summer time at last

suddenly, it has got hot in moscow. the past few days have been consistently in the 30s, and it is very very sunny. at the same time, it seems every one has decided to return to moscow, at least for a while. igor flew in on saturday. on sunday i went by his house (20 minutes walk from mine, wierd given how large the city is) and his kitchen was filled with all kinds of dishes his parents brought up from engels. so we sat and ate fruit from his parents dacha and then he showed me a few places in the area i had not yet discovered. ira is moving in with him in july, and it will be fun to have her so close by! then tomarrow daniel is coming from tallinn for a visit, and friday masha is arriving. thank god it is finnally starting to seem like summer!