December 2008
6 posts
It Builds Character, or so I've Been Told
Back from the regions where I took lots of notes but came to no conclusions. Unavoidably, I left with a number of presents: eggs, xurma (persimmon), a jar of tomato something, and a tiny piece of wood that came from a tree from their homeland in Georgia and will protect me against the evil eye. The eggs and xurma were individually wrapped in pages from an old magazine. How old? 1967. The 50th...
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Today I saw the severed head of a ram lying in the street. It was right next to a dumpster. Last weekend, while we were off galavanting in Georgia, Azerbaijan was celebrating Qurban Bayramı. I know very little about this holiday. Only that families who can afford it ritually slaughter a sheep. Or, at least one sheep. The meat from the sheep is then shared with families who are too poor to...
Georgia on My Mind
Just got back from Georgia! It was wonderful and I highly recommend it to everyone. A blissfull experiences for all the senses, but especially for the sense of taste. And most especially if you like cheesy, flaky things and French pastries. Oh, the road will very much lead back to you, Georgia.
Because tumblr is a huge pain the in the ass for the posting of pictures and because flickr...
Irina Levin...
presses enter when she means tab.
has a cat sitting on her stomach.
wants a turkey sandwich.
hopes a certain something reaches its intended destination.
needs to do laundry and laments the lack of room on the clotheslines.