Windows to Russia

Old Man Winter woke up and decided to smack us all with a cold spell. The high for the next few weeks looks to be about max +20 C…. Is summer over? Not quite, but it could be on the downhill swing here in Russia! You just have to remember that I tell you, “Winter […]

And Sveta ate cherries, George ate bugs also… Caught both my workers taking their twentieth lunch break…They kinda look alike while sneaking food as we are suppose to be working… But it all got done… Between rains and high winds. Sveta helped me and we built a new gate for the back of Nikolai’s Home… […]

Regardless of trade deal or not at this point. Damage is done! The bully has been exposed and his tactics are unforgivable on the world scene. The shift away from trust in the USA has begun and will accelerate quickly… China see their trade relations with US companies can be null and void after one […]

– This morning as I walked at 5 a.m., the swallows were chasing mosquitoes above the reeds and lake. These wonderful birds are the only reason that our Tiny Russian Village is livable in the summer. Otherwise the mosquitoes would use humans as a buffet everyday… It is not long and I cut it, sized […]

Been very busy, too busy and Svetochka got after me and told me to slow down. Hard to do when you have such a limited lifespan and have to get things done… So I walked this morning and waited to start working. I decided one way is to write a post, just some images and […]

Iran’s Rouhani says White House is ‘mentally retarded’ — In a speech broadcast live on state television, Rouhani said: “The White House is mentally retarded and the U.S. sanctions against Tehran will fail.” Source: Iran’s Rouhani says White House is ‘mentally retarded’ I had to stop after laughing and thought, “That is exactly what I […]

Pentagon secretly struck back against Iranian cyberspies targeting U.S. ships; WASHINGTON — On Thursday evening, U.S. Cyber Command launched a retaliatory digital strike against an Iranian spy group that supported last week’s limpet mine attacks on commercial ships, according to two former intelligence officials. The group, which has ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, […]

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. – Bertrand Russell I gotta go to the Big Village today and do some shopping. My tummy is growling for some food… Until then… Coffee is still the number one food […]

I got pretty sick from the hornet sting. Felt bad all day, but I still plucked along and got some things done… First thing at 5 a.m. I walked. Then I opened up the new home and fought a battle with two more hornets. I won and found their nest. (Now that was fun, I […]

The neocons are celebrating today… We sacrificed a multi-million Dollar drone to try to instigate WW3… Why the hell are we flying a surveillance drone around and near and in Iran in the first place? We were supposed to be getting out of the Middle East. If we pursue this stupid course of action then […]