A blissful day. It has been rainig. I lighted the fire and have spent the day reading. Absolute harmony. Carrots can wait..

Rsin stopped and I started raising carrots. Many carrots look really funny. double roots, strange forms, some like balloons, others really long and thin..

I try to eat only what I grow. So today: cabbage casserole. My own carrots, potatoes, onions and eggs. Only milk is bought. I had to heat the woodstove because it was so humid. So it sat in the oven for three hours. Heavenly..

Traditional houses have white trimmings around doors. There is a very good reason for that: when you go to the outhouse or woodshed in the dark, the door shines as a beacon even in the darkness!