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.

Humbled: First Came Father Pavel…

Vova came by and we sat and talked a few minutes, then along came Father Pavel of the monastery and he had two young men from the Big Village school helping him deliver bags of food to us three Tiny Russian Village people. He asked how everything was and after taking some pictures of him, […]

Western Freedom that we crow about…

This morning as I walked Boza and we watched the world wake up. A thought crossed my mind. It was again about freedom and the misrepresentation that we have instilled in the term freedom. We toss the word freedom around like we do the words hate, love, liberty, God and thousands of more… The coffee […]

Boza’s and My World…

It is a beautiful world that Boza and I live in. No traffic, no smog, no people, no hate and no trash everywhere. It is a world of solitude and to many, that would be a death sentence. It is not a life for all, but it should be a life we all need. It […]

I have come a long ways…

I was taking my pills this morning. Those nemeses of life as you get older and frailness walks upon you. At one time I took up to 40 pills once a day and another 20 later in the day. This morning I realized that I have been working slowly but surely to wean myself off […]

It is snowing and snowing and snowing…

How about a cup of coffee? Even a cup of tea would be perfect, just grab something and stay warm. For it is snowing and snowing and snowing. I look out and the world has gone white, again and now I can not see past our fence and the fence is almost faded away. It […]

Vova has rabbits and some thoughts…

Vova has rabbits and more rabbits. Rabbits to Vova are very important and a very important crop, for food and money. People come from all around to buy his rabbits and he has a never ending supply of them. Rabbits breed like crazy and thus a sustaining entrepreneurship… Yesterday, I helped Vova feed the rabbits, […]

First Day of Spring?

Spring Has Sprung: Spring has sprung, the grass has ris’,I wonder where the birdie is?There he is up in the sky,He dropped some whitewash in my eye!I’m alright, I won’t cry,I’m just glad that cows can’t fly! March 20th, 2016 is the first day of spring… And the picture is small, because spring has sprung […]