April 26, 2010
Holiday Havoc For All Occasions
A day off is always welcome. But when exactly does it come? (more…)
April 20, 2010
Siberian Pelmeni for a London Yummy Mummy
Pel’meni and Susan didn’t seem like a match made in heaven when I looked at it objectively.
April 7, 2010
7 Days: The Russian Oracle
HRH doesn’t go a week without purchasing “7 Days,” Russia’s equivalent of “TV Guide."
February 24, 2010
A Hymn to Him: Mens’ Day in Russia
HRH and Dedushka won’t be emptying anything except a bottle of premium whiskey this week as we women convey our warmest and kindest feelings
February 16, 2010
Maslenitsa: Russia’s National Cholesterol Week
Winter in Russia is a marathon, not a sprint, and it is vital to have intermittent water stations along the way, particularly coming into the home stretch.
January 7, 2010
Russians En Route
All the starm and drang of Christmas and New Year’s seems like a long time ago, now that HRH and I are ensconced in the lovely Sugar Mill (not it’s…
November 20, 2009
New Service of Aeroflot — “Comfort+”
In the latest in a series of truly funny direct marketing shoots, the national carrier of Russia tops its own unchallenged record for silliness
November 19, 2009
Bon Appetitski
Russia has turned me into a very confident and creative cook.
November 16, 2009
Vivant et repulica…et qui illam regit!
Tales of finagling a Russian visa.