I took pictures of my sister Ellen making blintzes today – 675 pictures to be exact!

 

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Delicious!

Happy Blue Monday and Welcome March!  Today I am sharing my Russian Music Box with you. 

This was a gift brought back from Russia by a friend.  Maybe one day we will visit Russia.

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It’s Tablescape Tuesday time!  This week I would like to share my Russian Christmas table with you.  I am Russian and my parents were born in Russia.  It is a heritage I am very proud of and I am happy to be able to share some of my Russian pieces with you.    These were all gifts brought back from Russia…

Here is how the table ended up incorporating all these wonderful treasures…

The black chargers are actually my gold chargers turned upside down.  I loved that it had the black lacquer look of the Russian painted pieces. 

So come on over for some good Russian soup, we have a chicken noodle type of soup called Lopsha at Christmas – one of my favorites that I am looking forward to this year!

The red plates and stemware are from Sur La Table.  The white soup bowls were made in England and I purchased them at Goodwill!  The tablecloth  and napkins (on the chairs) are also Russian and were brought back from Russia.  

I hope you enjoyed my Russian Christmas Table.  Now head on over to Susan’s at Beyond Naps on the Porch for more Tablescape Tuesday posts! 

 

My mom and dad brought this wonderful Matroyshka doll back for me on one of their trips to Russia.  Isn’t she a cutey?  I’ll share some others with you again soon!

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For Blue Monday this week, I am showing you my Russian Friends figurine and sharing a poem on Friendship!

Friendship
Author Unknown

Friendship needs no studied phrases,
Polished face, or winning wiles;
Friendship deals no lavish praises,
Friendship dons no surface smiles.

Friendship follows Nature’s diction,
Shuns the blandishments of Art,
Boldly severs truth from fiction,
Speaks the language of the heart.

Friendship favors no condition,
Scorns a narrow-minded creed,
Lovingly fufills its mission,
Be it word or be it deed.

Frienship cheers the faint and weary,
Makes the timid spirit brave,
Warns the erring, lights the dreary,
Smooths the passage to the grave.

Friendship – pure, unselfish friendship,
All through life’s allotted span,
Nurtures, strengthens, widens, lengthens,
Man’s relationship with man.

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