamburgers - the small ones - french fries and lots of coffee, so we decide to treat ourselves to the Sushi Heaven - a boatload (literally) of the Chef's filets of fresh, raw fish, nigiri sushi, and maki sushi. Truly decadent, we began our meal with a Daisuke Roll (tuna, asparagus, wrapped in tuna, tobiko,sauces and cilantro), and ended with green tea tempura ice cream and surprisingly good coffee! We wish we'd thought to ask the name of our friendly and efficient waitress at Haruki, she was truly a delight!

Look for our Sunday show update and new photos from Helmi Flick to be posted soon!

Warmly,

Kate & Carolyn