December 5th, 2007 at 3:08 am » Comments (3)

Yep, it is a popular week for birthdays. Today is Mum's birthday, and she'll be... ... 31 again (?) LOL. I've just spoken to her, as here in Kazakhstan, it is ...more »

December 3rd, 2007 at 10:04 am » Comments (0)

To celebrate Dr Natalya's birthday, we went to the 'barrel' restaurant yesterday. I have forgotten the official name of the place, but due to the use of huge barrels outside ...more »

December 2nd, 2007 at 12:29 pm » Comments (0)

Following on from yesterday's post, this is another quick message to Dr Natalya, whose birthday it is today. She doesn't go on the internet, nor can she read English, so the ...more »

December 1st, 2007 at 11:50 pm » Comments (0)

Although you are many miles away, Ira and I are still thinking of you today. Hope your birthday celebrations go well, but not so well that you don't actually remember ...more »

November 17th, 2007 at 3:24 am » Comments (0)

Today is the birthday of my Dad, Babushka (Ira's Dad's Mum) and also Stargazer (if you don't recognise the name, I'll assume you have not been reading this blog for ...more »

November 10th, 2007 at 12:59 pm » Comments (0)

That Alex is leaving for Australia. In face I've just checked her blog, and she has in fact written a post just before getting ready to start her journey (Ready ...more »

October 19th, 2007 at 2:01 am » Comments (2)

Yep, it is that time of year once more - Zanya is now 27 (I think), at least in this time zone. I think she has another 3 hours to ...more »

October 19th, 2007 at 1:29 am » Comments (4)

I hope to write a few posts on my stay in Britain later, but for now I have a few things to sort out here at home. A quick summary of ...more »

September 17th, 2007 at 10:05 pm » Comments (0)

OK, so after Amsterdam, I am travelling to Cheltenham and Evesham to spend around a week with Dad & Jan and Cheltonian friends. The next week I am travelling to ...more »

September 13th, 2007 at 5:18 am » Comments (0)

Last Sunday we went over to Balzhan's, to celebrate Ildar's birthday, along with Dr Natalya, Sasha and Sveta. We bought him a board game that appeared to have a lot ...more »