July 1, 2007
Slept until 11:00. Alex’s father (an old “Cold Warrior”) comes to the door of the dacha and I greet him but he does not greet me. He asks Olesya who is in the bed and after he hears he pretty much ignores me and walks away!
The brownie mix I brought was a hit. We finished the rest for a late breakfast! We then went to the woods to pick wild strawberries and blueberries. I am now fluent in Russian berries! Had tea when we returned and then decided to take a tour of the dacha community. All shapes and sizes. One had vinyl siding, stone walkways, a pond, a bricked area that begged for a big grill and everything in its place! Most were less than impressive. But our dacha was comfortable and ‘cozy!’ Had an early dinner of soup with beef, salad, veggies, bread, and wine. We packed up, cleaned up, watered the plants (they must ask for the water to be turned on for usage), and waited for the taxi to pick us up. While waiting, there was one dacha that displayed a Soviet flag prominently. Tea and sweets and to bed!
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