Category Archives: Pictures

Pictures of Kiev and Odessa: Happy Times!

Please don’t steal any of these pictures, the content of this blog is protected. But if you want to use one, you can ask. I had a happy three and a half weeks, folks. I’d like to share a few outtakes. I’ll post more, at some point. Odessa is a real jewel. And I willContinue reading “Pictures of Kiev and Odessa: Happy Times!”

In Sexxxayfunfeminist Land, Where the Shadows Lie

Renegade has two very beautiful posts up just now, here and here. She has incredible strength: in every muscle, and every thought and deed. Words and images are rarely more profound than this. And Jill has given us another form of beauty – this one a bit more frou-frou but no less classic. As forContinue reading “In Sexxxayfunfeminist Land, Where the Shadows Lie”

Kyiv: the City of High Heels and Brotherly Love

These shoes aren’t made for walking, unless you count quick hops from my parents’ car into a shop and back again: I do love the way I look in them, though. I also love that lamp. It’s nice to have it on when I’m reading Tolkien in bed, and listening to the wing making theContinue reading “Kyiv: the City of High Heels and Brotherly Love”

A vanity picture post in which Natalia goes back to her roots

Blond roots, to be precise. I was born a platinum blonde, grew darker over the years, and have recently been dyeing my hair something called “mahogany brown” (with occasional forays into “auburn sunset”). Now I’ve decided that it’s time to reclaim my blonde ambition. I like this picture because the computer screen is reflected inContinue reading “A vanity picture post in which Natalia goes back to her roots”