Windows to Russia

Get ready for Christmas surprises… WtR

But… No pumpkin pie for us trying to stay thinner. I did not say thin, I said, “Thinner!” Which implies that we have extra padding to work with… Amazing how fast time flies….not sure I like flying time though… I bought a pumpkin today and will boil it, part of it, for us to have […]

Sveta wanted Pumpkin and she gets pumpkin… WtR

This is the Tiny Russian Village I talk about on this blog… Only -16 and time to walk to get a bus or taxi to Big Village… It stands on top the world around this part of Russia. The image is taken from near the river and in the valley that the river runs in…it […]

In America the below items that are expected in Russia are not very often expected in America….sometimes it is proper, but most of the time not… a. Bring a Gift: This is practiced somewhat in America, but more often than not, you just go visit and take nothing. Unless the party is BYO (Bring Your […]

Sveta and I got caught in a speed trap. Everywhere, but at this particular spot that we got caught speeding is 70 kilometers an hour and many times 90 kph. We were doing 78 kilometers an hour and that is fine. Except at this spot, hidden behind another big sign, is a speed limit sign […]

Shaheen, Wicker, Coons & Rubio Warn Against Russian Leadership of Interpol Ahead of General Assembly Vote November 19, 2018 Helsinki Commission Members Call on Trump Admin & Interpol General Assembly Members to Oppose Alexander Prokopchuk’s Candidacy for President of Interpol (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chris Coons (D-DE) and […]

Is friendly Russian Bear from YouTube show a Putin stooge? | Daily Mail Online A Russian-made children’s cartoon show has been accused of being part of the Putin propaganda machine. Masha and the Bear focuses on the relationship between a slight but imposing young girl and her protector, a huge bear. In one Masha even […]

Home back in Moscow. The trip was okay, Sunday’s are always the best to travel back to Moscow. We got the paper work done on Nikolai’s Home and now we have to start the next round of paperwork. Hopefully by this time next year, it will be done….most likely this is the last car trip […]

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged under seal by the Trump administration. This has been revealed by a purportedly accidental copy-paste error in an unrelated court document which used Assange’s name, interestingly not long after it was reported to the Wall Street Journal that federal prosecutors “have considered publicly indicting Mr. Assange to try […]