Ivan cooked bliny for breakfast; we ate them with apricot varenya. Later, Misha picked me up, and we went to his house, showing me work he did to the house over the past year. There were shelves filled with bottles holding clear liquid. Misha explained that this was beech tree sap which he collected.He said that one large beech tree can produce about 10 liters of sap overnight. The sap is very watery, not syrupy at all. There isn't much taste, but not bad either. It is supposed to be a natural source of vitamins and minerals, and is drunk for one's health.
Today was the first day of school in Ukraine. The children were all dressed up, many, like my little cousin Katya, were wearing folk costumes.
We picked up little Misha at pre-school, and went into town so that I could buy a Ukrainian cell phone, since American phones won't work here. The salesclerks were very helpful in setting it up.
Went to dinner at my Great Aunt Elizabeth's house. Her daughter Natalya and son-in-law Joseph were there. We had sausage, potatoes with salo, cucumbers and tomatoes, wine, beer, and home made apricot paninka (vodka distilled from fruit) ( there was some discussion over whether it was apricot palinka or pear palinka.
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