Yes it is definitely coffee time this morning. The wind is blowing like crazy and it is -8 or -9 here in our village (according to the semi-broken thermometer.) No snow until late tonight and maybe tomorrow we will get some snow also. I mean a steady 10 meters per second and gusting to 15 […]
The Fish Village had broken their actual snowplow, but they had an Old Soviet Bulldozer waiting in the wings. A DT 75; The tractor has a 4 cylinder engine, it is a Volgograd model DT-75, or DT-750, and is one of the most popular Russian crawlers built. These things are everywhere in the countryside and […]
Yesterday I ate banana chips as Boza and I walked. I had a treat for Boza and banana chips for me. We sat on a bench across the lake from the Tiny Russian Village and enjoyed our lunch. After being fat, happy and sassy; we walked on our way… Today, I am extra hungry and […]
Wow it is zero degrees C. this morning and so nice out. Boza and I walked for almost two hours and now we are back inside where it is comfy and warm. Therefore, I decided to write a post and do some thinking, not that that will do any good… 😉 The coffee is fantastic […]
We climbed the mountain today. It was not without mishap, I broke a walking stick today, my favorite one! It really was only good for summer, but it was light and strong and that is a good thing for the strength. Boza and I were on a huge snow drift and truthfully, I should have […]
I feel better everyday from getting the flu and today Boza and I walked a good long walk. We checked everything from one side of the village to the other… The hog carcass had to be a left over from hunters a few months ago. The foxes finally found the remains and the other night, […]
I have talked for years about the resurgence of Russian agriculture… http://windowstorussia.com/for-years-now-i-have-talked-about-russian-farming-resurgence.html http://windowstorussia.com/a-small-carp-at-the-russian-fish-farm.html http://windowstorussia.com/want-a-place-to-invest-or-put-your-money-try-russian-agriculture.html http://windowstorussia.com/agrarian-of-or-relating-to-farms-and-farming.html http://windowstorussia.com/our-russian-fish-farm-loving-those-sanctions.html http://windowstorussia.com/i-have-talked-about-john-deere-in-russia-before.html http://windowstorussia.com/agriculture-production-is-up-in-russia-lets-talk-sugar.html http://windowstorussia.com/russia-and-growth.html And many more about this interesting issue going on in Russia… I sit at the front row with things related to Russia. I am unusual in that I actually live in rural Russia and see the […]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAK_TA Not much info yet, but enough to keep me busy for the last few months reading all I can about this craft. Looks like Putin has just given a nod to development and I realized this morning that this is what sets the US and Russia apart now… It is all the mental issue […]
Dear readers, Today is the eve of the New Red Fire Monkey Year (starts 02/08/2016,) according to the ancient Chinese calendar. In the East people believe that this creature combines contradictory traits such as high intelligence, wisdom in conjunction with an inclination of creating unexpected steps that may challenge cloudy and dull days. In an […]
This morning we had a visitor. It was 4:30 a.m.and outside in our trees was a Hoot owl. He was busy calling to another Hoot Owl (or barred owl) deep in the woods and one nearby in Brown Home area, he did not mind us stepping outside to listen to his calls… He or she […]