He house looks different in a winter and in a summer. I like it in a summer more.

Winter is a time of sadness and melancholy.

Winter garden is my favorite.

Garden, view from the balcony.

There is usually a lot of snow and it’s white (we are less than 5 km from Moscow)

Sometimes in a summer time the house is not visible behind the trees. I think the trees should be taller than the house, otherwise it looks like a commercial area.

This is the view from second story balcony door. I like tall trees.

Kebana with the pool, we got this idea in Hawaii.

Our winter garden is actually not a garden.

I just like the view.

All the doors can be open and then you are almost swimming in a garden.

We don’t have any bushes in a garden, I have no idea how to care for them.

Spring time, blossoming apple and cherry trees.

The construction of kebana was labor intense. Three experienced carpenters worked on it for a week.

Old and classic

My house is my fort.

Everyone lives somewhere and I’m no different. I had a lot of properties but lived in this house the longest. The house was build after WWII but the age gives it character and a feeling of being solid and the strive for classic preferences for a well built house. The small town near Moscow does not suggest elite living.