Dear readers!

I really feel that I have to apologize for being so slow lately and not writing and answering to you :( November is always a hard month for me, as there are a lot of birthdays and other events in our family that happen exactly in this month. The biggest turmoil is because of my dad's birthday and actually my own birthday...
That is why I was kind of lost for my blog lately. So many things I had to arrange for my dad's celebration!.. My head went round, I was so afraid to forget something necessary, I couldn't sleep thinking about making the party the best... well, I was pretty tired honestly.
But it resulted in a great 3-day's partying for my young dad (that is only 45-years old now) and lots of our friends!
Well, no need to say that my dad was very glad and happy, and every single person spent great time. But when I finished with this long celebration I had no will or strength to think about my own... There is only 4 days difference between my father's and mine birthdays and so I had to cancel on it. I didn't invite anybody and didn't arrange anything. I wanted only to have a quiet dinner with my parents (as it was tuesday) and nothing more. Hm... my dreams didn't "full fill" though :) starting from the early morning I was receiving phone calls and flowers and post cards and presents.... and so all day long:)) For the end of the day I wasn't able even to smile - I don't even say talking!.. And for my quiet family dinner arrived lots of friends! They said they don't really care that I didn't want to celebrate my birthday, they just came to congratulate me and show some love:)) This was amazing!.. No, really, I'm so thankful to everybody and everyone in particular for being so nice to me during that day!!
I was only sending some comments to my Twitter page (I'm actually kind of in love with it lately), so some of you have been probably reading what my B-day looked like:))
So, I'm kind of back now, so I'll do my best to answer to each of your messages and letters (and comments), just give me so time please!

Elegantly yours,
Olya Nikol P.

Autumn Dreams

Good day friends,
It's usual Wednesday, another work day for me, but there's something in the air... 1st of September... Today is the first day of autumn, and though I will spend this beautiful season in the south without noticing any changes in surrounding landscape, I feel pale nostalgy for leaving summer...

I always loved autumn. Maybe because I was born in November, or just because it's always amazing to see nature changing its colors around you, becoming bright and windy, like it's burning for the last time before dying... Well, for me this season is beautiful and celebratory. As winter has a totally different style, and I like it not less than the rest of the seasons, fall is when I get this feeling of excitement and expectation!

Unfortunately, due to my job, I wont be able to see autumn in all its beauty this year again :( So I pleased myself with few pictures of fall's landscapes:

Elegantly yours,

Olya Nikol P.

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