I’m heading to Russia soon and why not? They do have places that are fit for a queen, king, tsar or in this case, count. The Residence Taleon Sheremetev Palace in St. Petersburg is an old aristocratic mansion built back in the eighteenth century. Before the 1917 revolution it belonged to Count Alexander Sheremetev and [...]
Hold on tight, stay cool as a cucumber because this is going to be a quick blessing in disguise. Ok, it’s time to get into a topic we all use…idioms. We all know them, use them but rarely know the meaning behind them. The fact that a picture paints a thousand words is great but [...]
Critical Past is definitely the coolest website to hit this planet. no joke. view more than 57,000 historical videos and 7million photos in one of the worlds largest collections of archival stock footage. search by year, place, words. You could find a picture of your town the year you were born or hunt for a [...]
I woke up this morning with a clear realization. With one day left until fathers day I was empty handed in terms of a gift for my dad. My husband, the tech freak he is would of course be getting the new iphone, but my dad is another beast. What do you get a man [...]
Strawberry strawberry moist and sweet, how many strawberries can you eat?! join the bellevue strawberry festival for a weekend of all things you guessed it…strawberry. The festival is a revitialization of an old Bellevue tradition, dating back to when strawberry farming was one of the region’s most famous activities. There’s even a strawberry haiku contest…hence [...]
Like a scene out of a tuscan romance novel, the vineyard in the backround, wine flowing and people laughing amongst brightly colored fresh foods. This is outstanding in the field. The mission of this incredible roving feast is to re-connect diners to the land and the origins of their food, and to honor the local farmers [...]