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Monday, December 29, 2014

Monday Moodboard 'New Year is coming!'

Hello folks!

Very very soon is New Year and that's the last Monday so again a few words about 2014 year and my wishes for 2015.

I had a lot of plans for 2014 but not all of them came true.

This year I've visited Paris the very first time in my life! In my opinion the city is great - all about love and romantic. Unfortunatelly couldn't visit Louvre coz was busy with something a bit more important ;) Special thanks to a person that took me to Paris :) See you soon in another amazing city ;)

Finally visited my friend Katya. She lives in Halle, Germany - lovely small town. I visited her in April and there was such a nice spring weather that let us not only walk but organize a bbq. I'm not a big fan of Germany but beer and sausages are always great! But you'll never guess what kind of food I brought home )))) - black turkish olives! Just coz it's easier to find turkish shops in Germany than in Moscow :)

Another dream came true this year - I visited Portugal and instead of visiting Lisbon I started to explore this country by visiting Porto! Guys I'm totally in love! In my opinion it's a very friendly city with great food and tasty wine :) I'll come back to Portugal for sure!

This year I travelled less than I planned but it wasn't a loss but a great opportunity to enjoy time in Moscow by having nice meetings with friends, trying new recipes and just enjoying every moment.

This year I also visited a very interesting workshop 'Eco Print' - that's an absolutely amazing technique - you use plants and flowers and every time you'll get an original pattern on a fabric.

This year I added more international recipes to my personal cook book - now I know how to cook arabian pancakes 'Qatayes' and very sweet dessert 'Balah El Sham', tried a lot of recipes from Turkish cuisine and baked Stollen - traditional German Christmas cake.

The best moment of the year - my birthday that I celebrated with mom, cousins and closest friends.

What do I expect from next year?
More trips
More inspiration
And spend more time with people I love...

Happy New Year! Love and peace for all!

Monday, January 13, 2014

Monday Moodboard "Happy Old New Year!"

Hello folks!
For the whole world today is an ordinary Monday but for Russia it's a day when we celebrate Old New Year! :)
This tradition came from old times when instead of Julian calendar countries started to use Gregorian calendar. The calendar was a refinement in 1582 to the Julian calendar amounting to a 0.002% correction in the length of the year. The motivation for the reform was to bring the date for the celebration of Easter to the time of the year in which the First Council of Nicaea had agreed upon in 325. Because the celebration of Easter was tied to the spring equinox, the Roman Catholic Church considered this steady drift in the date of Easter undesirable. The reform was adopted initially by the Catholic countries of Europe. Protestants and Eastern Ortodox countries continued to use the traditional Julian calendar and adopted the Gregorian reform after a time, for the sake of convenience in international trade. The last European country to adopt the reform was Greece, in 1923.
In Russia the Gregorian calendar was accepted after the October Revolution (so named because it took place in October 1917 in the Julian calendar). On 24 January 1918 the Council of People's Commissars issued a Decree that Wednesday, 31 January 1918, was to be followed by Thursday, 14 February 1918, thus dropping 13 days from the calendar.
And now we have this Old New Year we celebrate calmer than the original New Year :)

Pink champagne photograph by Raceytay

Vintage Handmade Cardboard Trug, Primitive Tote by shavingkitsuppplies

Glass Christmas Ornaments from West Germany by susantique

pink Christmas decoration by Sweetlakevintage

Monday, December 30, 2013

Monday Moodboard 'Ready for New Year!'

Magic angel from Mdina, Malta

Hello folks! That's the last Monday Moodboard this year so there is no surprise this blogpost about 2013 year and plans for 2014.

2013 was full of good and bad things but I'm coming into 2014 in a great positive mood :) And my statement for 2014 - Dreams come true!

2013 started in Serbia and while I was there I visited few cloisters - I was impressed by how calm these places are and by people that live there - they have great faith inside. Thanks to my friends that made this trip come true.

I'm thankfull for everyone who left me this year. Not going to call their names as don't wanna them back ))))

I'm very happy that this year made my friendship with a nice malteese person stronger. We have known each other better and I hope we'll stay good friends for a long time. Dear I wish you love! You deserve it!

This year I saw an ocean the very first time - guys it's amazing!!!! I'm in love with sea but ocean - just breathtaking!

On my birthday I had the most unusual birthday cake - a date cake with Bengal light and with a view to a lovely sea :)

Now I have one more friend who is funny and smart and understands fashion and crazy about shoes and LV bags (that's the thing we don't have in common - I prefer Gucci :)).

I had a lovely dinner with my cousin and we have some travel plans for next year - sister I love ya!!!!

A friend of mine who is a great woman and a mom advised me to take a look at something interesting and I acquired new knowledge that will help me to make my dreams come true.

Special thanks to my close friends that are always here for me when I'm going to do something crazy :)

I'm so thankfull to all people I met on Etsy - guys you are so talented and so helpful! I wish you health and love and inspiration and success!

And I also very happy that this year gave me an opportunity to share my favorite city Istanbul with someone.... When you love something it's hard to share it - not because you are don't want to share but only because you want another person to see the same you see (and maybe more)! And now I know that someone is in love with Istanbul the same way I am......

Happy New Year!

Monday, December 23, 2013

Monday Moodboard "Magic Time"

Hello folks!
Magic time aka Christmas is more than close and I hope you already got your Christmas tree and bought gifts to your family, friends and other special people. And here are some items that will help you to feel this magic time if you don't have such mood yet :)

Snowflake Winter Princess Tulle Tutu by sweethearttutus

Christmas Photography by 8daysOfTreasures

Christmas Tree Cufflinks by cuffcuff

Christmas Ornament - Hand Painted Glass Ball by schemata

Monday, December 16, 2013

Monday Moodboard "All about Bags!"

Hello folks!

I don't know about you but I am crazy about bags!!! In my opinion doesn't matter how many bags you have, you always deserve one more! So here we are with some gorgeous bags from Etsy. All of them are different and for different ocasions but I'm in love with them :) (Dear Santa I hope you hear it ;) )