tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post3079636291334769246..comments2024-02-14T10:20:33.725+00:00Comments on Relatively Retiring: Signs of the TimesRelatively Retiringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-72621317576799151372013-01-17T18:12:20.944+00:002013-01-17T18:12:20.944+00:00Isabelle: thank you - yes Moscow is COLD, but it w...Isabelle: thank you - yes Moscow is COLD, but it was much milder when we travelled south to the Black Sea.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-67246936897043034482013-01-16T20:21:03.907+00:002013-01-16T20:21:03.907+00:00A very interesting and beautifully written post. B...A very interesting and beautifully written post. But it does look a bit chilly!Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-91956249368985879282013-01-15T14:06:17.792+00:002013-01-15T14:06:17.792+00:00Leslee: Extremely interesting, but part of the rad...Leslee: Extremely interesting, but part of the radical change was that I was with a Russian family, not Intourist. Prayer flags, road-side shrines etc. seem to be common to most cultures and faiths.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-57567391389705454012013-01-14T23:52:21.011+00:002013-01-14T23:52:21.011+00:00Oh, how wonderful. I love the "prayer flags.&...Oh, how wonderful. I love the "prayer flags." Must be so interesting to see how things have changed since the Soviet era and then some.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489924859026895536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-72068539241507537242013-01-13T08:09:47.609+00:002013-01-13T08:09:47.609+00:00Frances: thank you for your comment.
I certainly e...Frances: thank you for your comment.<br />I certainly experienced feelings of paranoia in the Soviet era, and even on my previous visit some years ago. What made it all so different this time was being with a Russian family who looked after me with infinite care. I am so very grateful to them.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-69215449871065214592013-01-12T22:42:43.213+00:002013-01-12T22:42:43.213+00:00I was in Moscow in 1971, Relatively Retiring.
I ha...I was in Moscow in 1971, Relatively Retiring.<br />I had the distinct impression then that, if briskly crossing a road, a car far in the distance would accelerate towards you, so that you ended up skipping out of its way. A common experience or paranoia?<br />What rich experiences you have had. Such a pleasure to read.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588049222095187200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-32185504810690646632013-01-12T19:16:36.029+00:002013-01-12T19:16:36.029+00:00Jee: I'm a bit dismissive of the English panic...Jee: I'm a bit dismissive of the English panic about snow after my recent experiences! Should we think about introducing padlocks in Middle England?<br /><br />Zhoen:, Yes, it's not good to be beaten up for jay-walking!<br /><br />Molly: I hope you get there. It will be a great experience, I'm sure.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-71296746681034600292013-01-12T17:23:48.219+00:002013-01-12T17:23:48.219+00:00My husband's parents came here from the Ukrain...My husband's parents came here from the Ukraine after the war and there is a tentative plot afoot for a family trip to take their ashes back to their homeland----so I may, in the not-too-distant future, see similar scenes for myself! Though not in winter, brrrr! Love the idea of the babies bouncing on the snow! And of the easing of all the militaristic restrictions....mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-50319012317652444882013-01-12T17:23:13.822+00:002013-01-12T17:23:13.822+00:00Freedom does leak in haphazardly, everywhere, even...Freedom does leak in haphazardly, everywhere, eventually.<br /><br />I kept thinking of Boston, where jaywalking is not a misdemeanor, it's a Civil Right. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-71151322793827336282013-01-12T15:26:33.308+00:002013-01-12T15:26:33.308+00:00I fear you're bringing the snow back with you!...I fear you're bringing the snow back with you! Love the flag idea and the padlocks.Jeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553005051612551946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-8065540644369037242013-01-12T09:51:42.563+00:002013-01-12T09:51:42.563+00:00Elephant's Child: I love to see the little Tel...Elephant's Child: I love to see the little TeleTubbies fall over. They bounce!Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-67872383741204250072013-01-12T09:28:05.471+00:002013-01-12T09:28:05.471+00:00You are right - the Novodevinchy Convent is truly ...You are right - the Novodevinchy Convent is truly lovely. However, also lovely are the images of small tele-tubbies on sleighs and the bright padlocks which you have planted in my head. Thank you. (And I love that your grand-daughter has her own flag.)Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com