We love the autumn. Especially the “Indian Summer” when the trees are turning yellow and red. Only at our Hazienda this is no fun: the foliage is covering the lawn and has to be removed – or the green is gone next year. Especially as we have many oaks. Those leaves do not rotten so easily… so, move everybody, for a “subbotnik” on the “datcha“!
Our trip to the Baltic Sea on Whitsun – which was in fact the first travel for Nadja – was great. No problems with Nadja, the car trip (approximately 3 hours) was not an issue for her, nor sleeping in a travel bed somewhere else than home. So the next challenge for her was the first weekend in the cottage, our weekend-house. Again, as expected: no problems for Nadja. She seems to love the green surrounding :-)
The only trouble was for Christiane to collect and pack all the stuff which we had to bring to the cottage after the winter break: it looked like we would travel for 3 months. Well, chances are that the car will be less crammed this weekend :-) The challenge for Martin was to repair the water pipes. There were two leaks caused by temperature change during winter. One was fixed quickly but the second was hard: a connection (an elbow fitting) which works by “plug and leak-proof” was broken on one side. The other was still “leak-proof” connected. Even after buying the specialized “removal tool” I was not able to disconnect the elbow. Main reason: I could barely reach it as it was just in the corner next to the kitchenette. Well, after some tries I decided to use the “Flex” (angle grinder) - “if the smart way does not work, maybe force IS an option”. No everything is fine again and prepared for the next sunny garden weekend. :-)
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