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My mother's makeshift mascara
One 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 James
Apr 28, 20231 min read


The samovar, my mother and me
I 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 James
Apr 9, 20232 min read


February 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...
Halina St James
Feb 10, 20232 min read
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