Seventeen years ago, my family received a small lemon tree as a gift in Pyatigorsk, probably around two or three years o…
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Creating Seedling Cups for Your Garden I’m making boxes to hold cups that measure 35×52 cm. Each box can fit 54 cups. I craft them from sheets of film that…
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I just remembered another unique ability that Ira and I share: wherever there are texts—be it in books, on store windows, or anywhere else—we often find ourselves reading things incorrectly,…
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To a Son A small, fragile creature, Yet already stronger than me. He is destined to outlive me, To do what I couldn’t. And he will go where I haven’t.…
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A Dream So warm! The sand caresses my feet And the sun warms my body’s essence. I run forward, the water shines, Playing with the radiant sun’s waves. I don’t…
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Life keeps moving, the minutes just race, Like a train speeding down the track. Its roads and its paths can be steep and rough, But life goes on – and…
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That’s what our older sister calls us because of our unique trait: Irina and I can never be in a good mood at the same time. For instance, if one…
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Our Life as Twins My life with Ira is all about being twins. Sometimes it’s really nice to feel special, but other times, it’s exhausting to be constantly compared, endlessly…
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Droplets… For a while, Iryna and I were called “droplets” in our neighborhood. After all, droplets of water are all the same… just like us. How wonderful it is to…
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Never Forgetting the Importance of Love I don’t know why, but I remembered a particular incident that I will never forget. I have a twin sister. When we were 17,…
