Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Photo(s) of the Week: Dance



Source for images: https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2

From Maria's 1913 diary:

August 17 Saturday. In the morning swam with Papa and Aunt Olga. Went to molebna at the "Standart" 5 with Papa and Aunt Olga. At breakfast sat with Nilov and Zlebov. Then [we] danced, it was very merry. Had tea 4 with Mama, Papa and Aunt Olga. Went 4 to vsenoshnaya. At dinner sat with Prince Trubetzkoy and Iyurikovsky.

Saturday, July 9, 2022

A very small gardening update

Over the past several weeks I've noticed something growing in one of my flower pots. I think it's some kind of oak or poplar but I'm not sure. Regardless, I transplanted it to the yard. Now we'll just wait and see.