To all my friends and readers, a very Happy New Year!   May it be kind and healthy to you and yours! 

So it happened, my friends - I voted! Justin and I received our ballots in the mail, filled them out and dropped them at the official vot...

"Have you ever dreamt that you'd be living in such a beautiful place?" asked Justin on our last forest walk. And here is my ho...

In my last post, I wrote about traditional Fall celebrations in the US which my family and I love, but this time of year is even more precio...

I wouldn't be at all surprised if an all-American survey showed that majority of the population considers Fall their favorite season. Au...

  In solidarity with people of Belarus fighting for their freedom. Жыве Беларусь!

SEPTEMBER 2013 It's hard to believe at times that I've been writing this blog for almost exactly 7 years (the actual anniversary is ...