Halina St JamesApr 28, 20231 minMy mother's makeshift mascaraOne lesson I took from my mother was 'be resourceful.' She might be living in a Displaced Persons camp in Germany after World War 2; she...
Halina St JamesApr 9, 20232 minThe samovar, my mother and meI always thought the samovar in my dining room was a family heirloom. It wasn’t. My grandparents in Ukraine bought a brand-new...
Halina St JamesFeb 10, 20232 minFebruary 24: that 'accursed day'I don't look forward to February 24th. It's the day in 2022 when Putin's army invaded Ukraine. My grandparents lived in Ukraine, and my...