Tatyana Binovskaya- artist

Do you remember when I told you we had already been here before moving to Akrounta? It was on Easter – we decided to spend time on the shore of the lake, or rather the reservoir. So, this lake was very close to us, just five minutes by car. It was not visible from the house, since the village is surrounded by mountains. There is fish in the lake and our boys and their friends went fishing almost every weekend and brought home a fresh catch. We had to clean the fish, practically alive, and then cook it. So we found something to do! Акрунта. Свіжий улов. Червень 2022 Пам’ятайте, я розповідала про те, що ми перед тим як переселитися в Акрунту вже побували тут. Це було на Великдень – вирішили провести час на березі озера або краще сказати водосховища. Так ось, це озеро було зовсім поряд з нами, на машині лише п’ять хвилин у дорозі. З дому його не було видно, бо село оточують гори. В озері водиться риба і наші хлопчики разом із друзями практично щовихідних ходили на рибалку та приносили дод...

"Коли ми покидали дім, ми знали, що не повернемось, бо не буде куди. Ми відв’язували корів та коней і відпускали їх у ліс. Ми просили пробачення у котів, гладили ластівок востаннє, рубали яблуні та сливи, закопували криниці, палили подушки. Ми знали, що ми йдемо на чужину і що може в нас не вистарчить того життя, щоб там заснувати новий дім. Ми йшли в найми, як жебраки. Ми стояли в чергах на кордонах і тулили до себе дітей і собак, тримали в руках клітки з птахами. У нас було мало речей, бо більше ми не годні були нести. Ми спали в школах, під мостами, в чужих хатах. Ми несли війну у собі і вона стриміла через наші очі, і ми ті очі ховали і опускали додолу. Чи були нам раді? Не знаємо." Olena Kayinska “When we left the house, we knew that we would not turn back, because there would be no where. We tied up cows and horses and released them near the forest. We asked cats for food, stroked the swallows of the sun, chopped apples and plums, buried wells, and burned pillows. We ...

My achievements! Yesterday marked a year of my Greek studies, namely a year of my work with Duolingo! I haven't started speaking yet, but I've started to understand a lot of words on the radio. There's no communication or environment, so for now, online classes!

Greetings from the past! Yesterday I was sent photos of my still life from Israel! All these works were purchased in the 90s, in Odesa, in my gallery "Na Uyutnoy" How nice that they live with good people!

In Akrounta, of course, I am writing a work dedicated to Cicadas. I have not yet told you about the only neighbors who live in close proximity to our house. This is a real Cypriot family, the head of which is Nikos. He is a professional soldier. His wife’s name is Kula and she is so beautiful. A real image of a Greek woman from the Fayum portraits. I still dream of painting her portrait. But she is not interested. I painted Nikos’ portrait and it was to him that I gave my Cicada. I wanted to thank Nikos for his support and help in our first months of life in Akrounta! Життя на вимушеному переселенні. Акрунта. Цикада-моя картина. В Акрунті я звичайно пишу робітку присвячену Цикадам. Я вам ще не розповідала про наших єдиних сусідів, які мешкають у безпосередній близькості з нашим будинком. Це справжня кіпріотська сім’я, головою якої є Нікос. Він професійний військовий. Його дружину звати Кула, і вона дуже красива. Справжній образ грецької жінки з фаюмських портретів. Я й досі мрію написа...

https://www.facebook.com/1266729202/videos/pcb.1726560861460478/1597906204168301 Hello everyone! If you think that winter has come to us, then you are deeply mistaken. Winter, that is, the cold was only a few days, and then wonderful weather returned to us with a pleasant air temperature of 19-20 degrees Celsius. And without rain. And in Limassol, lemons and tangerines are calmly yielding a harvest. It seems that we should get used to the fact that orange trees grow on the sidewalks next to the roadway, the fruits of which fall to the ground, but so far, of course, it is amazing! I made a video especially for you! I will also tell you about my new culinary discovery! First, a little background. In Cyprus, unlike other countries where I have been and where people love dill, and it is sold in small bunches, here it is sold in a whole armful. So huge that it is impossible to use it all. I always felt sorry when I had to throw it away. I decided to try and make dill pancakes, so to speak. ...

  https://www.facebook.com/groups/461052681344642/posts/1725912444858653/ o we moved in and our life on the mountain began. Silvia and Kostya spent whole days at work, and we were busy with the house and the children. The peculiarities of life in a house on the mountain boiled down to the fact that you can’t walk there. Maybe just around the territory. It was possible to go down to the village from the mountain, but for me personally, it was practically impossible to go back up. There was only a small kiosk in the village, so all the food had to be bought in the city. It’s not that far to Limassol by car, it only takes 10-20 minutes, but it’s impossible to walk there. In any case, the situation there, far from the noise of the city, was much calmer and we did not see or hear our Russian enemies every day. We closed ourselves off in our own world. http://binovskaya.com/life-in-cyprus-akrunta-village-and.../   http://binovskaya.com/13337-2/ http://binovskaya.com/odessa-2022-afte...