Windows to Russia

Enough donations have been received to allow us to buy a 4×4. I want to thank everyone who has donated and this post is to than all who donated for a vehicle. Not a fancy one, but a workhorse that will allow us to get out of the Tiny Russian Village in emergencies and stuff…. […]

WtR

We walk and walk all the time. That is what Boza and I do to stay in shape. That is important you know? This morning the air was perfectly still, the trees had become white leafed look, with the snow coming straight down. It has reached -5 right now at 6:30 a.m. but at 2 […]

—  The birdbrains are gathering at sunup and waiting for me to put food out. They sit in the cherry trees near the outhouse and watch for me. They no longer fly away and gather in greater and greater numbers as the morning goes on. I am trying to feed them at sunup and make […]

Boza had a really good day. He could see some things and chased a blowing plastic bag, chased a kitty in the morning and walked all around. Then night came and he went totally blind. This is the new normal, his sight comes and goes all day long. He never has good sight anymore, but […]

Boza says thank you to someone who gave money for Boza! Boza now can get a six month supply of eye medicine and see all his favorite girl friends… The money I had to spend and did not want to spend (thanks Russia – Not,) traveling Europe was a deficit on a tight budget. Boza’s […]

As you know Boza has a genetic blindness issue! The veterinarians have given us a human drug also used for dogs in Russia and said, “See if it helps.” First drug in a drop form is Visomitin. Visomitin is a Russian drug invented for eye issues… An international team of scientists led by researchers from […]

Hello everyone, Svetlana (Svetochka) is speaking! I just want to say to all of you that Kyle and Boza are OK. I talk to Kyle everyday end everything is alright there in the Tiny Russian Village (TRV). Today Kyle’s already filled the wells, driven to the Fish Village to bring some food for our villagers […]

Everyday the 6 to 7 walks we take are always different. The roads are the same, but all you have to do is look around and see the constant changing flow of life. Then again, the same friends are always around… I started late; George was not happy and he let Boza and I know […]

Many times Boza and I walk and George the Birdbrain comes along. He defies my ability to get a good picture of him as we walk. But today, I almost caught him sitting on a telephone pole top. Then as he saw me stop to take his picture, he chirped and flew away. He sat […]