Maslenitsa

on tuesday night we had a very important guest. mr. bill mccarthy joined us over a delicious meal. since we are in the lively week of maslenitsa, leading up to lent, i thought it would be fun to have a russian feast! it was scrumptuous.

we had blini - блины
sauteed mushrooms and spinach - грибами и шпинатом
beet salad - винегрет
potato salad - картофельный салат
sour cream - сметана
blueberries - черника
maple syrup - кленовый сироп
jam - варенье
wine - вина (thank you bill!) and, of course,

водка

it was a lovely night, with lots of laughs, delicious food and fond memories of the motherland (for me...*sigh*). i miss russia a lot these days. i miss traveling, and am looking forward to potential travels around the world, but miss the comfortableness of having found friends and a place that i knew. it will be hard to start again anywhere, as it always is.

where in the world will i go next?