When in Berlin... Part 1. Letting Go.
2019 has been crazy travel-wise... And it all started with Berlin... It's funny how you always think of yourself as one type of person -...
You Came to Me Last Night
You came to me in my dream last night. It's funny how I used to think that it was freaky that people who passed on come to visit you in...
Roads Less Traveled...
Yet another year has gone by, and it was once again time to mull over the question of where our crazy family of five was heading to for...
Picky-Kid Approved Smoothie Goodness
I have two extremely picky kids. Every meal is a battle - some days I win and bask in the rays of maternal glory, and some days I lose...
When in Saint Petersburg...
Saint Petersburg, or the Venice of the North, the heart and soul of the Russian culture, is one of those cities that leaves you standing...
A Sip of Austrian Alps for Your Holidays
Gluehwein or Mulled Wine is a German/Austrian winter-holiday drink that most tourists know as an after-ski drink. It is warm red wine...
Halloween Griffin Cupcakes with Pumpkin Cheesecake Frosting
Yes! It's that time of the year and I find myself frantically running around getting art supplies in craft stores, decorating our...
When in Quebec - A Home-Swap Story
Tonight, I am dreaming of Quebec. For some bizarre reason, Quebec has my heart. I am a Russian, who has settled in the south of the...
A Russian Girl's Hot Guys Craze
Last week I wrote a post about the actors and actresses from the soap operas that we used to watch back in the 90s and early 2000s in...
Best 10 Netflix Shows for Kids
I could not possibly imagine our lives without Netflix or Amazon. Seriously. We cut the cable off back in now distant 2009 and did not...
