rakiya sales
"Which is why you should buy more!"
terlitsi and plants
"There is always a need for terlitsi! Or how about a plant, you need some plants for your balcony... And then we will find you a man!"
village elements
baba peeks around the car from her bench.
ending long weekends
But, as the sun sets on Sunday, the cars take up their spots on the sidewalks again, and the people come limping and sore to their benches and gathering spots, swapping stories about that other never ending project they all have...
chestit purvi mai
morning may day preparations. beer. coffee. salad necessities.
vines that bind
Come fall,
Wine making is in the basement.
nikolai
fried fish in front of the kalkan.
she was skinny, like me
They looked heavy and as if they had just come from the village...
chushki smoke
Smells.
We respond strongly to them.
In the panelka, they are readily available.
ventilation and tichenie
Parts were stolen or things weren't installed right...
Tichenie in all of it's glory.
bedroom and rakia
"She's old. She doesn't need these rooms. She sleeps in the kitchen, so we keep the rakiya in the bedroom."