The fact that we have electricity again today is a reason to be thankful and think that I am lucky again. Because nowadays these are the main reasons for this thought - the availability of electricity and the availability of water. Dozens and hundreds of villages are without electricity right now, just because of one snow fall. And I thought to myself today: What if "they" just say: Well, why not the rest of the country also stay without electricity? Just a few days ago, there was talk of a constant current regime, because consumption in the winter has increased. And the first measure for this is the increase in the price of electricity. It was as if there had been no other winters before. So, since they've already started mentioning things that were typical of the distant past, why not cut the power to the entire country today, just like that? Well, so far I've been able to run the washing machine, I've done the dishes, the dryer is running now... How lucky I am today!

There's something in the air. I don't remember a Christmas quite like today - so gloomy. It's raining outside and it's so wet and dark. It never was like that before. It's usually, you know, snowy and cold, but with crystal clear air, with light coming from the sky. Not with darkness like today. Many accidents happen on Christian holidays, there are such periods. And perhaps today's plane crash in Kazakhstan confirms it. Honestly, I'm glad I got home safe and sound after visiting relatives today. I have a feeling there will be more crashes and more disasters on the news tonight besides this plane. Because there is something in this dark air today. I tell you, there never was a Christmas like this one before.

"It's not a day to go out," a local website reported yesterday, talking about the city I was supposed to travel to that day. Well, it really wasn't a day to be out in an otherwise mild southern city in winter. But as I told you, it's all about luck in this case, just like last week. To be honest, it was as if I had already forgotten what winter meant, although I remember well the temperatures of -15 degrees in the capital some time ago. And now I was supposedly dressed well, I had two scarves, a bandana and a scarf rather, winter hiking boots, a long jacket and supposedly winter leggings, but I was cold. The cold gripped my head like a vise and it literally hurt, my hands hurt too, even though they were wearing gloves. But I was walking in this cold... about 10 kilometers I had to walk, from point to point and then to another point and then to another point... Well, I survived, but it was quite extreme. I hope that's not the case with you.

10 cm snow yesterday and many villages without power. But not us this time, thank God, not us. It was only last week that I was harassing my clothes because the power went out and I had to run the washing machine twice to keep them from smelling. So yesterday, when I saw a friend posting a picture of his fireplace and explaining how he had been without electricity for an hour and a half, I took a breather. We had electricity. There was also chaos on the roads yesterday and I thank God I no longer have to travel for the holidays. I don't have to go to my hometown from the capital like most people do to survive (work and live in the capital to survive, then scurry like mice through the tunnels and broken highways to get to the houses of their parents if they can at all). Well, that's another and very long topic. Do I survive when I no longer live in the capital? Hmm, that's debatable to say. But the important thing is that we had electricity yesterday. That's the most important thing. And I hope we have today as well.

Today the three kittens are obedient because it's raining outside. In general, the rain doesn't bother them. The snow too. When it rains, they usually run around the house completely wet, top and bottom. As I've told you before, Professor Shisho has no problem with this because his fur is thick like a lamb's and when it gets wet it ripples just like a lamb's, and I suspect the water can't reach his skin at all and wet it. However, this is not the case with the other two - Assencho and Blacky (pictured). Their fur is different, more refined, so to speak, especially the fur of our aristocrat Assencho. But they also don't seem to be afraid of the rain. But still, today all three are lying in their box peacefully and quietly waiting for me to come out and feed them. No one meowed in front of the door or on the windowsills pretending to die.😹 But I also don't see their big bellies that they carry every morning, coming from somewhere already fed. In general, today they are just calmer, as if the rain has calmed them down somehow.😸 Happy #Caturday!

That's being unlucky. This Monday I had to take the train to the second largest city in the country to see a dentist. It takes almost an hour and a half by train one way. It is a southern city and the weather there is usually mild and pleasant. But not this day. It was extremely unpleasant to move from one point to another - from the station to the dentist and from the dentist to the X-ray and then from the X-ray to the station, in these low temperatures and strong wind. The next day they reported that the temperatures there had reached 20 degrees. On the following day, the temperatures were lower than 20 degrees, but just as pleasant as the previous ones, since we are talking about the winter season. And so until the end of the week. Over the weekend that will change, next week too. I have to travel to this city again next Monday when the temperatures will be cold again lol ☃️❄️🌨