It was a good year, actually. Remembrance Day actually fell on Sunday, which meant the silence felt a little deeper, a little more like it reached over the entire nation. It left the soul actually feeling a good deal lighter, to lift one's head at 11:02 and smile at an old friend across from you ( Read more... )

Halloween had been hard ( Read more... )

Prague was lovely, in a shadowy, smoky sort of way that old, conflict-ridden cities can be. It might have been an odd choice for a vacation spot, considering it's not necessarily the safest place to go to, but it was beautiful. Some of the things they went to - the palace, the Charles Bridge - wouldn't have looked amiss in the Deck, while some of ( Read more... )

The Festival that the Hearts have been planning for a month is finally here, and it’s a sight to be seen. The Green seems transformed into a haunted grove strung with lights, and throngs of people in costumes are seen taking part in all kinds of festivities. In the center of the Green is a dance floor, though the music blaring from the speakers is ( Read more... )

What is it someone once said? Only on horseback can one truly be free. While Katya would not 100 percent agree, it is true some of her most enjoyable time comes from saddling Koschei and riding him cross-country, feeling wind in her hair and leaving cares of Spades far behind.

Not that they ever leave her. Still, it is true, riding horses is often ( Read more... )