Russia is the land of snow! Not always deep, but always what seems forever. Snow is part of life and reprieve is not available. Some would say that the next 24 hours is a reprieve! +1 for about 24 hours. That seems great, but it will be windy and will snow to beat the band. […]
Just had to post this even if New Year is over… WtR
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Citizens of Russia, friends, The year 2016 is coming to a close. It was a challenging year, but the difficulties we faced have brought us together and allowed us to reveal enormous resources for our movement forward. The main thing is that we believe in ourselves, in our strengths and […]
It is the New Year and or actually as I write this the end of 2016 and we look forward to 2017. Hard to believe that I have lived this long and get to see 2017… Tonight the Russian kids get visited by Santa Claus or Ded Moroz as they (Russian) call him… Just read […]
Today is basically a picture day. This is a record of the Tiny Russian Village at the end of 2016… Then lets grab the snowshoes! Lets tour the village as Boza and I walk and walk and walk… -10 degrees by the way… That is our village and it is a Tiny Russian Village… WtR
“We regard the recent unfriendly steps taken by the outgoing US administration as provocative and aimed at further weakening the Russia-US relationship. This runs contrary to the fundamental interests of both the Russian and American people. Considering the global security responsibilities of Russia and the United States, this is also damaging to international relations as […]
I woke at 4 a.m. and Boza and I walked in the -10 degree cold. Blood sugar was 5.2 mmol/l, blood pressure was at 106/65 and heart rate was 65 bpm. All was good and calm. Boza and I walked over an hour in -10 degrees weather. It was actually a blessing and -10 is […]
By John Stanton And so it came to pass that on the 1st month of the 20th day in the year of our Lord 2017, Emperor Twitteritus Trumparonious, born in the 6th month of the year of our Lord 1946, improbably snatched the reins of the glorious American Empire from Queen Hilliarious Clintoniosis whom the […]
Looks like Boza and I have to get ready! In about a week or so, it will hit somewhere around -40 and below… -40 Centigrade (C) is -40 Fahrenheit (F) and in anyone’s book, that is damn cold. I hope it does not hit that low, but we have to get ready regardless. The cold […]
Tvorog is most likely the most important food in Russia. It is better known as cottage cheese and this morning, I am eating a bowl full of this most wonderful substance… For me a morning is not complete unless I eat cottage cheese and have a cup of coffee. Russian cottage cheese is very dry […]
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