The Ship Called Him More Than The Ocean
My father loved ships. Twice in his life his dream of crossing the rolling seas on an ocean liner was realised. Once when he left
Writing about my family, history and moments in time.
Russian Christmas memories; the Nutcracker and the Mouse King
I have a vague childhood memory of the evenings between Christmas on the 25December and Russian Christmas on the 7 January spent curled up on
Happy New Year from a Great-Grandmother to her Granddaughter
On 1 January 1946 my great-grandmother, Catherine Nicolaievna Jakowzoff (formerly Countess Kleinmichel), sent a Christmas / New Year greeting to her granddaughter, my mother. The
Christmas greetings from Grand Duchess Olga to another Olga
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolayevna as a nurse in WWI – postcard from the author’s personal collection
Disappearance, Scandal and Murder – her letter fears the worst
Rasputin, friend to Empress Alexandra of Russia and enemy of so many more, was murdered on 30 December 1916 – (17 December in the old
She was a model in Paris, but did she work for Chanel?
I recently attended the Chanel exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. Despite whatever opinion you might have of Coco Chanel, her designs were both
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