Sometimes the dust just gets to me…
Krasnoyarsk really could be quite pretty. If somebody improved the drainage and then washed all the dust away. Most days I don’t particularly notice it—apart from the dusty veneer...
Stolby
Later in March, on probably the last day of beautiful fresh snow before the thaw began, N and I decided to go for a 17 km hike with some people...
Fools and Roads
У России две беды – дураки и дороги “U Rossii dve bedi – duraki i dorogi” The rhyme and alliteration of this well known Russian saying don’t sound quite so good...
An Aussie ray of sunshine
The last week of April and the first week of May were very special for us. We had a visitor from Australia! Our children’s pastor and friend Katie came...
SUMMER!!!
I thought it would NEVER come, but finally summer has arrived. Ok, it’s not quite like the Aussie summers I’m used to, and I am reminded that people were...
Going to the doctor’s
Some people are afraid of going to the doctor’s. All those scary white coats and round shiny disks on their foreheads of Hollywood fame, not to mention metal instruments that...
Sick = Not Fun. Going to the doctor’s Part 2
I thank God SO much that we have all been kept safe and for the most part have been well while we have been here. As much as I...
Spring!!
I always used to think my favourite time of the year was Autumn, with its balmy nights and crisp mornings. Living here has making me re-evaluate that. Because the...
Winter Blues
While this winter was apparently quite mild – we rarely hit the minus 30s – it was still a very difficult adjustment for us Aussies. The days were very...
Protected: The Initiation Phase
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