(1852) Late finish by my stds, trouble with one of the ipads, need to take drastic measures … by the way, I’m not the only one with cyber issues right now within the tavern … shall tell you as and when. Not anticipating any loss in UHC service, there are other working devices here.
25. Ladyva and Dr. K
Whoever criticised the repetitive style of honky tonk was not wrong … until people start dancing that is … then it’s the goods … from about 8:45 till the end:
24. IYE tries and I try three times to get this posted
23. Julia leads an interesting life
22. Interesting … he had the word I see
21. This morning, saw this
It’s that time again … sometime soon, flocks of birds will arrowhead straight over our roof, past my large windows … quite spectacular. heading south-east. Apart from the sheer numbers … it appears to be the flightpath for many flocks … apart from that, the onset of autumn is or was no big deal here. I have the feeling it might be a big deal this year once it really gets cold and they try on the dig ID.
When I was in Russia, it was a much bigger deal for a westerner … if I was in town, the westerners and most foreigners just seemed to fade away until the week came when it was just Russkies and me left. It was a very weird feeling, no easy way out. Technically I could have applied and got out at a pinch, at a huge cost, but now everything closed down for tourists and it was time to hunker down, get out winter things etc.
A month later, the first flurries of snow dropped, people had locked their dachas and gardens, they bustled around now with last jobs, it was time to change wheels, summer to the Gislaved Nordfrosts, local wheel change places, time for the last going over at the mechanics, for bottled food.
Going to repeat … the whole tone changed, summer gone, a silence, an edge to the atmosphere, not really a reflective time as work had restarted with a vengeance. Not a time to be ill.
People knock soviet buildings but they had 2 foot concrete outer walls, 1 foot concrete inners, covered with rugs or pictures or cupboard units, central heating … in the bathroom, the hot water pipe is like a hairpin bend road to hang smalls on, things dried quickly, good kitchen and dining … quite liveable … some buildings had triple doors to flats, all lockable.
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