My intentions of cleaning and chilling out were dashed last night by me forgetting the internet connection. To clarify – one man turned up to connect the internet but another was due at some time in the future to actually fit a plug socket for it. As the phone connection is in the kitchen – so are the computers – to be close to the socket (prior to the man with the new socket putting it into the office – aka bedroom 2). …So i had a trailing wire that I tripped over and pulled out of the wall….
Well, it took a while but by anyones standards a day to order an internet connection and have it installed is pretty good going – and all for 25 dollars a month. The flat I am in is typical Ukrainian with its odd quirks – like a washing machine in the bathroom and optional temperature controls that you and I would call windows. It is hot but I am gradually getting it balanced. Continue reading
This could have been a good day…until I was hit by an Italian Refrigerated articulated lorry. The driver was less articulate though – waving his arms and inferring that I was “too small” – typical Italian – but he never got out a large peppermill which was a blessing.
Damage? One wing and a door. Just when I am about to sell my Smart Roadster – it gets mullered (or cornettoed)… Still, with all the pressure that I am under I just smiled at not having been run over completely….
I'm the author of the blog and the book "Telling Tales". I spent a happy decade in Ukraine working and living and am now settled in the UK with my Ukrainian wife and our three children. The book is based loosely on tales from Anya's past most notably the period of the Holodomor.
This is the working cover and title of my new project