tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post1486589004336453011..comments2023-11-05T23:07:01.842+11:00Comments on Grog's Gamut: Beaten by a Big, Fat RussianGreg Jerichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956402439870441083noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-12387927148226010182009-12-12T15:40:19.020+11:002009-12-12T15:40:19.020+11:00fredex - alexandra is a lovely name, my wife balke...fredex - alexandra is a lovely name, my wife balked though at ivanova as a middle name!Greg Jerichohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956402439870441083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-4946791618644561822009-12-12T14:01:50.529+11:002009-12-12T14:01:50.529+11:00'I used to joke to my wife.... Alexandra Ivano...'I used to joke to my wife.... Alexandra Ivanova, and wondered occasionally whether that would be a good name for our daughter. It was decided it was not.'<br /><br />My son is named John [English equivalent of Ivan] after my father.<br />When my daughter arrived we thought we had better name her after her maternal grandmother.<br />Olga.<br />So we went to the maternal great grandmother instead, Alexandra.<br /><br />fredexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-7412296591541937242009-12-11T22:55:37.910+11:002009-12-11T22:55:37.910+11:00i can lend you some asterix or tintin books to rea...i can lend you some asterix or tintin books to read over the holidays if you likebig cuznoreply@blogger.com