A survivor of six heart attacks and a brain tumor, a grumpy bear of a man, whom has declared Russia as his new and wonderful home. His wife is a true Russian Sweet Pea of a girl and she puts up with this bear of a guy and keeps him in line. Thank God for my Sweet Pea and Russia.

Busy Day in Tiny Russian Village… TRV

Yesterday, I was so busy and could not get it all done. I could not even get apples cut to dry! The Tiny Russian Village was demanding and today is the same… I dug a hole and set a huge fence post, finished setting the gate I built, put a bird feeder out (on the […]

Just a Picture Day – 08/03/2016

Several days of images, since internet was down. I just tossed a few here to look at. Mainly what interests me as I walk Boza. One thing Russia has is spiders and you have to look over your shoulder all the time. Or on your shoulder, in your hair and on your nose! 😉 Good […]

I found reality…

This morning after realizing that Svetochka performed miracles, after two trips to the main office of our internet provider in Moscow and got our Tiny Russian Village Internet back on. I will be nice, because Svetochka wants me to be nice and not name who it is. They messed up and that is that and […]

Kyle and Boza are OK, but Internet is NOT!

Hello everyone, Svetlana (Svetochka) is speaking! I just want to say to all of you that Kyle and Boza are OK. I talk to Kyle everyday end everything is alright there in the Tiny Russian Village (TRV). Today Kyle’s already filled the wells, driven to the Fish Village to bring some food for our villagers […]

Can’t keep up!

Third batch of dried apples will be bagged in about an hour. I have so many apples and too small of a dehydrator. I could keep four dehydrators going 24 hours a day. Nice huh? Apples for winter… Today I will also dehydrate a row of tomatoes. This is experimental time and I would like […]

Lets pave a street in Moscow… (Video)

Реконструкция Тверской в рамках проекта “Моя улица” — Reconstruction of Tver in the framework of the project “My Street” Yes, that is the Red Square in the background… That is how to get it done and this is how I see things being done in Russia all the time. Pave a road, bring an army […]

Donations really help…

Today I am thinking about the trip to the Big Village yesterday. I was given a couple of donations to by things at the village. They specified that I use them for everyday living and I did just that. I had 4000 rubles to spend and I decided to keep track of what I bought […]