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Today is Alice's seventh birthday. I know i say this every year, but where have those years gone ( Read more... )

Today is Alice's sixth birthday. Six! Where does the time go? It really doesn't seem very long ago that I was with her in a taxi heading into the city from Saint Petersburg's airport. And she was only 18 months old then ( Read more... )

First of all, I have to say how sorry I am that I'm not around much at the moment. There's still loads going on around my work, I don't exactly know which way is up and I don't know how long it's going to take to sort itself out. So, I'm very sorry if I don't read all the entries I should and I'm also sorry that I haven't been able to post. I ( Read more... )

Today is special. Today is a special day because of a special person. Today is Alice's fourth birthday. Alice is special.

I often curse the fact that I live a long way from the special people I love and care about, and that is never more true than on days like today. Alice has a birthday and I am thousands of kilometres away in a different land. But ( Read more... )

This is a post I am delighted to make. I can't believe just how quickly time passes.

For those who don't know, I have a wonderful and very special friend, ( Read more... )

I seem to say this a lot, but this time it was never more true - today is a very special day.

Today is the second birthday of one of my very favourite people in the whole world. Today is Alice's birthday and I am delighted to be able to celebrate and mark it here.

Together with her beautiful, brilliant and wonderful mother, Alice lives in Saint ( Read more... )

My first day in Saint Petersburg was a very happy one indeed. The day before, when I arrived, the wonderful Julia was there at the airport to meet me. This was a fantastic moment and one I will treasure for ever. We had known each other for more than five years but it was our first actual meeting. I gave her a big, and probably overwhelming, hug ( Read more... )

I had a fantastic time in Saint Petersburg, spent with some great people who looked after me so well. I can't thank them enough for the trouble and time they took to make my stay so enjoyable. So, I have special thanks for the wonderful ilmera  who was a real star in every possible way and the best friend I could wish for, baby Alice who was gorgeous and ( Read more... )

Today is a very special day. Today is Alice's first birthday.

I have never met Alice, I have never spoken to Alice but I still love her dearly and I enjoy my role in her life, that of an honorary uncle. Her mother is very important to me as a dear and trusted friend and I am overwhelmed by the kindness and warmth she bestows on me.

I hope I am ( Read more... )