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.

Something about a garden…

Everything is growing… Something rewarding about growing a garden. Today I was looking at most likely weeding the garden. I wait to weed until things planted are secure and up, then I weed. I do not want to destroy any chance of missing the new growth and destroying it… We have sweet peas, carrots, beets, […]

Tiny Russian Village and Life…

Last night the Nightingale sang and sang! I have recorded the Nightingale last year and this year, after the many babies last year, we have Nightingales all over the village. It is really wonderful and it looks like we will have another nest on the fence as it was last year. (If ? He can […]

Farmers; just the way I grew up…

I had thought yesterday was going to be slow and uneventful, but Vova decided he needed help in gathering supplies for his animals and truthfully; he did need my help and my presence garnered him supplies in some cases… When you live in the country or as my case as growing up. Farmers do what […]

Organized Misery is Fascism…

by John Stanton… I have enjoyed John Stanton’s articles over the years and this article prompted me to express some words about his writing. He talks about issues that most, if any will not touch and talk about. This particular article rings so much truth, that almost all who read it will toss it into […]

Eagles and our Garden…

In the Tiny Russian Village we are thriving and so are the Eagles… The eagles were hunting and they floated long enough for me to get at least a few good images. The first is of him looking off in the distance and if you look closely, the next one he is look straight at […]

Yes, our media in the west is bought and paid for…

Robert J. Samuelson, please…back away from the crack pipe… https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-economys-real-drag-us/2016/05/08/c3b6c936-13bc-11e6-93ae-50921721165d_story.html The economy’s real drag: Us American consumers aren’t what they used to be — and that helps explain the plodding economic recovery. It gets no respect despite creating 14 million jobs and lasting almost seven years. The great gripe is that economic growth has been […]