Halloween Griffin Cupcakes with Pumpkin Cheesecake Frosting
Yes! It's that time of the year and I find myself frantically running around getting art supplies in craft stores, decorating our...
When in Quebec - A Home-Swap Story
Tonight, I am dreaming of Quebec. For some bizarre reason, Quebec has my heart. I am a Russian, who has settled in the south of the...
A Russian Girl's Hot Guys Craze
Last week I wrote a post about the actors and actresses from the soap operas that we used to watch back in the 90s and early 2000s in...
Best 10 Netflix Shows for Kids
I could not possibly imagine our lives without Netflix or Amazon. Seriously. We cut the cable off back in now distant 2009 and did not...
A Russian Girl's 90s Soap Craze
I find myself quite often looking back fondly on the times when I, cuddled up next to my grandmother with my favorite cheese sandwich and...
When in Moscow...
If you ever find yourself in Moscow for just one day, and if you happen to have a couple of kids with you as well, you might feel...
A Russian Girl's Old Flick Nostalgia
I have been living in the United States for ten years now. Ten!! Ten years since I waved good-bye to everyone and everything I had ever...
The Great American West: Zion
In January of 2015 we set out on a trip of our lives - the tour of the Great American West. Initially, we planned to rent an RV and skip...
A Russian Girl's Playlist for Gloomy Mondays!
As I was driving my son to school this morning - at the ungodly hour of 7 in the morning - I was not in a good mood. Not at all. The...
About Me
My name is Lena, and I am a writer. In fact, I am many things. I am a Mom and a woman in love, I am a Russian in the USA, I am a...
