This morning, early as always, I was out in the garden, gathering some salad and small onions for my lunch later on. I harvested another kohlrabi and sneaked in some peas and cherries while I was out. Fresh fruits and veggies straight from the garden in my mouth.
Today I had planned to eat Spanish omelette, while prepping it, I realized that my whole lunch came out of my garden or locally. The potatoes I harvested on Thursday in my garden, the eggs came from my neighbour and the salad and onions again out of my garden.
That's when I realized once more, that this is heaven on earth.
I have been up early, just after 5:30am, I had the dogs fed and checked on the rabbits. The babies are doing fine and Mia appears to be a good mom, no eating of the babies or not feeding them as of yet. I am slowly starting to relax now with them. For the last couple days I checked on them frequently, fearing what might happen and worrying that they all survive. I have 4 little ones actually not 3 as assumed on Sunday morning.
After checking on the rabbits I tool the dogs out for a walk. I love these early morning walks, the quietness, the fresh air, the sun just coming and peaking out over the hill or the woods. It's very peaceful. When I got back home, I thought I give you an update on the garden but instead of taking pictures, I thought I give you a short video tour. I hope you all enjoy!
Mia gave birth this morning for the first time. She started building a nest on Friday afternoon, so I figured she would give birth in the next few days. I checked regularly on her since then and when I came home from church this morning, I noticed a tiny baby. Upon further inspection, I found 3 little ones. I am very exited for this and at the same time extremely nervous. It's the first rabbit babies that we have here and I am scared that something goes wrong. I was already pleased that the babes are alive but now I am worried about Mia feeding them and so on.
I enjoy going to the theatre. When I still lived in Newcastle, I frequently went to see shows at the Theatre Royal and Northern Stage. My little home town usually does not have many attractions but for the past 55 years it hosts the 'Gandersheimer Domfestspiele'. The Domfestspiele is an open air theatre that is on a stage in front of the cathedral, starting on the 1st of June and ending in the middle of August. I have been visiting the Domfestspiele to watch their plays since 1985. Initially as a kid, I went for the children's play watching things like Pippi Longstocking, my magical friend Sams, Jum Knopf and many others. When I became a teenager, I went mainly for the musicals or any of the adult plays that took my fancy.
Last night I went to watch the musical 'Cabaret'. I sat in the front row and really enjoyed the show. The actors usually engaged are pretty awesome and many return frequently the following years. I wasn't allowed to take pictures during the show, so you have to make do with the outside pictures.
I have spend the morning in the garden, first weeding, then harvesting radish and berries. Since I came back in, I cleaned the harvest and either froze it or fermented it and cleaned the kitchen once more. Now I am waiting for lunch to finish cooking, so I thought I show you some updates on the garden.
It has been rather dry here, which is not good for the harvest at all. Last week we had some rain and dropping temperatures but the rain was not enough to be honest and barely made an impact on the ground. The berries are doing great. For the last 3-4 weeks I have been harvesting and freezing lot's. The cherry tree has only a few fruits due to the late winter and it first beeing too wet then too hot. The peas are slowly coming and I had a few the other day. I am a bit worried about some of the onions and the beans as well. We will see how they turn out. I harvested the last of the radish today and fermented them as shown by Amanda . I will see how they turn out.
