tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post2124652061819695080..comments2024-02-16T02:33:52.334-08:00Comments on In The Writer's Closet: AsianNatalia Lialinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-89272403345612021832014-03-05T23:49:51.130-08:002014-03-05T23:49:51.130-08:00Thank you so much for your warm comment, Karen! Be...Thank you so much for your warm comment, Karen! Bella's link-up is such a fun "party"! Glad to see you here! :)Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-38945898556383640152014-03-04T22:33:10.137-08:002014-03-04T22:33:10.137-08:00Visiting you from Citizen Rosebud's linkup! Y...Visiting you from Citizen Rosebud's linkup! Your thrifted Asian top is such a score! Never thought it's a Chico's brand. You also chose the right accessories to go with the blouse. Kudos!<br /><br />And thank you for sharing personal photos of your family. From your great grandparents, grandparents, extended family and your beautiful daughter. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14780205329214631760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-72912271218716454582014-03-04T14:42:00.819-08:002014-03-04T14:42:00.819-08:00Oh Bella, you just made my day! What an unexpected...Oh Bella, you just made my day! What an unexpected and flattering compliment! Thank you so much for it. :)<br />Thrift shopping is so much fun - it suits my hunting instincts I suppose. :)Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-72884771855887180582014-03-04T10:09:26.847-08:002014-03-04T10:09:26.847-08:00First off Natalia- thank you for participating in ...First off Natalia- thank you for participating in the first link-up for #secondhandfirst! Your score, the silk Chico's Design is truly a great find! I do remember the remarkable quality of the Chico label- I imagine it would be hard to keep expenses down and the quality up now so can understand the way a label's craftmenship can diminish. All the more a treasure of that blouse.... at $5.99! And you look wonderful in it- great color and fit for you. And out of the blue let me just say you have an angelically beautiful face! citizen rosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038740885720827086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-61379141512096999412014-03-03T00:22:45.292-08:002014-03-03T00:22:45.292-08:00I am so glad that you enjoyed my post and the blou...I am so glad that you enjoyed my post and the blouse! I was really inspired to write (and to wear) this! :) Thank you for taking your time to write a comment!Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-36735374794730143872014-03-01T17:54:38.891-08:002014-03-01T17:54:38.891-08:00I adore your Asian jacket. Isn't it great when...I adore your Asian jacket. Isn't it great when you find something that makes you totally happy when you wear it, especially if it is a thrift shop treasure. Thanks for sharing the family photos too. I love looking at old photos.Crazy RAvens Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899701743108985403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-10909188921175054792014-02-27T18:35:01.096-08:002014-02-27T18:35:01.096-08:00Such a generous comment, thank you a lot, Jan! I a...Such a generous comment, thank you a lot, Jan! I am very lucky and blessed that my Mom gathered the information (documents, photographs, and just oral memoirs of the villagers). It is very revealing even to me - and I grew up in Siberia! Those were such tough times in our history. No wonder people don't really want to talk about it much. <br /><br />I appreciate your comments! :)Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-79047326765886060152014-02-27T18:31:10.073-08:002014-02-27T18:31:10.073-08:00Thank you so much for your very kind comment, Char...Thank you so much for your very kind comment, Charlie! Cheers!Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-58589657396650799592014-02-26T02:26:53.915-08:002014-02-26T02:26:53.915-08:00Great post - thank you. And I love your shirt. It&...Great post - thank you. And I love your shirt. It's beautiful and all the more so for being an amazing thrifted find. I really love your blue swing coat too. Great photos. <br /><br />Charlie<br /><a href="http://furearwig.blogspot.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Fur Earwig</a>List Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132755413044179212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-30757980376481669532014-02-25T17:06:52.817-08:002014-02-25T17:06:52.817-08:00Fascinating, Natalia! What an interesting post. ...Fascinating, Natalia! What an interesting post. And you look lovely in your jacket. Such a beauty it is, and that you got a bargain makes it clearly meant to be! And it suits you well. I see the Asian influences in the tastes you've shown the brief amount of time that I've known about your blog, and Asian design loves you too!<br /><br />I was born in 1950, and I was fascinated by your photos of children of my generation from a part of the world that was so remote, politically and in terms of distance. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630135395645059302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-23787360804486053212014-02-25T13:14:06.581-08:002014-02-25T13:14:06.581-08:00I had no idea that Chico's is known in England...I had no idea that Chico's is known in England! Do you own any pieces? I started looking into this brand only about 8 or 9 years ago - so it was such a wonderful surprise to find this older blouse at the Goodwill! :)<br /><br />It totally makes sense to me about how you feel a Londoner, but not quite English. I think I can rely to that myself. Well, not Londoner/English part of course. But as immigrants, we are never 100% American, yet not 100% Russian already. Something changes. We carry both cultures in us. Something completely new we are. :) <br /><br />I though that your face look so familiar! Now I understand - we do have similar faces in Russia! But three sets of grand-parents with Russian Jews roots - wow! That is a very fun surprise to me! :) <br /><br />Great to see you in my blog! :)Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-73882914553127523002014-02-25T13:08:11.903-08:002014-02-25T13:08:11.903-08:00Oh what a wonderful compliment to my post! I will ...Oh what a wonderful compliment to my post! I will admit I was inspired writing it. The blouse was inspiring! Thank you for your kind words - they made my day! :)Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-11885103781501551792014-02-25T13:06:53.520-08:002014-02-25T13:06:53.520-08:00Thank you, Kelly, for your sweet and generous comm...Thank you, Kelly, for your sweet and generous comment! It is very fun to get to know your family history. I would love to learn more about your Russian side! Although, I know how those things are often hidden - takes a lot of time and energy to dig for such kind of information. I am very lucky that my Mom did tons of work in this field and gave us this beautiful gift of knowing our own roots. Cheers! :)Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-13290874672718522742014-02-25T13:04:19.334-08:002014-02-25T13:04:19.334-08:00I wonder what it is with us, Olga? We are definite...I wonder what it is with us, Olga? We are definitely part Asian (if not by blood, then in our souls). :) Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-42164811513376209072014-02-25T13:02:32.988-08:002014-02-25T13:02:32.988-08:00Thank you for such a wonderful comment, Val! It me...Thank you for such a wonderful comment, Val! It means a lot to me! :)<br /><br />From what I hear, Tacoma has changed a lot (and for the better) in the last few years. We came here 7 years ago. It is now bursting with museums, restaurants, theaters... They fixed streets downtown, many small businesses occupy the beautiful old buildings now. I love Tacoma! It does have its dark side too though. Very mixed bag. We live actually off Tacoma city limits, in Pierce County - but just 15 minutes by car, and I am in the middle of everything! <br /><br />I love your personal geography - very beautiful. I haven't been to England just yet, but I adore Oregon - Portland is one of my favorite cities to visit, and the Oregon coast is simply one of the most amazing places on Earth!Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-48324532170055564992014-02-25T12:29:53.048-08:002014-02-25T12:29:53.048-08:00I just came over from Visible Monday, and I really...I just came over from Visible Monday, and I really enjoyed reading your post! Your outfit is lovely with all those vibrant colors and pattern-mixing, and that blouse was such a lucky treasure to find.<br /><br />I lived in Tacoma for about 15 years when I was younger. From there I went to Seattle, then England, and am now back in Oregon where I lived as a young girl. Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451134989199249673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-36929481174369566072014-02-25T05:30:54.274-08:002014-02-25T05:30:54.274-08:00Oh wow, what a beautiful blouse! That's the th...Oh wow, what a beautiful blouse! That's the thing I would definitely like to have in my wardrobe too. A real treasure! I often joke about myself that I might have been an Indian in my previous life because I like everything Indian. Though Oriental designs and patterns also attract me.Olga Ranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875044569337689314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-80756922671492496412014-02-24T14:51:07.981-08:002014-02-24T14:51:07.981-08:00What a gorgeous outfit - your thrifted blouse is s...What a gorgeous outfit - your thrifted blouse is stellar and your sense of colour divine. What amazing family photos - so great to know your history. I have Russian blood on one of my Grandma's sides but the family knows very little about our history there ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-3325117705871996842014-02-24T14:20:23.408-08:002014-02-24T14:20:23.408-08:00I was so attracted to your Asian-esque blouse I ha...I was so attracted to your Asian-esque blouse I had to come over from Patti's and see more. So glad I did. What a wonderful story and fabulous pictures of your ensembles, not to mention family photos. My oh my, such a rich back story to a blouse found at Goodwill. As you say, it was all meant to be.paohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-51052805921110682782014-02-24T14:02:30.369-08:002014-02-24T14:02:30.369-08:00What a lovely outfit! I remember when Chico's ...What a lovely outfit! I remember when Chico's still made clothes like that - it was probably about 12 years ago. Incidentally three sets of my Great Grandparents were Russian Jews who settled in the UK at the turn of the last century so, although I'm a Londoner born and bred, I never feel very English, if that makes any sense!Buttercup Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929261555166423769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-55310895033425452022014-02-21T00:42:15.887-08:002014-02-21T00:42:15.887-08:00This is so good to hear! Thank you so very much, E...This is so good to hear! Thank you so very much, Elle!! :) :) :)Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-80455583227966990782014-02-19T22:03:07.314-08:002014-02-19T22:03:07.314-08:00Natalia,
I love this exotic outfit, and am surpri...Natalia,<br /> I love this exotic outfit, and am surprised that that blouse is Chicos!<br />I am truly in awe of the ensemble: the pairing of the stripe with that incredible artistic blouse is truly divine. A designer could not have done it better. And you thirfted it, Hurrah!<br />Lovely family pics, such pretty faces!<br />This is an exceptional post, I truly appreciate being able to read it!<br />XX, Elle<br />http://mydailycostume.com/The Elle Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352057220124245797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-1151201468943339902014-02-18T21:47:35.111-08:002014-02-18T21:47:35.111-08:00Thank you for your kind words, Vix! I told my mom ...Thank you for your kind words, Vix! I told my mom (and my daughter read my blog) the compliments you and Curtise wrote about her beauty, and I am sure they both loved to hear them! :) <br />I love you, "boring" English, - such a wonderful culture with a quirky sense of humor and perfection of coziness in so many ways! Just love it! But do you know how and when your interest to Indian culture began? That would be an interesting story to hear... I just believe that we pick with our souls, and if we follow that little voice inside us (not the loud ones, and so many of them, outside) - well, then we find exactly what we need, despite our family history...Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-68414223514208625162014-02-18T21:39:51.184-08:002014-02-18T21:39:51.184-08:00Thank you so very much, Curtise!! Your comment is ...Thank you so very much, Curtise!! Your comment is so thoughtful and full of warmth, you touched my heart so deeply... Thank you for compliments to my beloved girls - mama and Anya (that's the way we call her in our family). I agree with you, they both are beauties! They of course are very happy to hear that too. :))<br />Say hello to your lovely Ninochka from us - Natashenka and Anechka (Russian can be sooo tricky!). :) ~ With love Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-65981775311145210262014-02-18T08:12:09.208-08:002014-02-18T08:12:09.208-08:00I loved this! those photographs are absolutely won...I loved this! those photographs are absolutely wonderful, a peak at a culture unknown to me. Your daughter is so much like your Mum, an absolute beauty. I'm boringly English, there's not a bit of exoticism in my family tree yet I'm inexplicably drawn towards all things Indian, I wonder why?<br />That Asian top looks wonderful with the blue skirt and the luxurious wrap. I'm loving the sight of the crocus, there's a couple that have popped up in the cracks in the path this morning. Spring is on its way. xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.com