On this snowy winter day, the author of detective stories invited the editor of the weekly magazine “Antenna” to her dacha.
February 13 2014
Tatyana Ustinova at the dacha
– The house is located in the village of Ilyinka, – says Tatiana. – The hostess and “caretaker” of the dacha is my sister Inna. I come here to relax and be in the circle of loved ones. This is an old, cozy, warm house. Of course, I want to remake something for myself, since we bought it ready-made, but so far our hands do not reach.
Tatiana could become not a writer, but a basketball player
– In the courtyard on a tree – a basketball hoop. I was always tall, and many advised my parents to send me to the basketball section. Fortunately, mom and dad never insisted on choosing our hobbies with my sister. And I myself did not want to do this sport at all. Competitions in throwing the ball into the basket are loved by men – our husbands with Inna and my sons. I rarely pick up the ball, and when I throw the ball, I almost always end up in the basket. Playing basketball in winter is even fun.
Winter this year turned out to be snowy
– Usually we remove snow from the path using a snowblower. But I myself grew up in my own house, so I do such a trifle as clearing the path in the old fashioned way – with the help of a shovel.
Sitting by the samovar in winter is a special pleasure
– The Tula samovar, released in 1871, is an inheritance from the great-grandmother Akulina Mikhailovna. In the summer, we use cones for the fire of a samovar, of which we have a lot on the site. And in winter we heat with firewood. We fry kebabs in this gazebo. Moreover, we indulge in meat from the barbecue not only in summer, but also in winter. We put on our down jackets and, not afraid of the cold, sit down at the table and enjoy our meals in the cold.
– I can easily light a fireplace myself, I am very proud of myself. Usually I use paper and wood chips thinly cut from logs. And after that, firewood is used. Once I tried to light a fire with a liquid for ignition. As a result of the experiment, she miraculously remained without burns, although her eyebrows and hair suffered. I’m not experimenting anymore.
– I am a person who loves to watch TV very much. I watch films, TV shows, especially detective and police. Only the lazy one does not scold our TV, but I rest watching. I gave the chair to Maxim, the husband of Inna’s sister, deciding that every decent house should have a rocking chair. True, now children are fighting for this chair when they sit down to watch TV. Adults usually don’t get it.
– I like the flowers in the house, but I absolutely do not like and do not know how to take care of them. Now I water this fern under the strict guidance of my sister Inna. And at the kitchen table, we love to gather as our big family.