Saint Nicolas Day at TRV…

The Tiny Russian Village has its moments of excitement. Today (actually Saturday) was one of those days and lots and lots of people ended up wandering up our mountain (Big Hill) and paying respect to Saint Nicolas… Happy Saint Nicolas Day… Then my favorite camera person (Svetochka the Sweetpea) made a good video… They bring […]

No ensnaring this time TRV

The Tiny Russian Village is so wonderful and we have so much to do. But first I want to talk about our new addition to Sammy the Volga and it really works perfect… Speed trap on our way to the village. There are signs that go from 90 kph to 70 kph to 50 kph […]

Oh No! My hot water is gone…

Where to complain if the hot water is turned off for more than 14 days: Летнее отключение горячего водоснабжения на две недели – давняя традиция коммунальных служб, которая заставляет россиян вооружаться тазиками, ковшами, чайниками и кипятильниками. Но что делать, если горячей воды нет уже более 14 дней? В вопросе разбиралась корреспондент «РИАМО в Королеве». The […]

Just Russia, no more no less

Checking out my rebuilt s7 Edge phone and the camera in it. Bad update destroyed it and after much salvaging, I am back on the original ROM….updates are not always good… I just love the fact that almost all brooms you see being used in Moscow are branches and handles. Home made as I call […]