Like nomads, but with more stuff

Zoltan's nannies are fabulous, as I've mentioned a few times. Among other things, they take him all over the town, and he's bee...

The joys of overseas life! Not like I didn't know Passover was coming, but here I was with 6 days left - no matzah and no menu. Kudos t...

I'm kind of a dork, and I'm OK with that. I study Russian not only because it's my only hope for ever having gainful, continuou...

I posted this on Facebook, but that doesn't provide a lasting memory and this one is too good to forget. Alex: Mommy, I want to play...

I can't believe I never wrote about this! On the corner of the street where we live is a beautiful, special occasion type restaurant c...

Alex and I, as well as some friends and their daughters, went to see Sleeping Beauty on Ice. It was performed at the Rimskogo-Korsakova Con...

In Piter the temperatures have been frequently (but not always!) above freezing, leading to ice underlying veritable pools of melting snow...

... when we don't actually nap. RIP rainbow slinky.

Russian is a difficult language to master. The more I learn the more I realize I don't know. I'm pained when I hear an FSO with a 3...

We have some sausage fans in our house.  As you can see in the video below.