on the mend

well, not everyone... we lost one of the little goats, got too cold... we brought them both into the kitchen when it turned to -25C... the female light coloured one failed to get her strength back, but black Attila is back with his mum and hopefully will pull through. He was quite well-behaved but still, it is nice not having a goat (however nice) inside...

Luckily and touch wood, no other little goats appeared yet, and keep your fingers crossed that those mummy-goats will keep them safe inside until Alan gets back from England. He'll be away 21st - 1st of March. We have a nice wwoofer Johanna to help, but she has to go back to Vienna to sit her exams next Saturday, so for 6 days I have to cope on my own, though Erzsi and family will help, of course. My back is much better, if I sit down often enough I can cope with most of the inside jobs such as cooking. My right lower leg is still numb in places, and The back can be painful at times, so I am to see a specialist on Wednesday in Siklós.

The last 3/4 days the temperatures during the day were upto +5C, and all that snow did a lot of melting. Johanna and Alan did tons of work outside tidying and stuff. Alan has seedlings growing well, so we are ready for some spring...
I have new students, 2 girls from the village, 11 and 15, bright and nice kids, I'll enjoy the lessons with them, too.
pictures show front of house with snow and less snow, Attila with cat and Alan, Johanna making bread. And my sister's wonderful grandkids.
except the sequence is all wrong again - first it was more snow, then less...!