Windows to Russia

It is the New Year and or actually as I write this the end of 2016 and we look forward to 2017. Hard to believe that I have lived this long and get to see 2017… Tonight the Russian kids get visited by Santa Claus or Ded Moroz as they (Russian) call him… Just readContinue reading New Year in Russia is Christmas…

Today is basically a picture day. This is a record of the Tiny Russian Village at the end of 2016… Then lets grab the snowshoes! Lets tour the village as Boza and I walk and walk and walk… -10 degrees by the way… That is our village and it is a Tiny Russian Village… WtR

“We regard the recent unfriendly steps taken by the outgoing US administration as provocative and aimed at further weakening the Russia-US relationship. This runs contrary to the fundamental interests of both the Russian and American people. Considering the global security responsibilities of Russia and the United States, this is also damaging to international relations asContinue reading President Putin of Russia to Obama and the USA!

I woke at 4 a.m. and Boza and I walked in the -10 degree cold. Blood sugar was 5.2 mmol/l, blood pressure was at 106/65 and heart rate was 65 bpm. All was good and calm. Boza and I walked over an hour in -10 degrees weather. It was actually a blessing and -10 isContinue reading Thoughts and a Coffee from TRV…

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Looks like Boza and I have to get ready! In about a week or so, it will hit somewhere around -40 and below… -40 Centigrade (C) is -40 Fahrenheit (F) and in anyone’s book, that is damn cold. I hope it does not hit that low, but we have to get ready regardless. The coldContinue reading Bring in the New Year and cold…

Tvorog is most likely the most important food in Russia. It is better known as cottage cheese and this morning, I am eating a bowl full of this most wonderful substance… For me a morning is not complete unless I eat cottage cheese and have a cup of coffee. Russian cottage cheese is very dryContinue reading Lot on my mind! and yes coffee also…

Christmas Eve and Christmas day was sweet potato pie days. Svetochka brought some sweet potatoes from Moscow and I turned them into a holiday treat. This has become a holiday favorite for us and she made sure that I had the main ingredient… Pumpkin pie would be just as good, but a pumpkin is tooContinue reading Sweet Potato Pie in the Tiny Russian Village…

Boza and Bear are kinda sad today! We always get that way when our sweet Pea leaves us. Boza ate good this morning and I am cooking chicken back soup and oven baking four pork chops. I use the chicken for Boza and the broth for me… I have to start taking some antibiotics todayContinue reading Svetochka is back safe in Moscow…

Funny first… Вы извините, но эта музыка просто создана для этого видоса pic.twitter.com/k3GJqY713F — Новости. Как есть (@nourlnews) December 22, 2016 Retired policeman under the influence of drugs took a shortcut through the terminal of Kazan airport. The reaction of security is just mind blowing… Could you imaging this happening in America and the guyContinue reading Today a sad and funny post (Videos) … WtR