So, winter is finally out of the gates, even though it was hardly winter at all. And I talk from experience, after all, I’ve spent nearly 30 previous winters here in Karelia, and this time I didn’t even have to put my warmest clothes on (that’s the one that is even warmer than regular parkas and fur shoes). Instead of usual extreme cold and snow blizzards this year we’ve got wet, mud, rains and occasional snow that felt like manna and a breath of fresh air. In Russia! So yeah, nobody is really happy with this winter and it actually feels like it hit people more than usual. Lack of...
