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Today is October 9, 2011. We had summerweather since september 21, so I wouldn't complain. Friday was rainy, saturday SNOW. By tuesday it should all be gone again, so Niki left the sheep on the pasture with some hay.

Yesterday I turned 53. I must admit that the outside does get a "little" wrinkled, as years are passing by, but the inside is still in perfect shape :-)

My cruel daughter made this photo yesterday - but I guess it's better to face reality.........
As almost every year, I gave myself a mountain for birthday. Tuesday we had great weather so Pontiac and I climbed Rhonenspitze, more or less round the corner. We had a great day, dog and me. 

As we had such wonderful and warm weather I found a lot of outdoor work; like harvesting tomatoes and pumpkins. Guess I need at least one week of very bad weather to prepare and freeze (and whatever) all that stuff. It's never my idea to grow vegetables, it's Niki's. But I do admit it's nice looking at :-)

Have a recipe for "pickled green tomatoes". Ought to work out even for me..... Sounds good!
My birthday gooseberrycake turned out delicous, by the way. Sweet and sour, as I like it - mmmmm....
Last monday, at last,  I decided to start getting rid of the brown varnish there still is on almost every door in this house, since some 50 years, or so. A project I have been planning for years. It's a loud and vibrating and dusty work but it's just great to see the bright nice wood coming out after brushing and sandpapering with different machines. It'll still take some time to get ready but as I have already started I can't stop :-) Then I want to rub it in with beewax, as a slight protection, preserving the natural wood look. Hope to be ready by christmas!!!!!!

Tonight Julia and Niki will leave for Innsbruck, for the second week, on their third term. I'll drive the car back home, as usual, and bring it again on thursday or friday,for them
 to come home for the weekend. Back to normal!

T.