Russian Summer Ball in London is the event of this coming Saturday night, but not for me. Why am I mentioning it? The ad poped up on my screen and reminded me of a Russian lady I stayed with on one or two ocassions when bringing students on educational visits to London. She was amazing. An artist and a former model, she would tell me endless stories about her ancestors back in Tzar's Russia and her own colourful youth, especially in the swinging sixties. Of what I remember she studied with the famous David Hockney whose famous painting makes me think of a hot summer...
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