Ecofarmer

re-settled in Hungary from Rochdale, Lancs, England, and into a little village, doing a bit of greenish farming hoping for a quiet life... but stuff just happens...

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

shit happens






... even if it wasn't a mad sad bad world (Zoltán: look out for Conditionals!)
I don't like giving you bad news, this corner should stand for a cheerful and positive world, a la Melody, however, one of our sheep dropped dead, just like that. Alan noticed it hyperventilating on about the 3rd day of us acquiring it. The chap we bought it from suggested giving it Rennee tablets, but it didn't work. Next morning it was gone to sheep-heaven, making the other sheep rather upset and depressed ever since, putting it with the goats didn't help, even after the goats realised that it is too big to be bullied. The seller person from Borjád promised us a replacement company, but should we trust him? We cannot help feeling, that he knew there was something wrong...

Anyway, if I wasn't a born skeptic, I would think it all happened because I failed to put the sheep picture on the blog last time. So I put it on for good luck anyways, even though Lois warned me not to put on deceased lifestock, in case I upset some faint-heart readers.

So besides this trauma, what else can I interest you with? We went to see "The Eights" exhibition in Pécs. This was a group of Hungarian painters exhibiting together for-awhile from cca 1910, influenced greatly by Cézanne and Matisse. It was a nicely done show up in one of the re-done exhibition centres in a beautiful old building. Very good paintings.
It was a lovely afternoon out as per usual, with cake (Mecsek krémes) consumed sitting
outside of the Mecsek cukrászda, on comfy chairs, soaking in the sunshine.

Spring is definitely here though the blossoms are very slow this year, the first one we have is on the Siberian Berry - see photo. Also there is one about Bonzo having a hangover in the walnut-basket after an other night of debauchery - we just can't keep in the little - well, we had some unseemly words we called him - he actually chew a hole in the wire fencing, would you believe.

Also pictured some violets growing amongst the strawberry plants, the new (hopefully) cherry tree Alan planted near the gate. oops, forgot to rotate it, sorry if I gave you a sore neck.
of the sheep the white faced one is the ex, might as well, we were always partial for black sheep for some reason...

Monday, March 21, 2011

late pictures






... to add to the last blogg's text... :
new goats Dixie and Doxie, new sheep - opinions differ about name-giving;
this year's pigeon-frightener;
the solar hot air system succesfully keeping some of the seedlings warm,
Alan painting the doors next door, and whatever else I can fit in...
well, it would only do 4 photos for some obscure reason, sheep and the rest will
show up next time... patience!

Saturday, March 19, 2011

mad as March

yes, we had summer and winter all rolled in one day, but still,
sorrel and tulips are showing, all the "new" trees have good buds.

We were too busy with stuff - mostly Alan doing the usual
growing, ploughing planting fence-making, preparing the accommodation for the now installed two young nannies and two young - SHEEP!!
They are all beautiful, and allegedly pregnant, but we have our doubts about that, but won't be particularly upset if they weren't.

I made pictures - but there is some problem connecting the camera to
the pc, so that has to wait.

Also, of course one just had to follow what was going on in the Arab world - have to read up on Socialist Appeal - I am getting a bit confused - if everyone is suddenly all for the rebels - including the US - then must be something wrong... what about Bahrain? also of course the terrible stuff in Japan - and one wonders how much we are in the throws of that global media - as I said I suddenly realised I have no idea what is going on.

we had an early hostel guest and more, quick cleaning up, airing bedding etc, when we had those glorious warm days with the glimmer of spring to come; another pension-club birthday, even more extravagant as the previous, with 4 more people turning up.

There was the village meeting - lots of shouting in cross purpose - but in fact it seems, that the new mayor is doing what he promised,
and got all that extra company-registrations for the village.
We also had the theatre-visit for the ladies, the Women's Day village quiz - we came second this time, it was a bit long, but was ok with free wine and beer - crisis - what crisis...

Lois'll have her work cut when she's here in May, - we just don't know what to do with Gus, he can climb out the 2m high front gate - we'll have to tie him up. Cats only visit for breakfast - than disappear for most of the day - with random appearances around the other house.

As you see I am in a sort of impatient mood - must be the time of the year... In fact I wasn't in a blogging frame of mind, the lack of gusto must make it tedious for all concerned... thanks for the worried enquiries, all is well really... we had lovely meals and the usual hurried shop in Pécs, English lessons...

hopefully pictures are coming up soon