Our New Year’s tree is now complete and man, does it smell great in here. The massive cookie candle helps, as well. If you’re a new reader: though I don’t celebrate Christmas, welcoming the New Year is a big deal around here. Read about Russian New Year’s customs here, toward the second half of the article. The doll head isn’t a “Russian thing”, by the way – that’s just my special touch.
With only a few days left until 2011, this will be the final Biorequiem post for 2010, but I’ll still be around on FB and Twitter. Now, photos from a fantastically delicious Russian dinner at my mom’s with A and Micron. Mom knows how to BRING IT, as always. ? Micron, modeling her new snow princess harness with mom. Deviled eggs with caviar. Mmmf! Rack of lamb, ready to be baked. Micron the Destroyer Appetizers: salad, bread, various cold cuts, …
…Because I don’t celebrate Christmas. If you’ve been reading for a while, you know that this is because Christmas is a tradition I wasn’t raised with, growing up in Russia. New Year’s Eve was the Huge National Holiday, and so it remains to me. Ded Moroz flying through the stars I put a lot of stock in New Year’s Eve, actually. Renewal, dawggs, I’m all about renewal, especially after a year as life-changing as 2010 has been. For me, the …