We are almost all packed. I knew it had to get done this weekend, as the coming week will be very busy.



I thought it would be nice to share a little about Tomsk, Russia with all of you. Tomsk is in Siberia,

According to Wikipedia... Tomsk (Russian: Томск) is a city on the Tom River in the southwest of Siberian Federal District, Russia, the administrative centre of Tomsk Oblast. One of the oldest towns in Siberia, Tomsk celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2004. Population: 487,838 (2002 Census). Tomsk has a continental climate. The annual average temperature is −1.3 °C (29.7 °F). Winters are severe and lengthy, and the lowest recorded temperature was −56 °C (−68.8 °F) in January 1996. However, the average temperature in January is between −21 °C (−5.8 °F) and −19 °C (−2.2 °F). The average temperature in July is 24 °C (75.2 °F).

A recent article appeared in the Washington Post about Tomsk. You can access it at. (You will probably need to copy and paste the address into your web browser rather than just clicking on this as a link.) http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL1947177620080107?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0

I checked the weather on the internet and the high is expected to be around 20 degrees F with variable snow showers for the next 10 days. Brrrrr!