It is raining and then it rains some more. Then after it stops, it decides to rain some more and then after some more, it rains again, just to make sure you are wet… 😉 But work does not stop, just slows down and today I am going to repair some fence. I have a […]
4:30 a.m. and the sun is showing her colors as Boza and I walk. I am not the only early bird of the village. The lady in the white home is up and wheeling her cart around gathering goodies from all over the woods. Vova is a night owl and he sleeps until noon half […]
I looked around yesterday and realized that the fields have gone brown. I looked at images I have taken and it seems that in the last week, the grasses have gone brown. The lush fields of green are gone, the flowers are gone and the trees are dropping their leaves… I have said many times […]
Tuesday is the day I definitely go to the market. Nikolai’s and Larissa’s ride did not show up and will not show up for a few more days, thus him and his wife needed to get more food. He went with me and stocked the cupboards again with potatoes, apples, tomatoes and other goodies. He […]
I always think of the “The Ant and the Grasshopper – Aesop’s Fables!” I think about how easy it is to be the grasshopper and ignore what is coming, just for the pleasures of the moment. I have decided that we can still have the pleasures and get things done, I just pace myself and […]
At 5:30 a.m. it was 10 degrees above zero and the breeze drifted the fresh air into the house, at a leisurely pace. The sun poked its head up and I saw a moon that was simply huge and realized that this moon was a “SuperMoon” that comes around once in awhile. Tonight I will […]
Salo; a food that is endearing to the Russian Villager almost as much as Vodka is. Salo is considered a food of the foods and the one who brings Salo to the party is the guest of honor. But…. it better be good homemade Salo… 🙂 Good link as any to what Salo is… I […]
Interesting times to watch WW3 develop. Right now the financial issues are knocking on everyone’s doors and the sight ain’t pretty at all. The term “Dog Eat Dog,” is looking like a perfect fit right now and when the last few dogs are standing, then the real fighting begins… A sad thing has kept going […]
190 Americans Admirals and Generals Oppose Iran Deal – by John Stanton According to Carol Greenwald writing at American Thinker on 27 August 2015, Washington Post writer “[Carol] Morello does not mention how incredible it was that a few people, mostly a woman named Marsha Halteman from New Orleans, in one week could get 190 […]
I found a broken down home that squatters are living in. I saw them peaking out from the old overgrown road, from their home they have moved into. They have been getting water at night from the well and today I decided to follow the trail they have left to their home, a home buried […]
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