Kristina was only 19 when she took on the role of mother to her five younger brothers and sister. After their parents tragically both died within a year, determined to keep her family together, Kristina applied to become the children’s guardian. The big sister dropped out of college and moved back to the village to […]
3:30 a.m. and it started to rain. I woke up because my blood sugar dropped into low 5’s mmol/l and with that it is impossible for me to sleep anymore. Thus, it is coffee time and try to get my brain and body going for another day… I am a bit peeved… My big laptop […]
Women laughed that men were upset over the Gillette issue… Gillette! Yes anti-Gillette in Russia also… Now the real women get a taste of what it feels like….but, but, but I am a woman who feels like a man and my girl parts are insulted….whatever… Menstrual cycles are for everyone?: ‘Always’ removes female symbol from […]
I have been busy and you know when you get that feeling that someone or something is watching you? I looked at all the village windows first and then after a few days, no one around, then they came out in the open. They (cats) are curious as to what I am doing. I make […]
That’s right America, concentrate on one man (Trump) when our whole country has been warmongering since, like you know, forever… Strange how a illegal war that started when Obama was in office is pushed aside and now pinned on Trump! I voted for Trump and think his policies suck, but we need to be honest […]
Took a very long walk this morning, about two hours. It is so wonderful here in the Tiny Russian Village and I just had to go out to see the wildlife. I saw two deer, thousands of sparrows, two eagles and of course our dozen or so ravens. I wonder if they all miss Boza? […]
An RT Arabic crew peeked inside the US compound in Syria’s Manbij, abandoned by the Americans just a few hours previously. Footage from the scene suggests the US troops were in a hurry, leaving behind hardware and personal items.The troops pulled out of the base, located southwest of the northern city of Manbij, overnight and […]
Last night Svetochka hopped the train to Moscow and she is safe back home. I am alone again in The Tiny Russian Village and realize that I woke with no pain from arthritis and started to line out what I have to do to get winterized at our two Russian Village Homes… In about two […]
Made it down to the Tiny Russian Village safe and sound… In a few days I will post some images. The village is in mourning right now. The last full time occupant from the very old days has died. She was 92 years old and thus the village is quiet right now with her passing. […]
Knowing how to get by and make things in life is part of survival of that life… The most common broom you will find just about anywhere in Russia is a broom made from tree limbs. Brush type trees growing wild are the best. I watch as they cut limbs from stumps, trying to growing […]