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When my sweet pea is giggling and laughing, then my life is perfect. We watched the new movie called “Johnny English Strikes Again” and Sveta just loved it. I made sure we had subtitles to the movie. That helps a bunch when it comes to English for her and especially British English humor… I haveContinue reading Svetochka just giggled and giggled…

It is snowing and snowing and snowing… I walked Svetochka to the train station this morning and when I walked home the long ways, I went by my doctors office. It is a good clinic… I also passed a big florist shop and they had beautiful New Year Trees sitting outside as it snowed. TheContinue reading My doctors office and its Christmas time… (Photos)

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Russian Fruit Cake recipe: Mazurka fruit cake… That dreaded fruit cake. Made by everyone’s favorite and or not so favorite aunt….I have seen fruit cakes last for twenty years and get passed around as if they are deadly treats and no one wants them and then I have seen people eat fruit cake like itContinue reading Russian Fruit Cake recipe (Mazurka fruit cake)

Tests done, now see the doctors… Russian Health Care… I came to Russia and being from the USA, I never thought much about why it was wrong to pay such exuberant medical costs and fees, just to try to stay healthy… I always heard about European healthcare and healthcare from Mexico and Canada. Cost isContinue reading Things in my life that are different… (3)

TOKYO The current leader in 2019 calendar sales at a popular chain store in Japan is not a fresh-faced young idol, nor is it a sexy heart-throb actor. Rather, Vladimir Putin, the 66-year-old president of Russia, takes the cake in that category. That’s right, the very same exercise buff that also has claim to aContinue reading The current leader in 2019 calendar sales, Japan…

Okay Children….repeat after me… China, China, China,,, Russia, Russia,Russia,,, China, China, China,,, Russia, Russia,Russia,,, China, China, China,,, Russia, Russia,Russia,,, China, China, China,,, Russia, Russia,Russia,,, China, China, China,,, Russia, Russia,Russia,,, China, China, China,,, Russia, Russia,Russia,,, China, China, China,,, Russia, Russia,Russia,,, China, China, China,,, Russia, Russia,Russia,,, China, China, China,,, Russia, Russia,Russia,,, China, China, China,,, Russia, Russia,Russia,,, Iran…Continue reading Everyday endlessly and relentlessly… ~Sarc Time~

All the Russian jokes on the internet are tactical, The strategic jokes are in the ICBMs like fortune cookies… WtR

Tomorrow I will write a post on this last round of tests… I do not feel good enough to write much today and that is that… WtR

Something that I was disappointed by when I first came to Russia was the lack of peanut butter….seriously, I missed my peanut butter and when we found it….it was expensive… I remember 900 plus rubles and that was when the exchange was 25 to 1 with dollars. Now it 65 to 1 it is 134Continue reading Talked about prices dropping and new items several times…