June 12th, 2016: Russia Day (Russian: День России, Den’ Rossii) is the national holiday of the Russian Federation. It has been celebrated annually on June 12 since 1992. It commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) on June 12, 1990… Us here in the Tiny […]
The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain. – Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65 BC – 8 BC) I have always related to this quote and I find it interesting that quotes from the old are so accurate with the modern […]
I have my doubts. I also question the arrests made by many cops all over the world, if they can talk about ending the usage of such strong arm tactics around the world. Were the arrested that bad to start with? A really serious criminal would have to be dealt with anyway possible (no one […]
My thinking as I walked at 3 a.m. I do not (and you should not) take the western world seriously any more. However, western societies must be kept under a watchful eye 24/7 for their cunning malignancy makes backstabbing & bullying their regular habit, against not only so called foes, but also their allies are […]
‘US, Europe getting back SAME CHAOS they were sowing around the world’ – Russia’s FM spokeswoman on riots in America: The US supported destabilizing ideas, dividing groups against each other around the globe, but now the chaos they got at home is of the same nature, Maria Zakharova, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said.“By sowing chaos […]
Yesterday, after an interesting yet very successful visit to the Big Village: I found myself working all day and getting done a major project??? Except after getting the brunt of the project done? I found that now I have to stop and contemplate how to support the awnings open at varying degrees & how to […]
I met this man once many years ago. It was before he fervently threw himself into the media as he defended Russia… Jon Krister Hellevig (26th February 1962 – 26th May 2020) was a Finnish lawyer and businessman who worked in Russia since the early 1990s. He was the managing partner of the Moscow-based law […]
”Whatever side you are on….let me assure you that I am not on it.” In what is happening to the USA is what I have talked about that will happen ultimately many times on this website. But lets make something clear… There are a hundred triggers that have started this issue. There is no single […]
I decided that painting before the massive rains hit was in order. I do mean massive rains. It was interesting… The home will be basically all white and orange colored trim in a few places. As you can see… This is our home we call Nikolai’s Home, for the wonderful man and his wife who […]
Paint fumes got to me yesterday. So today no painting, but working on the potatoes. I found a spot to dig soil and will alternate between pine needles and sandy soil. I will also fertilize as needed and for now, mother nature is watering very good. Kinda got muddy this morning as I worked… Yesterday […]