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On one of Adam and my walks we came across this awesome little cafe.  This is exactly the type of place that surprises me about Moscow. It would fit perfectly in the West Village or Marylebone, but here it is in Moscow. It has every tea you could imagine, awesome coffee, amazing food and aContinue reading “Business Lunch”

I know this may seem odd, but today was the first time Adam saw an iron…i guess I haven’t ironed much the past 7 months. He was ENTHRALLED. Ah babies, trust them to always go for the most dangerous item in the room. And just cause it’s cute, here is Adam sitting up. He’s stillContinue reading “Baby Obsessions”

We had the most amazing wedding photographer, Bartosz Jastal. He was a Polish photojournalist that we found on the internet. We took a total chance and hired him and flew him to Greece to photograph our weddng even though we had never met him.  It turned out to be one of the best decisions we made. Our weddingContinue reading “Adam's Modeling Debut”

Error number 1- Not checking how much money I had when I left the house to go to the Chekov museum today. Error number 2- Not informing my bank that I was leaving the country so that I could take money out at the ATM when I realized I had no money. Error number 3- WalkingContinue reading “Tactical Errors”

We’ve started calling him twofer 🙂

Oh milk carton, I have been eyeing for weeks now. Now i finally have you in my clutches. I will not let anyone steal you away. First, a closer look. Now a taste. Maybe one more taste. It’s really and truly you, the milk carton I’ve been coveting all this time!! What a happy day!Continue reading “Ode To A Milk Carton”

After two full days of sightseeing, I asked Randy how he wanted to end his marathon sightseeing weekend. When he replied the Tretyakov Gallery I inwardly sighed.  We had just finished a lovely picnic in the yard behind Tolstoy’s House and I was on a sightseeing high. Really Dad, an art museum?? While I haveContinue reading “Tretyakov”

Adam & Fo at Lenin Metro Novodevichy Convent –Fotini

Everyone has heard of how expensive Russia is.  So lets play a little price is right. Which of these cost 600 rubles/20 USD. Number 1: A very ugly umbrella bought under duress during a thunderstorm.  Keep in mind this is a brand name umbrella, everyone has heard of the Zest brand after all. And Adam LOVESContinue reading “The Price is Right”

Boy does this country love them some cupolas!  And Saturday sighseeing inevitably meant that we would see lots of them.  First, of course, the most famous: But we saw other stuff too!  For example, the Novodevichy Convent and Cemetery.  Yes, the convent had cupolas.  But it also had one of the most beautiful (and certainly quirkiest)Continue reading “Another Day, Another Cupola”