On Life in St.Petersburg

• June 2022 2 years ago So, we are 4 months into what's happening in our part of the world...though, of course, we live pretty far from the border!  Currently:-Lots of western businesses are closing, with Russian ones opening in their place. For example, our favorite Finnish grocery store chain closed, and just reopened...
• 5 years later 2 years ago  After my latest weird dream sequence, I found my mind wandering to an alternate scenario where our church never split up.I did the math and realized that it has been about 5 years since it all started. At the time, Sophia was a baby and I wasn't able to be involved much in the discussions that...
• Border Trips in the time of Covid, Part 3 (Armenia) 2 years ago  I noticed that I often neglect to write about our interesting travels. A certain amount of time passes and then the initial impressions are lost. Sometimes it's just a matter of getting the photos off whichever device...It's been 6 months and everything has changed again. This started out as a...
• Children 2 years ago Types of energy come in waves. I feel drained of physical energy this week, but more in tune with my emotions. And there are a lot of things to process this particular week. On to the topic...we are still homeschooling these days, of course. I actually share some visuals on Instagram (the handle...
• Forgiveness 2 years ago  Let the blogging continue.Easter Sunday in the two church calendar traditions has just a 1 week difference this year. Ash Wednesday happened during Pancake Week in Russia.Yesterday was "Forgiveness Sunday" in the Orthodox Church, marking the final day before the Lenten Fast. You can look it up,...

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