Good bye for now

Saturday morning. The washing machine is going flat out, the floor is washed and just the packing to do. I can't believe I'm heading home tonight. Living in Moscow has been an amazing experience and I am looking forward to coming back for another year. I have made some lovely friends and still have places to go and things I want to see before I leave for good. Yes it can be frustrating, but that is the same wherever you live.

A couple of photos to finish with. The concierge downstairs has a little girl Sabrina. While I am away she is going to be sent to live with her Grandmother. I look these pictures of her the other morning. I had a brainwave and printed them off for her mum. She was so pleased. This week I have spent quite a lot of time playing with her outside.

What a poppet!

One final comment. One of the dads came to thank me for the year and how his son had enjoyed it. He said it had also been one of the happiest years of his life, coming in and walking around when he came to collect his son each evening. What a compliment!