I’m hearing rumors about the possible Oscar nomination for this little known, sweet film directed by Anna Melikyan. Two years ago, while flipping channels in my hotel room in Saigon, I stumbled onto a Russian channel. It was a program about contemporary female Russian film directors, and Русалка (Mermaid) was among one of the films [...]

+ Brunch at Elite Cafe with a few friends. The menu offered a feast of pumpkin pancakes, pomegranate mimosas, house biscuits with Bechamel sauce and strawberry butter, deviled eggs, and pillowy beignets smothered in powdered sugar.

Beignet = epitome of “things that are good”

Peppery Bloody Mary

Pumpkin pancakes!
+ In the evening, J. took me on a lovely [...]

Oh, I am most certainly behind on updates. The month of December was a busy, busy time. With holidays, birthdays, visitors and work deadlines, I haven’t had the time I really wanted to devote to keeping a chronicle of my little joys.
This month involved fantastic dinner party – Sarah’s annual Vodka-Latka feast; a Medieval-themed Winter [...]