Botanical garden in Moscow

In August me and Rita met up for a little walk at the Botanical garden of Lomonosov State University which is best known for it's enormous collection of flowers. Now as the days are going by fast and as we're getting closer and closer to the winter it becomes harder to find time to meet with this lovely girl. Why is it only 24 hours in a day??

Ok, I really think that there is nothing better than walking in the park when you need to discuss something serious with your friend. A lot better than meeting up at the cafes. Just a thought.

Also make mistakes. it will be ok. This is the lesson the world handed me this week, delivered almost too neatly -- in perfect fortune cookie symmetry. but in case anyone else needed it, too. it will be ok. 

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Еще в августе я и Рита решили прогуляться в "Аптекарьском огороде", который мы все любим за его большую коллекцию цветов. Деньки бегут один за другим, мы все ближе приближаемся к зиме и становится все труднее найти время для встреч с этой замечательной девочкой. Почему же в сутках только 24 часа??

Ну правда, мне кажется, что нет ничего лучше, чем гулять в парке с друзьями, когда нужно поговорить о чем-то серьезном. Даже лучше, чем встречаться в кафе. Просто к слову.

И еще, ошибайтесь. Все будет хорошо. Такой вот маленький "урок" мне преподнесли на этой неделе в виде печенья с предсказанием. И на всякий случай, вдруг кому-то тоже это необходимо. Все будет хорошо. ☺

City Food Market

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Yesterday was turned out to be an amazing day for me as I managed to fit into it as much as possible. And despite the bad weather with lots of rain I was in a great mood for a number of reasons. 

Moscow has become a lot better social place for the last few years. This summer the city was hosting hundreds of different events and one of them was the city food market where different restaurants and internet projects merge into one big street market where you can buy different goodies, try samples and enjoy the company of talented people. My friends know that I'm an absolute food lover and an event like this is something I'd go to every week if I had a chance. So this one took place near the Patriarshiye ponds - a picturesque area downtown Moscow.  So now you guys can look through these pictures and get the idea of what kind of things people have to offer in this currently changing gastronomic Moscow world.


And a little addition- you don't have to be a registered restaurant to take part in this "fest". It can be anyone, who has a dream of starting a food project and has something interesting to offer. I love cooking and I've always wanted to have my own cafe, so this market made me come up with some idea...we'll see :)

These cupcakes are made with natural ingredients and fruits. The owner Sasha decorates them with fresh season berries. My absolute favourite is blueberry and I'd advise everyone to order some cupcakes from them - the restaurant is called Mon petit ami.

Of course I purchased some natural honey from "Clever honey". It's a start up project - http://www.cleverhoney.ru - where guys are selling products from different parts of the country. I'm definitely going to warm up with some tea with honey when the snow starts so my choice was the one from the Sochi national park. They deliver around Moscow so if you are currently here stop by their website.

a year ago

It’s been a long time since I last posted. I think I might have been focusing on less important things and forgot how much I love photography and other bits which are truly close to my heart. I wish my job took less time in May and June as it seems now like they've disappeared and I didn't notice all the beauty of my favourite time of the year. 

I was looking through the pictures yesterday and found the ones from the year ago when me, Rita and Ilya went to Yasnaya Polyana to get away from hot dusty Moscow for a weekend. I think that it's the time they should be posted. It's funny how lots of the things have changed since then. And here in these photos I don't even know what is awaiting me in the future. 

We stayed at a little country house and I remember how I couldn't stop daydreaming about owning my own land. What I'd grow and build and how I can live sustainably. Maybe when I'm a little older?

Писать блог по-русски?

I have been debating with myself on if I should keep blogging in English or get back to Russian. I can't decide. The only thing I know is that in Russian I'd probably get more pleasure of writing, but English helps me to share my thoughts with people from the other side of the world...hm, anyway, here are some new film pictures from the last couple of weeks. I didn't expect myself to make friends with a film camera so fast, but it turns out we get along pretty well. Most of the photos here were taken in Tula, my hometown. And now I'm going to get some pistachio ice-cream to celebrate my Saturday.

Happy

Just very happy. Happy to look forward to my graduation, which is in 3 weeks, happy to know that I'll be on an airplane soon again, happy to become twenty one in twenty one days, happy to share my Sunday with my family and happy to be able to do what I love doing. Every single day. Каждый день.  

Film

They say "Art never comes from happiness", but it's not true for me. Every day contains at least one happy event, a moment in time that we are thankful for. This is how my every day goes.

 I don't know where I'm going but I'm on my way and I'm really grateful my parents haven't ever pushed me. They just said that I can be happy only when I can live outside myself. And I do.

  My first ever film pictures.

Moscow, May, 2012.