“Claire” – Photograph by Helen Alexis Yonov, 2010 A re-printing of “Inspired by Photographs” (SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2007) As I was driving down Melrose Boulevard today on my way home after doing my tenth Pilates session, I looked to my left and saw a sign with a photograph of a woman’s legs on it and…
Month: October 2010
trains, planes and backpacking through europe
A partial re-printing of “trains, planes and backpacking through europe” (SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2007) When I was eleven, my parents took me to Switzerland to go skiing while we lived in Moscow. Our train wound around the side of the mountain slowly, which gave us time to take in the scene outside our window. Having…
Living In Moscow…
A re-printing of “Living In Moscow…” (THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2007) I had a magnificent view of Moscow from my kitchen window. In the mornings, before I headed off to school, I would eat breakfast at our tiny kitchen table and look out over the city. In the distance stood one of “Stalin’s Seven Ugly Sisters,”…