Saturday, July 19, 2008

Longing to Go Visit My Home Country!

I miss Ukraine so much! I miss the linden tree blossom that is just happening there now! In New York linden stops blooming in early July- so there is a huge difference in climate I guess or tree moods. I remember I used to climb linden trees at my late grandfather`s job at a factory, sit embraced by dense and oxygen producing leaves and surrounded by head-spinning intoxicating aroma of linden flowers. I would pick the small bunches carefully trying not to lose balance and fall of the tree. Though it was not high at all, I was afraid of hurting myself- I had one neighbor of my age who would fall of different trees in our yard every coming summer season getting himself into a cast over and over again. Me and my grandmother would put the linden blossom to dry at our balcony, then we would store it in linen bags and use it for making tea later on in winter. It was believed to have cold-battling qualities.
I want to sit at that tree again so much! I can even smell the heavenly perfume of linden right now- if i try hard enough to concentrate (:!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

i think i can also smell your linden blossom :) .. how you guys make tea with those linder .. sounds head spinning magical tea

your blog reminding me something about recalling our memory from old and golden days when we are passing through best experiences
..saved in your memory forever ..

Lets go some where to experience more linden and blossoms :)