Sometimes we fall into a writers block. I fear the blog might sound repetitive and perhaps a bit boring. But our readers remind us that they are waiting. Thank you Clay!
Our embassy life is a bit like living on a reservation. All amenities are supplied to us and most socializing happens in our teepees with occasional powwows and tribal stomps. So it takes some effort to get out and experience this city. We fall into routines; our kids go to school, we go to work, and dinner still needs to be made at the end of the day.
But we do get out some and hopefully more so once the weather warms up, the days get longer, and we get our license to drive. In the mean time, there is plenty to see by metro and walking.
Yesterday evening we were invited to our friend Moscow Mom's for dinner. The trolly driver was unusually nice. She got out of her booth to show us how to use the ticket to get through the turn stye, told Stefan to duck under for free, and asked us which stop we needed so she could signal us to get off. The windows were splattered with grit but we still made out some beautiful buildings and wooded parks.
Their apartment is small nice with views of the river and forest, beautiful! Our children played games together while we enjoyed each others company. We enjoyed handmade pasta and a vegetable tartine (eggplant, red and yellow bell peppers, and glazed carmelized onions), and for dessert, a chocolate tart and a lemon tart. Fantastic! Fun.
The taxi ride home took a different route and we asked what was that beautiful fortress all lit up that we passed. The driver said it was a monastery. Beautiful! All walking distance from our house and we didn't even know it.
It's good to get out.
twenty-something years of "what have you been up to?" 
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