A little journal about my experiences living in St. Petersburg, Russia and traveling the post-Soviet space.

Learning to be a strong, fabulous, opinionated, fashionable woman over 40. Ladies, Go See Ghostbusters and Take Your Daughters. Star Trek? My kids saw the original Ghostbusters about 4 years ago and Monkey went on a bi.

Looking at life from a safe distance. Be Careful What You Wish For. When I think of my young literary life, two books stand out. Did they influence me to be who I am or was I drawn to them because of who I am? Hellip; Read More Two Books.

My semester studying abroad in St. Do you know what can really hamper a blog? Internet that does not work for a week and then traveling for 12 days. Needless to say it is very hard to write new posts when that is happening. I am now back from travel week and ready to tell you all about my travels. Our Own Crime and Punishment? As I said I do not have a lot.

The search of a family history. This is in all probability the sister of Vladimir M. The picture is taken with the same background used in the picture of Vladimir and his brother. We assume my grandmother wrote this. We know absolutely nothing about her. And perhaps even the parents? Is it even i.

Grandma- My Mommy and Her Mommy. Grandma- My Mommy and Her Mommy. Returning from a college visit in Connecticut, the fact that Grandpa was directionally challenged brought us to what appeared to be a parade route, with hundreds of people lining the White Plains street where his wrong turn had dumped us. We were stuck, so we pulled onto a side street and returned to the action. What could it be? Could you do it? Would you do it? I think I will suggest to Dad that we try it.

If Nothing Else, Remember to Dream. The Closet of Random Bits.