9
- 18th
This week we could already see how it will be without Anja and
Cassandra, because they went to the filmfestival in Belfast. It was
really quiet and sometimes lonely, especially because Sarah, Jeremy and
Kostas are working in the Pierhouse at the weekends and in the evening,
so that we often ate with only two or three people. Janina tried to
cheer me up by making ruckus for three, but I wasn't too delighted,
when the picknick table nearly fell on my. I have to admit though, that
I laughed with her lying in the grass (next to me), wet from the water
carafe, but the soup bowls still sitting on the table.
Not so nice was the ruckus among our feathered friends. Sebastian, our
drake, couldn't handle his three women anymore, so he kicked Hertha out
of his harem. Actually he didn't kick, but pick her. When Janina tried
to save the poor duck, she was already so excited, that she escaped
over the fence, down into a blackberry field. Boldly Janina struggled
her way through the brambles and rescued Hertha. She could calm her by
cuddling with her for a while and then convinced her to move in with
the chickens. From now on she is not locked in at night with the other
ducks, but sleeps in the chicken shed and hides her eggs wherever she
wants.
by Franziska
Thursday,
10 April
The unthinkable happened - our herb bed was displaced. After two days
of moving stones, soil and stonewalls we
found it in the backyard. It seemed to be still a bit disoriented and
puzzled. We did our best to let it get a deep breath
by removing some of the proliferating mint and Calendula and we stayed
with it for lunch at the picknick table. So
hopefully it will feel at home there soon and thank us with seasoning
through the seasons.
by Franziska
Fridays
Due to many issues among the An Charraig residents we decided to have a
weekly meeting with Laura, our mentor. She comes for lunch and cheers
everyone up with her omnipresent laugh, we enjoy some talks, before we
get to the business. She is a great mediator and is almost able to stop
us pulling our hair and spitting over the table ;-) Thanks for your
commitment and support to solve the situation : )
by Franziska