Simple Days In My Life in Russia, Ep.8: grocery shopping, daily life, cinema, what I eat & cook 

If your parents discover your trickery, do NOT admit to lying. Insist you are an ARTIST! Invoking creativity and ingenuity into making something new. 😊 (glad to see you are in photography again!)

No doctor will ever take my coffee, lol. Actually, a cup or two of coffee a day has been proven healthy. Well, if Mom loves the chicory, she will drink it but does chicory give you that caffeine lift? It is nice to hear your soothing voice again, Dreamy. I can see you are an excellent cook. Such poetry in your stories and beautiful photography.

Hi beautiful Dreamy i have tried chicory coffee its not to bad ,but i mainly drink tea ,a white lie is ok i think now and again ,your looking well ,take care, love to you and your family big hugs to you🤗❤

Your chicory secret it safe with me! Meanwhile, I would love to know the name of the movie you saw. You never know, one day it could make its way to the US.

I don't mislead people about food. I believe in personal choice.

Thanks for the beautiful video, Dreamy. There are so many nice things to see in it. Your Dad looks very fit and strong. Nice trick with the "special Armenian coffee 😅" and not wrong at all; just playfulness 😊 Love from Scotland 💐

It is Zichorienkaffee, 😊as it is called in german speaking countries. Here this is considered an "old women coffee" 😉 My old aunts would drink it while offering me real coffee. There is also a mix available with maybe 30 percent real coffee to improve the taste. I did taste it too, and consider it drinkable, but a long way from real coffee. It was common during the war years and just afterwards like from 1940 to 1947. Some people got used to it and never again wanted real coffee. I think lies can help to better live together, even when both parties know it is not true. The so-called white lies help to avoid difficult topics and bad events from the past that we suddenly don't remember. Maybe your parents know more about Armenian coffee than you think 😘

I almost miss this because my job demands.......... But visit with you always makes me happy!!! So my half-sister is coffee expert & 1 time she got chickory & hated it!!! I think a little lie if it doesn't hurt someone is allowed......

I thought Russia took RU-vid away from Russians for now?

Nice one! But thinking a lie worked, is just the result of other lies thought to be made in your favor.

Is this a new channel? I used to watch you

Dear Dreamy Rimma, Can you be certain that your parents or their friends will not see your video and learn the true identity of the chicory drink? it is nice to know about the ground chicory roots. I have plenty growing all around my place so I'll have to give the drink a try. You remind me of myself when I use to go visit my parents on a long holiday weekend several times a year. My father would ask me what was new and I would go into detail about several new things happening. Then he would spend the rest of the weekend fussing about all the new things I had mentioned. Actually, he was being critical because he could always find ways that were different than what I had suggested. He had good intentions but the way he went about it only ended up causing us to disagree and fuss with each other. Finally, one visit, I told him there wasn't anything new going on and would you know it he didn't fuss one single time the entire weekend. I guess it is needless to say I never again told him of anything new that was going on. It may be a sad thing but at least the time we spent together over the weekends turned out to be a very pleasant times together while they lasted. Unfortunately, he is not alive anymore but I do have many special memories that we spent on those remaining weekends. If our intentions are good, I feel that a little white lie can be beneficial to all concerned. Thank you, young lady, for sharing another of your recipes for a healthier lifestyle. How often do they have a film festival there? The dance festival that you videoed in Ufa was a fun parade to watch.🥕💃🍽🏖🎥

Hello Dearest Dreamy, You sure do know how to cook some tasty and healthy dishes. You did what my mom used to do, cook healthy meals and try and pass them off as something else. She would substitute ground turkey for ground beef as an example. Turkey is leaner with less fat content. She, too, was a culinary fraudster! 😊 You wouldn't have to trick me with coffee. I'm the only one in my family that doesn't drink coffee. I rarely drink hot drinks at all, when I do, I have tea or hot cocoa. I never have tried chicory. I wonder why the doctors want you Mama to cut out coffee? My doctor has encouraged me to drink coffee in moderation. I don't drink coffee or alcohol at all. I don't take drugs or smoke either. I do like to eat some things that are not the best for me. I do take prescription medications though. Fibs or little white lies are not a bad thing, and in some cases they are a necessity. I had to lie, at times, for the sake of keeping the peace amongst friends and even family members at times. I hate when somebody asks me a question, that I know the answer to, yet I've made a promise to another not to say anything. I have never betrayed anyone's trust and I have never revealed a secret told in confidence. The bad part is, I'm a terrible liar. I have a brother that's worse than me at lying, he's a very bad poker player too.😅 When it comes to having to tell a lie, most of the time, it's to spare a friend or family members feelings. My mom always used to tell me, "What somebody doesn't know won't hurt them". I don't know if I totally agree with that that completely. I would look at my parents and wonder what "little fibs" they were telling me! 😊 I'm sure they always had my feelings and best interest in mind. I, like you, can be a fraudster for good but I hate getting caught up in the middle of a dispute. 😊 I just take my mom's advice and hope things turn out for the best and it usually does. I have never attended a movie festival but it looks interesting. I haven't really cared for movies, for the most part, here in America the last 20 or so years. Action or super hero movies that have weak plots but are full of special effects and noise. I like older movies with good actors, deep and clever plots that may have a slow build up but pays off in the end. A story line that, not only makes you feel, but also makes you think. To me, the best movies and plays are the ones you think about and reflect on long after they have ended. In the end, as long as a fib is made with good intentions, it's perfectly alright. If made to spare ones feelings, that means you care. A lie can be a very good thing if you're trying to help instead of harm. We're the "good guys" Rimma! As far as your parents are concerned, your secret is safe with me! I have never betrayed a trust and I never will. Love and hugs to you and your wonderful husband as always ❤😊-----Steve.

Ciao "amici del mare" e mi scuso per il "ritardo", ma la vita non concede solo "attività rilassanti". Intanto abbiamo scoperto che anche i tatari ed i baschiri hanno un loro sottile umorismo e...fanno gli scherzi. Si sono toscanizzati. Però Dreamy voglio inserire nel "film" un'ulteriore ipotesi: e se il babbo avesse capito benissimo la differenza fra i caffè e sia stato al gioco per farti felice e non contraddirti? Questo conferma che in realtà le "bugie bianche" cioè dette a "fin di bene", non solo non sono peccato, ma in certe situazioni sono la scelta migliore...a volte quasi obbligata e meritevole. Sulla pasta italiana...mi spiace ma nessun italiano ti mangerebbe quella strana mistura di tagliatelle verdi condita con "insalata russa". D'altronde se mezzo mondo viene in Italia per il cibo ed il vino...ci sarà una ragione. Purtroppo devo dirti che nessuna signora italiana ormai fa la pasta fatta a mano...anzi le ragazze giovani non sanno neanche cucinare. Infatti il problema dell'obesità giovanile è arrivato prepotentemente anche qui...ma, dalle riprese, anche in russia. Però tranquilli anche agli italiani vengono propinati cibi taroccati, fasulli e poco genuini...che però sono più saporiti di quelli naturali.... Sul film (non so neanche se al Festival del cinema di Venezia si paga il biglietto...ma credo di si) ti dico che spesso fra bene e male la differenza è minima, che la legge è una cosa e la giustizia un'altra storia. Però io credo che i Robin Hood esistano solo nei film...però esistono i "santi", cioè quelli che fanno del bene senza ricevere niente in cambio ...ma di solito non rubano. Su quelli in vacanza al mare...non tutti sono felici, rilassati e contenti....a volte perfino le "ferie estive" sono un motivo di stress ...quando gli si vuole assegnare il compito di "divertirsi ad ogni costo".