mariabenfield

When I was first turned on to Steemit I thought "Yer, great, I can write my usual blog but also send it out to the Steemit community and see what people think'. However, after two months I can honestly

Subject: Russia Season 1. Episode 4 Dear All, Last weekend my body count went from one to two. Body count that is in terms of embalmed and revered leaders lying in state. On Sunday I visited Lenin in his

Dear All, It has been a week of extremes which I think is very much Russia. I am growing used to see the homeless people sleeping on the metro now. However, I still resist the common practise of moving

From: Maria Benfield saucemaz@hotmail.com Sent: 12 February 2018 16:05 Subject: Russia Season 1 Episode 2 Dear All, It is -3 today and it feels like the Bahamas! Everything is relative... My period of

My first glimpse of the former Soviet Union was through endless soupy clouds. I looked for bears in amongst the popsicle firs but with no luck. In the arrivals hall at one of Moscow's 7 airports (DME,

Clearly too common to see such an aristocratic lunar event...

Should it be of any interest to the Steemit Community there was an epic game of football in the earlier hours of this morning. (USA time). After a brave fight Vietnam were beaten by Uzbekistan,who had

Wether you can, Or wether you can't, If you think you can, you can, And if you think you can't, you can't.

I like North America. I particularly like being English in North America but I have some creeping concerns based on recent observations that have made me feel distinctly uncomfortable. Everything feels

Cage, a.k.a The Slinky Wizard was a great dog. A great dog in spite of being terribly let down during the first 18 months of his life. Completely unsocialised but with not a bad bone in his body, he was