Family
As I’ve been posting pictures of Montenegro, I realized that people may not know what I really do other than see beautiful places on a regular basis. So, I thought I’d write a note about what I’m up to these days. For those who don’t know, I am the Executive Director of Stoneworks International, a [...]
Here are a few videos related to my last post. Here’s the activity as we waited in line to cross the border from Russia to Latvia: Here’s part of our drive through Latvia: Driving in Poland:
Last week we made the drive from Russia to Montenegro. We traveled in two cars with our friends Sergei and Christina and their twin girls. Here is a photo record of the trip. (You can see a slideshow/video of a previous trip here). We started early in the morning from dacha in Russia. Sergei said [...]
Recently we were at dacha, Olga’s grandparents’ house in a small village named Dolgovka. The house is well over 200 years old. It was clearly built by a wealthier family; the house is one of the largest and was built with high-quality materials and workmanship. Now, it’s run-down and needs a lot of TLC. One [...]
Ten years ago today I proposed to Olga in the garden at dacha. We’re at dacha again, just like 10 years ago, to celebrate her grandmother’s birthday today. Earlier that morning Olga and I both felt God’s clear call for us to be married (she had a dream and I had a miraculous revelation as [...]
St. Petersburg — Valerie by the Neva River, with a view of the English Embankment, St. Issac’s Cathedral and the Admiralty.
Mary Walsh and her daughter Sarah arrived yesterday. I met them in Helsinki and then we drove up to Koppero. It’s good to have them here. We return to Russia tomorrow and then go on to Estonia on Sunday. We went looking for mushrooms and ended up with berries: Valerie enjoys the lake: And as [...]
We are in Finland for a few days. It’s lovely here. Two friends from the US (Mary and Sarah Walsh) will arrive in Finland on Monday and spend a couple of days with us before we all drive back into Russia. Yesterday I made a video of my drive through the country. (The Finnish voice [...]
Tomorrow (the 14th) is Valerie’s fourth birthday. We celebrated early because Olga’s mother left for Montenegro this morning, and I came to Estonia today. Our friend Olga Ryazhskikh also joined us. Here’s a little ‘familiana’, when we ate the birthday cake:
Olga and Valerie were coloring together at dacha. The light was good and the subject superb. I love my family.
