The surprise and hurried visit to “chew the fat” with the Kremlin in Moscow by William Burns (Director of the CIA in the USA) was a telling to the state of affairs as to reactions of recent responses by the Kremlin when the USA did/has and continues very bad and very stupid shenanigans against Russia and her people. The occasion for some serious communication about these western shenanigans and how to ease tensions quickly from circling the drain of war.
The U.S. Deep State got the message directly and bypassed all the political slap crap in a very sudden move by the CIA director personally getting involved. This was not a political game-fest….it was a direct, “Let us chew the fat before someone gets hurt!”
Bottom line is that Russia is very pissed and very sick of the games at her expense and is not going to tolerate any further provocations to its national and regional security. When Russia told NATO recently to stick it up its ass….NATO sputtered and wheels started to turn in panic…
The question: Is the United States of America able to grow up and change its childish belligerent behavior?
My best friend in Russia. The kind of friend that irritates you and helps you when needed and a pain in the ass always and well simply a friend who you assume will be there always when needed and always around somewhere….and you are the same back to that friend…
Vova in the Tiny Russian Village has Covid-19…
They have taken him yesterday to a special place in a nearby village for special testing and he is back at TRV right now. He officially has Covid-19 and they will do as they do for so many tiny villages and all the people living there….they will do the best they can with the resources that they have…
Sveta and I are good, we were vaccinated, he refused when they came out to give it to him….Sveta just tested herself and she is clean. (If we had it? We are better protected now than even before. The vaccine must have worked for Sveta and I were both in close contact with Vova.) But, we know of three more people who definitely have Covid-19. The Muscovite that brought it to the Tiny Russian Village, Vova’s girlfriend and her best friend. Vova just turned a few weeks ago 70 years old and had a all night party. I was there for a short time (very early), yet I was prepared and sanitized, mask and am vaccinated….The lone fool in most eyes as always and the only one who did not come down with the Delta Covid-19 out of the party. Three days later Delta slammed dunked Vova and friends…
I clearly remember when Vova came over to our home and he was sick….I knew it then that he had Covid-19, but no one and I mean no one listened and wanted to believe….it is just a Tiny Russian Village, you know!
I think Sveta is trying to figure out what we can do to help financially to take the pressure off Vova and to increase the options available to him. This is Covid-19 the Delta variant from India. The damn variant that the Russian Gov let in when they approved not long ago students from India to come back to Russian Universities…
The Delta variant causes more infections and spreads faster than early forms of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19
Vova has a lot of animals to take care of, yet the situation is bad. What with quarantine, and all….you can’t just go and be with them in any form anymore. I heard the scared little boy in his voice as he talked to Svetochka yesterday. The sad, depressed and scared little boy that hides in all grown men at times…
Time to do some soul searching and think about life in general. Lets see what we can do to help Vova, as we have to watch from the other side of the protective barrier. Even if that barrier is neither physically there and or drawn to protect all around in a distance sense. It still is a barrier that cannot be overcome unless we all want to get Covid-19 also….it is a lonely disease…
Now we wait and watch and we pray….yes, I had a good talk with God last night and I hope he is listening. I know a fool and good friends also of his and mine that need help, even if “he is a mess” as we say…
Damn that King Covid-19!
WtR
Update: Vova in a hospital under treatment… (2021/11/13)
The trip back was very good. We timed it correctly to miss the dacha traffic, the rush hour traffic and be able to get a parking spot at our flat. Worked great and we are in Moscow safe and sound…
Sammy the Volga performed flawlessly, we had the correct food with us so that we would not eat junk food on the road and our big thermos held enough hot water for four cups of tea for Sveta and four cups of coffee for me…
What more could you ask for?
Since we timed the trip correctly the level of idiot drivers was at the low point and the cops were at the same low point in numbers. What we did notice that was at a high point was so many new cameras along the way. Oh My! Our city Korolyov has proudly exclaimed that they themselves have installed 2000 plus new cameras this summer. Oh Boy that is joy! ~~
I see a few things that I need to buy for Sammy this winter to install next spring at the Tiny Russian Village and now it is time to get back into the rhythm of living in a Covid-19 infested Moscow, Russia…
Father Pavel sent these images of the old/new pipe for the culvert. The Fish Village gave us this pipe and delivered it right after we left the Tiny Russian Village….they had to bring the crane to get the giant lake pump anyway and brought the pipe when they all got off Govid-19 vacation….Gotta love that Fish Village…
I wanted to cry….I am a delicate guy you know?
Isn’t that the most beautiful thing in the whole wide world?
Oh well!
Next year comes too fast and it will be waiting patiently for me to play with it then….along with a thousand other things that have to get done at the Tiny Russian Village…
More than 8 thousand people have been vaccinated against coronavirus in Sarajevo region (AKA – Big Village)
8 thousand 36 people were vaccinated against coronavirus in the Sarajevo region, which is 109% of the plan. On the morning of October 19, 6 thousand 365 people were completely vaccinated. This was announced by the chief physician of the Sarajevo interdistrict hospital Pavel Sheidorov.“Vaccination is a necessary measure, the only way to stop the infection today. Everyone who has not yet been vaccinated should think about this, ”says Pavel Anatolyevich. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 869 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in the Sarajevo region. Currently, 46 patients are treated on an outpatient basis. Another 14 people are in medical institutions of the region.
In the village of Sarai, the treatment of public areas, places of mass gathering of the population, places of trade and areas adjacent to shops with disinfectants continues in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19.
On November 1, in the village of Sarai, employees of the district administration, together with representatives of law enforcement agencies, carried out regular raids to comply with the mask regime and measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19. Also, during the events, the presence of unaccompanied minors in trading places was checked.
On November 3, in the village of Sarai, employees of the district administration, together with representatives of law enforcement agencies, carried out regular raids to comply with the mask regime and measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19.
King Covid-19 has definitely changed our lives and not for the better…
It is what it is anymore…
By the way: I have seen/know most of those people in these articles, they never ever wear a mask at any other time ever….and I know, for I am a regular in the Big Village and I do wear a mask always when shopping in the Big Village of Sarai…
Therefore, today I pack Sammy the Russian Volga car and tomorrow morning off we go. It has been a very good 7 months in the Tiny Russian Village and believe you me….I want to live here permanently…
That image above is the Tiny Russian Village…
Once Old Man Winter does his thing? I will be back…
While kulebyaka is usually made with fish, kurnik (from the Russian word kuritsa, meaning “chicken”) is made with poultry…
Now we have all made Kulebyaka Fish Pie in the past years, but….lets make Kurnik Chicken Pie!
Same recipe, different name and one ingredient different…
A Kulebyaka is a Kurnik….when a Kurnik is a Kulebyaka…
Ingredients:
2 oz of real butter
1 small onion, finely diced
6 to 8 oz long grain wild rice, cooked till very soft…
1 tbsp fresh dill grass, finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 lb puff pastry – not frozen
1 lb chicken thigh meat – no skin and shredded, I like to pre-cook the chicken…
3 medium eggs – hard-boiled and finely diced
1 raw egg – whipped
Salt and black pepper – actually I love it best with a touch of crushed red pepper…
Flour for the rolling pin and surface
How to Make Chicken Kurnik:
The oven should be pre-heated to around 200 C.
While oven is pre-heating, make sure chicken and rice are pre-cooked…
Lightly oil a baking tray, to lay the finished product on to bake…
Melt the butter in a saucepan, and add the finely chopped onion. Cook for approximately 10 minutes, until the onion is just tender, and slightly golden brown and getting opaque…
Stir in the pre-cooked rice, adding chopped fresh dill, fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste, all with the butter and onion in the sauce pan…
On a lightly floured surface roll out the thawed puff pastry, to make a 12 in square. Try to use only enough flour to do the job. Excess flour will toughen the pastry as will excess working of the dough…
Spread the rice mix over the pastry, but leave a border all round of about ½ inch…
Arrange the pre-cooked chicken pieces on top of the rice, scatter the chopped egg over the salmon. I also toss a little salt and pepper on top for good measure. This is where you can apply crushed pepper as you desire and that is yummy…
Brush pastry edges with whipped egg…
Fold the pastry twice to form a rectangle. Press the edges together to seal in the contents…
Carefully lift the pastry onto the oiled baking tray and glaze the top with beaten egg…
Pierce the pastry on top in several places to allow steam to escape. Those who are artistic can cut a design…
Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for approximately 40 minutes. After 30 minutes cover the roll with foil to keep from burning the top…
Leave on baking tray to cool. Garnish as you desire and once cool enough slice and serve. This makes about enough for 4 people or one very very hungry person…
How you serve this dish is up to you, either as a light lunch accompanied by a mixed salad, or as a main meal. It goes particularly well with boiled new potatoes and mixed vegetables. If carefully wrapped in foil the Kurnik travels well and makes good food on a Russian train…
This product can be made with fish, cabSalmon Kulebyakabage, ham, pork, chicken and just about anything you desire…
Sometimes as you walk, you come upon something that stands out from everything else. Fall and winter are a time that is basically colorless and whites, browns, tans and greys are predominant. Yet when most color fades, sometimes what was there all along has a chance to show its colors…
While the rest go to sleep for the season…
Some revel in their glory…
You realize that this beautiful mound of moss has been there all summer and as to its size….it has been there for many many years. But when all else is green and fresh, Mrs. Moss is hidden from the world…
I think she is beautiful and worthy of having her picture taken…
Not our fault that we illegally invaded your country!
The strike killed three Afghan adults and seven children. At the time, U.S. personnel mistakenly thought the car was operated by ISIS-K who intended to target evacuees and military forces with explosives at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan’s capital <…..> The investigation found no violation of law, including the law of war, Said told reporters. However, there were execution errors, combined with confirmation bias and communication breakdowns, that regrettably led to civilian casualties.
It just happens, you know….it just happens….especially when you are illegally in another country, killing their people illegally and illegally being illegal and illegally being more illegal about everything to do with anything…
Just head shaking sad…
Move along….nothing to see here, just a bunch of dead kids….like the millions we have killed all over the world for years now…
SIRIUS-21 (Scientific International Research in Unique Terrestrial Station Experiment) will see the volunteers performing the same tasks as the cosmonauts and astronauts on a real space million, including daily medical monitoring and regular physical training.
