Tatyana Binovskaya- artist

Back to Cape Town! And now it's time to leave our loved ones and go back to Cape Town. I remember the phrase of our Rada when she was returning home from some trip. At the border control at the Cape Town airport, she was affectionately told - "Welcome - home!" So we flew home and it seemed to us that our home was there. And of course, Rada and our children were glad to meet us. And Rada loves to organize real holidays and she does it very well. She immediately took me to the beautiful spa at the ONE&ONLY hotel on the Waterfront and we had a wonderful time there, and after that, we had breakfast with fresh oysters and champagne. Yes, it’s beautiful to live, you can’t forbid it! We are Home, but very, very soon everything will change   Назад до Кейптауна! І ось настав час залишити наших близьких і повернутися назад до Кейптауна. Я пам'ятаю фразу нашої Ради, коли вона поверталася з якоїсь поїздки додому. На прикордонному контролі в аеропорту Кейптауна, їй ласкаво ска...

Another story from the time of the visit to Odessa in 2015. Fire on Genuezskaya street. So we moved to our new apartment on the 21st floor on Genuezskaya street. The 21st floor is very high, but Radu and I loved this apartment. We liked the layout and everything that was there - the apartment was built and sold together with furniture and appliances - every moment was thought out and it was really comfortable there. Now, having found ourselves in a foreign country, we experience feelings of deep disappointment in our lives. We expected to live here until our end, and then, like millions of Ukrainians, it did not occur to us that suddenly everything could change. We really, really hope to be back. But my story is not about that, but about the fire that happened in the houses built next to us. It was spectacular and very scary. It's hard to imagine how you can save yourself from a fire when the apartment is located so high. Indeed, in the city, as it turned out, there are no fire tru...

Friday news from Akrunta We moved into this beautiful house three months ago at the height of the Cypriot summer. We were assured by many that we could not survive the coming heat. Many leave the island in search of coolness.  But we didn’t notice the real hell, probably because we live in the mountains. Yes, there were days when the temperature in the shade reached 36-37 degrees, but it was not so often.  Remembering the heat in Odessa, I remember the summer months when the temperature was high for weeks and the expected coolness did not come in the evening. At night, I had to run to the shower in order to cool off or turn on the air conditioner - which I really don’t like. Summer is coming to an end and signs of the coming autumn are already visible. Our cheerful and very loud cicada neighbours disappeared - they went into hibernation for many years, and the leaves began to slowly fall from the poplars. And most importantly, clouds began to look into our village and this fil...

Halloween Our Sylvia is a great master of organizing holidays, and here is such a reason! First, is Theodore's birthday, which falls on October 30th. Secondly, as you know, this is Halloween, how not to combine these two events.  The preparation was meticulous, costumes and looks were designed with great attention to detail. I really liked the act of Kostya, Sylvia's husband - until that day he wore a small beard. Before the holiday, he retired to the bathroom and returned with a mustache of Mr. Adams, I almost fainted from bursting laughter. The evening with numerous guests was a success!  There were a lot of photos, but I only have these ones, maybe I will add more in time!   Хелловін Наша Сільвія-велика майстриня влаштовувати свята, а тут такий привід! Перше- день народження Теодора, який припадає, на 30 жовтня. По-друге, як ви знаєте- це Хелловін, як не поєднати ці дві події. Підготовка була ретельною, костюми та образи розроблялися з великою увагою до деталей. Мені д...