Windows to Russia

Several thing are floating around my mind this Sunday morning and maybe I will just rattle a few thoughts as I compose this article. I will say that the coffee is extra good this morning. Sveta bought me expensive coffee. Coffee that I would not buy for myself. Sveta bought me Jacobs coffee, a brand […]

The beginning for this great Cathedral started after Napoleon tried his hand at ruling Russia (Napoleon walked into Russia with 600,000 plus men and only about 30,000 survived,) but actual physical construction was not started until 1839. Originally dreamed up by architect Konstantin Ton, whose talents also developed the Grand Kremlin Palace and the Kremlin […]

I was drinking a delicious cup of coffee on this cold and snowing day in Moscow. Russia is cold. The news reports are full of stories about cities in the Siberian Region that have lost power and it is -45C. degrees below zero. That is about -49 degrees F. Brrrrrrrrr…. As I was drinking this […]

This kozinaki recipe is so good! You can find this in all the Russian stores, but that is not the same as if you make it yourself. It really is a brittle type candy. Russians love their candies of all types and this one is a winter special. It has lots of nutrition due to […]

-10 below zero and the wind is blowing at about 20 kph. That statement called for a second cup of coffee today, as I still am trying to adjust my old bones to the weather this year. Boza has grown his winter coat and he also seems to be already adjusted to the frozen ground […]

I have been posting a lot of recipes. I am trying to get them done before the holidays get to far into a full swing and I seem to be running out of time. This is a simple Jello as we call it in America. The Russians eat very little varieties of jello or Jelly […]

Kizhi Pogost is amid one of the many abounding islands on pleasant Lake Onega in the near arctic part of Karelia. The pogost, or enclosure, contains two amazing wood board churches dating from the eighteenth century and a towered belfry was constructed in the nineteenth century. Distant Churches like the Kizhi Pogost, were accustomed to […]

I agree that perfect maybe too strong of a word, but it really is a perfect phone for me. After fighting with Samsung on numerous occasions and wearing out another half dozen phones. I have come across the perfect smartphone for everyday use… It is Chinese made and the android inside is Chinese developed. It […]

This video is Russia! I see this kind of way of life, everyday that I am here. Life in Russia is a “Bowel of Cherries” and no one cares about the pits. Or better yet, “This is Russia in a Nutshell!” Lets salt the sidewalks and lets do it from the street and lets salt […]

I really do not care how true these 10 statements all are below, just as I do not care that others keep telling me that coffee is terrible for you. So I am going to spout some good facts for coffee that are all over the internet. When I am done, you may just decide […]