Liankacreations

  How to remember what is happening now in a country that until recently (until February 24, 2022) I proudly called my homeland. The answer is to write it down and publish it in a blog. June 23, 2023 On Friday evening, Yevgeny Prigozhin announced a rocket attack on one of the camps of his private military company (PMC). The shelling by the Ministry of Defense of Russia, not Ukraine, as one might assume. Now it is unknown how true this is. Do not forget that the founder of PMCs Wagner is a politician, and politicians often lie. However, Prigozhin's troops took control of the city of Rostov-on-Don, which is an important logistics center of the Russian army fighting against Ukraine. And after that, he sent his army to march on Moscow. The founder of the PMCs  called it a “march of justice". June 24 - My sister wrote to me in a message about the beginning of the civil war. And I can understand her fear. It's one thing when they are fighting somewhere and quite another when you...

  I came home from work, was sorting my bag and dropped the pliers. My husband was laughing, “should I buy a set of tools for your next birthday?” And continued: you will have your own drill, etc… Well,  My manager has a drill. We used it just a day before. We are very handy here in the library, LOL. But look what we had done in the end. 8 ladies left the library with beautiful seashell decor.  I am proud of them.  This experience was also useful for me - I practiced my English.

  Yesterday I met a Finnish woman. Her parents are Finns, she is a first-generation American. She was interested to hear some facts about Siberia, where I come from. Then she asked me what I thought about Finland joining NATO. Well, the Finnish government is reacting to the situation in the world. The task of the government is to protect its citizens. Unfortunately, the neighborhood with Russia is becoming dangerous. Moreover, there have already been military conflicts in the history of Russia and Finland. I did well at school, really well. Unfortunately, I can't say that I remember everything we were taught. What I don't remember for sure is about the military actions of the Soviet Union against Finland.  When Russia launched its special operation in February 2022, I started listening/watching various political scientists/historians/journalists and learned a lot about my homeland. For example, the Russian-Finnish War of 1939-1940, another name is the Winter War. A war that la...

  I was going home yesterday, listening to music, my music, not Shopify and not the radio. Since I got  a car with a dog in it, I've been making a playlist myself. For Yaris, I collected music on CD discs, and for Buick - on a flash drive. So, I was listening to the song. “Song about me” This song was written in 1977. I was born in 1972. Alla Pugacheva - the first performer was and is still very popular in Russia. Popular and loved. Her songs were played at discos, radio and TV - everywhere. A-a-all these years. I can't say that I grew up on her songs, but with them for sure. Some of them I liked more, the others less. I didn't like the “Song about me"…just a song I cannot easily dance to, LOL. But, around 2011 or 2012, this song was performed by the A-Studio group. And I’ve heard it. I’ve heard the words, the meaning. I think that it happened not because of a different singer. It was just the right time… The same with the movie (remember Shirley Valentine?). When I wa...

  Due to wildfires in Canada, New York was covered in smog. It's cloudy here, but it only seems so. In fact, there is also a slight smog and a faint smell of smoke in the air. Tomsk is also an apocalypse: 90°F. And this is in early June! And even after the Bird-cherry blossoms. You probably don't know, but there are several superstitions related to the weather. They probably vary depending on the locality/region. But after the Bird- cherry blossoms in Tomsk it gets colder. The cherry blossoms have faded, but instead of cold , the region got a heat wave.  Probably, because of global warming, national signs no longer work. The fires did not bypass Tomsk. The press service of the city administration reports that the number of forest fires in the Tomsk region has increased to 41. 525 people and 66 pieces of equipment are involved in extinguishing. An AN-26 "Cyclone" sounding plane arrived from Irkutsk to create artificial precipitation. Rain is caused by silver iodide. Wh...

  A little kitty is looking for a house. He doesn't have a name yet. Gender also depends on you. He has brothers and sisters in my crafty box. But he feels lonely without his own master.