I can slow down now and speed up again…

I laid the groundwork/outline for three books. Finished 7 short stories and tidied up 10 short stories about a Little Bear for children. Now I can work at an even pace…

When the ideas are flowing, I have to get the ideas down. They never stay the same if I let time flow by too long…


master…

But, I have to take the clutch master cylinder out of Sammy the Volga. We have the part and it has to be put in before we can get to the Tiny Russian Village. I am still fighting the remains of the flue and to be honest, I am scared of getting sick again. I have had pneumonia six times in my life and being weakened by the flue, makes that a possibility magnified…

So, I will wait until the weather is better and it is almost there. The next sun shiny day, I will be working on Sammy the Volga…

It was nice this winter, Sammy does not have any leaks inside her anymore. All the work done has sealed her up good and no water sitting in the floorboards. Older cars have always had issues with that and Sammy was no exception, but she is happy now…

Sammy the Volga fired right up after a month just sitting and waiting to get out of the snow and or ice. I am always amazed at how these Volga engines will start almost every time in any temperature. They are not a tight tolerance engine and I think that is the key to being able to survive the harshness of Russia. They are designed to simply run, not give super performance. When there is three feet of ice and snow on the ground, for four or five months and more. Performance is not high on the list. Just good low rpm power and running at -40 below…


Oh my goodness, Russians have some sweet tourist deals to Venice Italy, I mean dirt cheap and Svetochka is looking at me and pointing at the deals. I do not know how to swing it, but they are so cheap that to pass up a week in Venice at this price would be a crime. Besides, the Italians are being smart and questioning the status quo of the EU and the rest of the USA Western Empire. We need to help Italy out…

There is Svetochka pointing at those super Venice deals right now… 😉


I (but needs to be we) wanna go to China, if I was Russian that would be easy, being American takes much more effort to go to China…

Maybe next time….Svetochka is still pointing at Venice and dreaming…


Too much to do and too many things to get done…

I just wanna go to the Tiny Russian Village and walk, work and R&R…

WtR

Gillette: When I said I will, I do…

Not long ago, Gillette messed up big time…

http://windowstorussia.com/gillette-yes-anti-gillette-in-russia-also.html

In Globus they now just do not have Gillette, but now they have pushed Gillette to just s few razors and BIC and ten other Russian brands have appeared and taken over. In fact they were boxing up a bunch of Gillette stock this morning, no not putting out, boxing it up. I will never use another Gillette again…

I am not alone and I hope Gillette folds. I am sure it will not, but I can tell you that BIC is going all out to switch guys and gals here in Russia…

Svetochka has Ladies BIC…

I use what you see in the images and they are just as good as a twin Gillette with that strip of soap at the top of the razor…

I bought yesterday at 49 rubles for 5 shavers…

Lets say 10 rubles each and that is 15 cents USD…

Bottom line is: I hope Gillette is hurt and hurt bad. It should be hurt and it should be out of business. The line has been drawn for me and I will not cater to trash companies that want to get into politics and other unnecessary issues. They lost my business and that is that…

Sell your product, shut your mouth and be glad someone buys your crap…

Everyone / everything is replaceable…

WtR

Teetering on one stool leg and the noose is on…

Source by Department of Treasury itself: 03282019-FR(Final).pdf

Really!

-75 Trillion Dollars Net Worth: United States of America… (re-read it is negative, not plus)

WtR

PS: You should read it, I did…

Taking a break from writing my book…

It is interesting to me. I have written on WtR so long that I have a pattern and way of writing that does not transcend into the real world. Yes, my WtR world is written the way I want and how I want, even though I break all the rules of grammar and whatsits and or whatnot’s…

Therefore, when I write for publishing. I follow all the good stuff I was taught and try hard to forget. I also never drink coffee and or anything while typing a book. A book is all business, my WtR is all about life in Russia and how I see how Russia is being treated by the western world, my way…

Thus, I sip coffee, as I am doing right now and I don’t care if I say, “Ain’t gonna do what them want!”

It is kinda nice to sip some coffee and just tell the world what I think…

But alas, I need to finish my coffee and get back to typing seriously. I have two novelettes going at the same time and I am not sure how I did that…


In Moscow it was still freezing cold last night, but today it looks to be going to hit +6 and next week it will be +6 at night. Spring has finally sprung and that is wonderful…

This means Tiny Russian Village time is coming. We got to move lots of stuff from one home to our new home in TRV and then I have to spend the summer getting Svetochka’s mom’s home ready for the little monkey next summer…

Oh My!

With a new baby coming in the family, bigger monkey (Earnest) will need a break from the parents and that is what babushka’s (grandma) and or pro-babushka’s (great grandma) are for….besides I wanna teach him English and he can go and cause trouble as we pick on Russians… 😉

The sonograms do not show any signs of boy thingy wingy and the chances are it is going to be a little princess…

Oh My!

WtR

PS: Maybe Sveta and company will let me have a picture of Earnest to post?????

I never stop looking for that perfect 4X4…

Located at red spot from Moscow…

I have the money given for donations for a 4X4 and when I find one worth looking at I look and dream and try to get closer to buying it…

Купить ЛуАЗ 969 1966-1992 969М с пробегом в Шаховской: ЛУАЗ 1987 1987 года, цена 30000 рублей — Авто.ру

Year of issue – 1987, Mileage – 10,000 km, Body – SUV open, Color – beige, Engine – 1.2 l / 40 hp / Gasoline, Gear Box – mechanical, Drive unit – full, Steering wheel – Left, Condition – Does not require repair, Owners – 2 owners, Shape – Original, Customs – Customs cleared, Exchange – I will consider options, VIN – XTD969M0 * K0 ****98

Source: Купить ЛуАЗ 969 1966-1992 969М с пробегом в Шаховской: ЛУАЗ 1987 1987 года, цена 30000 рублей — Авто.ру

It moves it says…but papers may be a issue. But….not in our village and it is strictly a village 4X4 to get out in the winter and not starve when the world freezes over. At exchange give or take = $450 as it is and very likely it can be gotten cheaper. The price is right and the shape of the LuAZ is ideal for the village…

These LuAZ 969 are so cool…

WtR

Buy LuAZ 969 1966-1992 969M with mileage in Shakhovskaya: LUAZ 1987 1987, price 30,000 rubles – Avto.ru,

There is no normal in our world now…

So I make my own normal just for Svetochka and I…

I’m so damn old that I remember when being “normal” wasn’t a bad thing, when some women didn’t have and or even want “wives”, when the police aren’t the “bad guys”, and on and on. Oh well. That was then and this, sadly, is now…

Except I found Russia and strangely get to watch the process of social degradation happen all over gain…

Ineludible my friend, ineludible…

WtR

Russia opens new Mercedes-Benz assembly plant near Moscow

The new plant, built by German automaker Daimler AG on an 85-hectare plot of land, is located at the Esipovo Industrial Park, about 40 kilometers north of Moscow. The production line is equipped with full flexible assembly technology that enables manufacturing of a large number of vehicles on a single assembly line. The plant covers all production stages, from the paint shop to the final assembly.

Source: Putin opens new Mercedes-Benz assembly plant near Moscow — RT Business News

WtR

Everywhere and fresh and bountiful…

As you walk you will find vegetable stands, fruit stands and or veggy/fruit stands…

How about fresh milk?
Maybe fresh cut meat?
Maybe candy?
Maybe fresh baked pies?
Maybe whatever you desire?

You don’t get “SWAT RAIDED” every time you break a law and or not break the law in Moscow and or even if you sell raw food products to the peasants….peasants like raw food products and they take their own responsibility for eating them….Oh My!

This is a big city, not the countryside where the hillbillies live, but a city of millions and millions and millions. This is Moscow and we can buy fresh fruit everywhere, not just in a big chain type store, but everywhere. This is the same as in the tiny Russian Villages. Better yet, as we travel to the villages, babushka sits on the road edge and sells us what she grows…

I just snapped an image as I walked past this morning. Not open yet and thus, I will not get that evil look as I take a picture…

WtR

I am fine

Life is good!

Several people wrote and asked if everything was okay….I am fine…

I am writing a book and when I exceed 10,000 words I know I have to let it flow. It no longer, as I originally planned, a short story, a 5000 or less word story and I feel the novel coming into focus….we will see…

I have many short stories and they are good, but when a novel rear its head. I must obey or lose the moment….I have found myself wanting to see what happens!

Yes you never know the ending, for if you do, you do not need and you may not be able to even write the book. For the book has already been written in your mind. A book is like a living being and it has many ways to go before it is finished. Some books reach 500,000 words and go nowhere. Some reach 100,000 words and reach the stars…

I feel 100,000 words happening and I want to see what my character gets into and can he get out of what he got into?

Therefore, I will post much less on WtR for a few weeks, but post I will…

WtR

Finally able to get to the woods, 10 kilometers away…

Getting kinda lazy and we are so glad that winter is almost gone. Almost Tiny Russian Village time and bicycling time. This year Svetochka and I are going to take a 50 to 100 kilometer (one way) trip and back. I desire to see the Golden Ring Road and find a monastery to look at…

Golden Ring Road Moscow…

Picturesque churches, golden domes, ancient history, nature, and tasty Russian food – we’ve brought together all you need about the famous tourist route not far from Moscow. Russia’s Golden Ring is a tourist route that was drawn up during the Soviet era, with the idea of boosting the numbers of foreign tourists traveling to the country. Today, it remains one of the most popular routes for both tourists and domestic Russian tourists.

Source: Everything you wanted to know about Russia’s Golden Ring – Russia Beyond

Time to get in shape again…

WtR