Never give up
Before I left Moscow many years ago, my friend gave me a special and symbolic gift: a green frog made of jade. I loved it instantly and, as I rubbed its smooth surface between my hands, ...
“Dear Vera, you are my first and only love. I was looking for you my entire life! I had been searching for you in many cities and countries, and yet to my surprise, I met you ten years ago in the elev...
When I think of time I imagine it as a river. A river of my life.
It could flow quietly and smoothly and I would remain calm in the cozy, stagnant harbour of everyday life and hesitate to step in. Da...
Spring is in the air! I throw open the curtains and windows to let in the warm sunlight.
I close my eyes, smile and breathe the fresh air filled with blooming flowers.
There is something very except...
I grew up living on stunning and unique Lake Baikal in Siberia, surrounded by magnificent mountains and wild, boundless taiga.
Baikal is the deepest and most ancient lake on the planet, holding one-...
A vast ocean, waves foaming white at their crests, rainbow-coloured kitesurfers hurled by strong winds across the blue sky — the thrill of speed, power and independence. Carving the ultramarine wave t...
This is a very special photo for me. It was taken last July at Horseshoe Bay.
That Saturday began quietly. It was one of those rare, gloomy, summer days in Bermuda. The entire sky was covered with a l...
Flattened, crushed, torn to pieces! I sobbed to myself. I had turned 40, and the hard hand of time caught up with me. At night I cried, “I do not want to grow old!”
I accidentally found these lines a ...
I have flown hundreds of times but every time I have anxiety before the flight. Last October, I worried more than ever. I had to be in Miami no matter what. My husband, Bill, and I were flying to impo...
Early on a glorious morning in Miami, the soft sun shone on the beach. Loose branches of palm trees swayed in the wind and waves rhythmically crashed against the sand. I was standing barefoot in a cir...
