Happy Birthday, Sister! Happy Birthday, Book!

This is the way Andrei, my beloved brother greeted me on my birthday this year. :)

Now I can tell that I was born twice, both times in May. First, in 1973, in a far away town in Siberia, as a little girl named Natasha, with long red hair and blue eyes (as mama describes me). Second time, in 2016, in America, as a book author Natalia Lialina, though my red hair is now short, and my eyes became green.  

A one-minute video dedicated to my very first book. 

If you speak/understand Russian, check also the Russian version of this video on my channel.

Andrei and I worked on this book for several years. From my heartfelt fairy tale that I sent him back in 2007, to his inspired illustrations, when the characters came alive, to AnyaStories, the web site for children that we launched in 2012, add finally the book. I don't want to give away too much information all at once, but we are working on an English translation, as well as companion books, bilingual books and fun new stories.

Anya and Her Wings (Russian Edition) is available on Amazon and Amazon UK. 

I started a Facebook page for our book series: https://www.facebook.com/AnyaStories/

If you are on FB, please help us spread the word about our book, Andrei and I appreciate your interest and support!

My birthday was wonderful. I'll show you my birthday outfit in another post soon, but today I wanted to share this fun large polka dot dress. I bought it this Spring and wore it a couple of times. It's another eShakti dress. I think I changed a couple of things from their original design. I chose a Peter Pan collar and longer length, the more polka dots the merrier. I absolutely adore eShakti dresses and sincerely recommend that you give them a try. Keep in mind that you can not only modify a chosen design, but also pick your own unique measurements over a generic size. It fits well, it's made well, it's unique, it's affordable. In my book, it's heaven. And I am not even paid to say these words. :)

The dress is pure cotton and fully lined. Such an easy piece to style. This time, I just added a cardigan, my pearl jewelry and cat's eye sunglasses. Sweet and feminine.

And of course topping off an outfit with a sequined red hat never hurts...

... nor does topping it off with a red nose!

Dress - eShakti

Cardigan - Lane Bryant (old)

Shoes - Josef Seibel (old)

Purse - practically ancient

Pearls - gifts

Red hat and red nose - Walgreens 

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