Remembering the summer

Right now, it seems that summer is something that happens to other people. Still, I have pictures proving otherwise. I wait for this year’s summer with the knowledge that when it comes, I’ll be set to become a parent. I guess that this may seem a little odd, all things considered, though it was lastContinue reading “Remembering the summer”

Life, death and pomegranate therapy

If times are not good, it may be a good time to eat a pomegranate. Not only is that thing rich in iron, when in the process of devouring it, you may begin to understand why it’s symbolic of spring. I don’t believe that there is a “proper” way to eat a pomegranate – justContinue reading “Life, death and pomegranate therapy”

Rest in peace, Anna

Playwright Anna Yablonskaya is among the dead at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport today. We heard it from her family. This photo of Anna was taken by my husband a few years ago – back when he wasn’t my husband. As you can see, Anna was very beautiful. She left behind her husband – and a littleContinue reading “Rest in peace, Anna”

So I got married over the weekend

And here’s my favourite fuzzy iPhone photo from the reception, held at that den of vice known as Teatr.doc, perhaps one of Moscow’s most controversial and interesting theaters: Photo courtesy of Igor Stam – terrific actor and well-known hurler of bottles. Thankfully, no bottles were hurled on this occasion. I wore jewelry that belonged toContinue reading “So I got married over the weekend”