“Gee’d up, Gleb! Sun is out!”, with such words Robin, our neighbor’s daughter, addressed Gleb, inviting him and Liza for a bike ride in our Park. Vacation time is flying so quickly unlike school time. Teenagers’ social calendar is pretty busy: making new friends, meeting with the old ones, participating in birthday parties and simply…
“Thou art fairer than all, Lady Queen, But more beautiful still is Snow White, as I ween ” ( I believe) Watch video “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (in Russian) :Snow White The brothers Grimm’s fairy tale about Snow White and 7 Dwarfs came alive at the School of Alberta Ballet on Saturday June…
“Chinook” is a Pacific Indian word meaning “snow-eater” as a strong Chinook can make snow one foot deep almost vanish in one way. The snow partly melts and partly evaporates in the dry wind. To the left is a photo-diagram of a Chinook formation, to the right the photo of a Chinook in Denver, Colorado,…
On the 4th of April is Easter. For the celebration of Happy Easter listen to the music first :Russian Magnificat. Sergei Tolstokulakov Happy Easter to everyone! Then you are having your ticket to Calgary’s history. Come and explore the Lougheed’s exquisite Victorian mansion (a national historic site). Have you ever wondered what life was…
E-card “Happy Birthday to Those Who was Born on St. Patrick’s Day!” Happy Birthday on St. Patrick’s Day, Folks! I was born if someone is interested, On blooming St. Patrick’s day, The 17th of March, you may be seated, A Saint’s blessing has arrived to-day. This date means “null” back in Russia, The outside world…
This is an electronic International Women’s Day congratulation card addressing to all my women-readers of “Krutaja Babulka. ca” : International Women’s Day greeting International Women’s Day (IWD) is marked on March 8 every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women. Started as a Socialist…
We are sitting now in our intimate Mucha salon. According to the old Russian tradition we are lighting the candles in commemoration of the Day of February the 5th, 2000 when a Top Notch Bryansk Journalist Vikentiy Illarionovich Kostin died. Eternal Memory! Listen to the Music, please:Eternal Memory! We are choosing the comfortable seats for…
“Happy Birthday to you, my little daughter!” and listen to the song: Happy Birthday! 12 Angels got together to-day to wish you 12 wishes: be beautiful as you are now, be strong and healthy as a bull, be wise as Bible elders, lucky as fortune tellers, merry as a child, sincere in feelings and follow…
To feel better the Religious Mood, listen to the wonderful music performed by Moscow Chamber Choir:Praise the Lord from Sergey Rachmaninov. The 19th of January is a big Orthodox Holiday, Epiphany. This day is widely celebrated in Russia now and before. As usual, in old days there were strong frosts, but according to the Russian…
This is Orthodox Christmas Bell Ringing. Listen, please: Bells Do you remember Gogol’s “Night before Christmas”? When Salopa was in the centre of attention of all the village men? And all the other adventures to be happening on the Orthodox Christmas eve, i. e. overnight January the 6th. It is the right time for us…