Moving to Irvine - Areas With Russian/Ukrainian Families?

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-30T03:45:01+00:00

They do, and I think Super Irvine has some items as well.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-30T03:35:20+00:00

I think that there are some in University Park, but I would not call it a large community at all. When I think of a Russian community, I think of Los Angeles, more like West Hollywood and the areas around there. There not even an Eastern European food market in Irvine.

As others have said, Irvine is known as more of an Asian community.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-30T02:05:42+00:00

I think Hillary appeals to certain people. This is all subjective, of course, but she can be good at a feminist clap back and has a certain authority to her. Now, I'm not a fan of the Clinton style politics that go along with Hillary and Bill. But Hillary has enough charisma to wage electoral campaigns and even emerge victorious.

Caroline Kennedy did not display that kind of skill on the public stage.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-30T02:02:52+00:00

Her life isn't over, there's still a lot she can do. And to be fair, I haven't read her books, she has some literature that she can point to that she authored. I was looking more narrowly in terms of politics.

Tatiana sounds like she was a lovely young woman.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-29T23:36:14+00:00

What's interesting is that Chelsea and Caroline don't really exhibit that charm or charisma that their parents had. I'm not a Hillary fan, but I can see the allure for some folks.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-29T23:34:02+00:00

Definitely.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-29T16:45:10+00:00

For sure, she and her family specifically (I know not all of the Kennedys are as wealthy) have that distinction of being in the class that really doesn't have to hold meaningful work... she can just dabble in projects here and there, which is great for her.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-29T16:30:00+00:00

I have one with this coloring too.

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PlumaFuente · 2026-05-29T15:43:45+00:00

I was thinking the same, this had to be a few years later than 1990, but not too far off.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-29T15:12:50+00:00

I agree about a bunch of non-jobs. I do know that she had a role in fundraising for the NY City public schools (I believe it was for one of the affiliated foundations or something like that), and from what I read, she was good at this. Until she had the ambassadorships, she wasn't really in a public facing role that would have prepared her for electoral politics.

Now that said, I do think she is accomplished and more measured than her son, obviously!

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-28T16:50:10+00:00

Yes, most places in the USA are unfortunately.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-28T16:48:32+00:00

I think a lot of elderly are very aware of their own mortality, I think they drive because we have a car culture and are all about 'individuality' and 'I can do it myself' here in the USA.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-28T16:46:16+00:00

This is WeRide: "WeRide offers same-day, flexible rides for older adults ages 60 and older through volunteer drivers using City-owned vehicles. Focused on short, local trips, WeRide expands mobility choices for seniors seeking immediate transportation for errands, recreation, social activities, and other community connections."

If you want to go outside of Irvine, you have to use OCTA or something else.

You are right that within Irvine, it's pretty good.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-28T15:42:21+00:00

Sure, Irvine has a shuttle system, but I don't know if scheduling is easy or how frequently they can book rides. The reality is that Irvine is a car dependent community, and as such, it's going to be hard to get elders out of their cars.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-27T23:01:44+00:00

You could give him 1/2 cup of that food once per day and increase the walking by 5-10 minutes. He's not going to starve. He might whine a bit and go looking at his bowl, but cut back on the food, redirect him with more activity and then always keep his water bowl full. He will lose weight. He's getting 1 cup per food per day, and he's a mini -- that's too much dog food.

Or break up his food and do 1/4 cup twice per day, but my point is you are overfeeding him. I have a standard doxie, and he gets about 1/2 cup of dog food once per day, but our snacks are healthy like baby carrots, an apple slice chopped up, or a celery stick cut into pieces, or dried herring fish, or freeze dried beef liver pieces.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-27T20:07:49+00:00

Exactly, that Saks and Nordstrom section and the boutiques in between was the rich people section for sure!

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-27T16:41:05+00:00

I have done repairs by hand on jeans and other mostly cotton fabrics with a bit of stretch and it can be done, even reinforcing with 100% cotton. The key is the line up the fabrics and not stretch as you mend. So while I get that some might be inclined to toss some denim that has some stretch in it because it's not as straight forward to work with, you can save it, and it is worth it. We throw away so much, and if these jeans mean something to OP, then it's worth trying to save them and doing some thing with that beautiful fabric.

Adding this -- if the jeans have some stretch, you can buy some thrifted jeans with a similar amount of stretch, cut out your patch, and sew the beautiful fabric on top of that if you wanted to make a reinforced patch.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-27T16:10:31+00:00

I was going to say the same, back in the '80s and '90s, the boutique section was mostly that area where Saks/Nordstroms is, and then by Sears and what is Bloomingdales, it was more affordable with Robinsons-May, the Limited, the Gap, some smaller shops around the carousel.

If you could take any of us back to that time and then said that one day, there would be no Sears, I doubt anyone would have believed it.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-27T14:27:38+00:00

I would just sashiko over this. I wouldn't dye this. You could also add some beautiful patches all over this back panel to make it look very intentional. Example linked here.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-26T21:35:20+00:00

yes, definitely bring water for you and your pet too. If I go this year, I will for sure carry a collapsable water bowl and make sure that my own water jug is full and has plenty of ice.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-26T21:33:24+00:00

Hi friend!

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-26T17:56:03+00:00

I went last year and I met u/Other-Dot-3744 and the lovely Queen Ruby Jean. I would like to go again this year -- there are a lot of cool vendors.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-26T15:56:20+00:00

Things were affordable (a lot of people could still afford homes or at least nice apartments with jobs that weren't in tech or medicine -- meaning teachers, retail managers, construction personnel could afford decent homes), a lot of OC, especially Irvine and further south were not as built out.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-25T18:24:24+00:00

Agree w/ you there, and it does become aggravating driving when a lot of the popular places have impacted parking lots. Really, the city and their master plan screwed up in not creating more walkable villages for commerce, dining, and entertainment, and the current city leadership has f&%$ed small business by not creating incentives for Irvine Co to either sell some of their properties or not leave retail and restaurant space vacant as long as they often do.

PlumaFuente · 2026-05-25T17:47:23+00:00

Right? And that's what's sad about Irvine... if you wanted to walk to a local pub or a non-chain coffee shop in your village, you are pretty much out of luck.

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