Floorboards and hidden graves Amidst plenty of linseed oil and plenty of history, Odi ponders the question ‘What really should be in a name?’
The last mornings of Nikolaiturm Finally the moment is about to arrive, the big move, the abandonment of the conveniences of town life and the real beginning of life on the farm.
Walpurgisnacht and Hexenfeuer Fertility celebrations and witches fires light up the peaceful Saxony countryside.
Enter the polytunnel Some white paint brightens life, and a home for tomatoes arrives and symbolises the start of farming in earnest.
Meanwhile, away from the farm… A slightly different column this week, as Odi spends a week away from the farm, but very much in food and community.
The battle of Plaster Ceiling Spring seems to have sprung a leak, as Odilia attempts to turn her hand to plastering and demolition.
Spring (and garlic) have sprung! Flowers burst into life, cats are on the hunt, and it’s time to contemplate the lack of running water.
Landmines and Spanish skies Spring seems to have sprung, as wood is gathered and planting gets well and truly underway.
The waiting game Seedlings wait and humans commute as Odilia, her family, and their plants prepare for a more permanent move out to the farm.
