Windows to Russia

Boza and I got up at 5 a.m. and walked this morning. That was late for us, but there was a reason… Vova was busy as a beaver all day. He was cooking, decorating and getting ready for his huge party. Then the party never happened… 🙁 No one showed up except two people and […]

Happy New Year from Windows to Russia… Sveta, Kyle and Boza…

To be honest with you, I thought at times that 2015 would be the last year that you or I would see. We came close and it was not for the trying part by the west to start a war. I have been in the heart of battle and I have seen the slaughter of […]

Сараевский американец Кайл Китон: «Россияне не хотят войны» – American from Sarai, Kyle Keeton: “The Russians do not want war” Posted on December 9, 2015 by Russian_Village http://ryazpressa.ru/news/articles/saraevskiy-amerikanets-kayl-kiton-rossiyane-ne-khotyat-voyny_03-12-2015/ In Sarai area there was an unusual lodger. An American Kyle Keeton masters the Ryazan hinterland. – “I grew up in the west of America, Missouri, where, […]

Last night was cold, my special broken thermometer said around -17 and I am going to get a new one as soon as I go to town. I built a fire and stoked it up at about 9:00 p.m. last night and it still has some warmth this morning as I got up. The home […]

This morning at 5:30 a.m. the outdoor thermometer said, “-15”, actually it shivered and said that. I know it shivered, because after I tapped it to make sure it was settled, all the numbers below 0 fell off and went to the bottom and what did not fall is hardly enough to read the thing […]

Sveta is back in Moscow and Boza and I are in the Tiny Russian Village. The winter chill has set in hard today and we are going to see many -20 degree days coming up soon. That cup of coffee is sure talking sweet this morning and I am on a second cup as I […]

The weather was virtually perfect for the time that Sveta was in the village. It warmed up when she came and tonight after she leaves, the arctic blast will come back. It is as if Old man Winter likes Sveta and allowed some warmth to invade, just to keep Sveta a happy girl… Therefore in […]

How about a Tiny Russian Village Sweet Potato Pie recipe? Easy enough to make in the middle of “Nowhere Russia!” No, not Pumpkin Pie, but Sweet Potato! This pie was also baked in a tiny toaster oven, so you have to have the right size of pie dish to bake it in. I used a […]

Sveta and Boza are snuggled in bed after I walked Boza this morning. Sveta is a sleepy bug and when she gets half a chance she sleeps and sleeps and sleeps. I am different and after a certain amount of time in bed, my body makes me get up, for I can only lay down […]