A little about farm life routine and newborn lambs
Hi!
We have done and seen so much already, but everything at its own time.In this post, I'll tell you a bit of how our days are organised, where and with who we are staying here in Bornholm and little about the animals here.
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| Kristjan and Angut after a walk in the beach |
We are staying with Malena, Peter and their son David in Rispebjergvejen and there's a lovely yellow house with a land just a bit less than a hectare. They are really warmhearted, easygoing, always ready to teach us new things and being patient when we're learning. We feel very welcomed here, food is super delicious, wholesome, only organic and homely. House is nice and tidy work isn't anything overwhelming and due to variety, we haven't got bored, not even once.
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| Bees are slowly starting to wake up now |
Malena has her own alternative medicine clinic at home so she has clients coming every now and then or having skype conversations with them so we can't make much noise at those times. Peter works at the flight control tower in Ronne airport but not every day. David is cool 9-year-old who goes to the nearby school every workday and sometimes soccer or piano practices too. PS: he's playing soccer like a pro already!! They are very intelligent and they just love to tell us about the local culture and give us good tips on how and where to go on our free time.
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| Kristjan enjoying the smell of old bee wax on the frames |
We stop for lunch at around 12 have some sandwiches, tea and go back to work until around 3 PM when we get our stuff, shower maybe, go for a walk and get ready for dinner which is at around 6 PM. Fridays are movie nights when we eat by the TV and have some popcorn. After dinner we usually do our stuff - draw, play cards, go for a walk, take pictures or write a blog. Usually, I go to bed at around 10 PM since I appreciate a good night sleep, Kristjan however, likes to stay up a bit longer and maybe relies on the coffee a bit more in the mornings. And this is how our days look like here.
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| Rockstar and Snowpeace interested in us since we usually bring food |
Tasks we have done so far:
- Scraping the wax off the honey trays
- Power washing bee stuff (boxes, trays, etc.)
- Cutting the hedge
- Washing and painting garden furniture with oil
- Taking one set of garden furniture apart and repairing rotten parts and putting back together.
- Carrying some stuff up and down (windows for future greenhouse and rocks for cellar base)
- Fixing sheep fence and then fixing it again because of Heimdall (the male sheep)
- Planted some strawberries and spring flowers
- Did a bit weeding in the vegetable garden
- Chased Edda the sheep to give her some medicine
- Feeding the animals
But we have done much more things that don't count as work. We've taken Angut for long and lovely walks on the beach. Last free weekend we had a picnic with Angut on the beach - he's so well-taught and disciplined, never does anything without our permission (like enter the house, living room or jump into the car or out of it). Even when he runs far ahead in the beach he keeps checking if we're still there and if you call he comes running towards you.
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| Captured this picture of a duck during her washing session |
We put the birch running so we can have a nice spring drink on a sunny day, picked some flowers and blossoming cherry tree branches. Drove around by the coastline and discovered that there are actually many resemblances to Estonian nature - spruce forests, endless fields, sandy but a bit lonely beaches, baltic sea and many foods like sült, sourkrout, kefir, paté and of course chives and wild garlic.
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| Baby lamb enjoying her first sunny morning in this world |
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| Lamb running towards her mother, seeking protection |
More about Bornholm's wonders and places in my next post - subscribe to keep tuned!
