Three Kids and a Kettle

Easter again, and the first time we did not take the children to the midnight liturgy. The little one has a cough.…

We went to meet the school. Not the first of September yet, just a meeting for the parents, in the school hall, with…

Pumpkin manty on the big tray, ready for the steamer. For the fast days, and for the days when there is no meat in the…

Eldiyar goes to school next year, but already today I stood in the bazaar and compared prices of school shoes, because…

For people who ask what "shifts" means: it means that for two weeks I see my husband at breakfast, for two weeks at…

The north door of the cathedral at midnight, candles in every hand. Christ is risen! The service began at midnight. In…

Aruuke at the kindergarten gate with the rabbit bag, first morning. She is in! Number 214 became number 31 because (I…

The Old New Year, 13 January, the one nobody can explain. In the village they still celebrate it, with a table and a…

The winter list on the fridge door, in my handwriting. Every November I write a list on a piece of paper and hang it…

The Cross is today, and after it the pilgrims go home and the town sleeps. I always feel a bit empty. Bread is back to…

Feast of St. Janyl. Every year I say: this year I will go up in the morning and stand properly. And every year the…

We put Aruuke on the list for the kindergarten No. 4, the one near the bazaar. Today the lady at the office looked at…