Life in the village
As soon as the frost hit, we headed to the pond a few days later. We just wanted to walk our Staffordshire Terriers and admire the rural winter beauty. Dogs love jumping in the snow—honestly, they have fun like kids! This is what this wonderful place looks like—a pond covered in thick... 
There are situations when firewood isn't available during the summer and fall. For example, like ours, we had to urgently move to the village in the winter, when there was snow on the ground. There's no designated storage area for firewood, and it's impossible to create one at that time. So, we decided to simply leave the logs we'd brought in... 
There are many weight-loss medications and dietary supplements available today, but each one can have a harmful effect on the body, leading to unpleasant reactions. And frankly, it's often the placebo effect and the belief in advertising that's at work. I believe the best option is using beets and... 
Living in the countryside isn't just a pleasure (I've written about this), but also comes with some challenges associated with stove heating. Of course, many homes today have gas, but there are also traditional Russian stoves and potbelly stoves. Therefore, the question of choosing firewood (which, by the way, costs...) is very important. 
I lived in the city for many years, and now I live in the countryside. While our house was being completed, we moved in temporarily with friends. Over the past year, I've noticed so many advantages of living in the countryside. Now I'm surprised why people prefer the vastness of the city so much. I don't argue, everything is simpler and... 
We live in a village where there are no supermarkets like Pyaterochka, Magnit, Lenta, and so on. There are only village stores that occasionally stock vegetables. And you have to get them before someone else does. Cucumbers are the biggest problem... 
"Do you know, anyone who has ever caught a ruff, or seen migratory thrushes in autumn, how they fly in flocks over a village on clear, cool days, is no longer a city dweller, and will yearn for freedom until their dying day." Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. Every time he ventures out... 
We wake up not to the alarm clock, but to the barking of the dogs. The clock shows 4:27 AM. At this time, Mom gets up to milk the cows, so we get up too: where to carry the feed bucket, where to help strain the milk... Our Lada, an Alabai puppy, greets us with a joyful bark and wags her docked tail. 
That weekend, we visited our parents in the village. Last week, we dug up about 15 acres of potatoes, now we need to sort them and prepare them for storage. We spent practically all day doing this, as this year's harvest was excellent (Dad did his best: watered them daily, protected them from... 
This leap year is different from previous ones because of a new scourge: the arrival of the coronavirus. Thankfully, we haven't gotten sick, and neither have our friends in the village, but self-isolation has been quite nerve-wracking! In our village, there are only a few regular grocery stores, which carry a standard selection of groceries, a few household chemicals, and...