April, april.....
Typical weather for this time of year, I'm afraid
Cold breakfast for our neighbours, the deers, this morning. Brrrr.....! View from Julias window.
T.
Cold breakfast for our neighbours, the deers, this morning. Brrrr.....! View from Julias window.T.
Our yellow dream
Last friday at lunchtime we arrived in Cologne/Köln, loaded up our yellow beauty and headed for home again. 1220 km and 14,5 hours later we loaded off in Schmieden. After a short test by Emil and Niki (they were very satisfied!) the machine now has to wait in the garage, for Austrian papers, plates etc. Will take 2-3 weeks. But as the weather is cold and rainy/snowy anyhow, it's not too hard for us to wait for the first real trip together :-)
This bike is a longtermdreamrealization by Emil and me. A 25-year project!
T.
Après ski
Today, thursday 12th of April 2012 12.30h, I finished my skiteaching season! It was a good season, in spite of many days with really cold nasty weather. Lots of work - that's what counts. The sun was shining on us today again, after a snowy windy day yesterday. Skiing was really good, just like in winter. But now I will focus on spring. Emil and I start right away and go to Köln (Cologne) tomorrow to get us something that we have planned for 25 years! It's yellow - partly. And pretty big. Exciting :-)
T.
PS: Now we have eaten all those nice eggs
T.
PS: Now we have eaten all those nice eggs
Happy Eastern!
We didn't only have a white Christmas, we even have a white Eastern :-)
So we'll grab our skis tonight to grab the last oppurtunity to walk up, straight away from the kitchendoor (last week we had to carry the skis quite away to the pist), to have the last beer, for the winterseason, on the middlestation, in Huburtushütte. Tomorrow our skiarea (Neunerköpfle) closes for the season. The area in the neighbourvillage Grän will run for another week, so I'll move my work over there - as long as I have one. Expectedly until next thursday.
T.
So we'll grab our skis tonight to grab the last oppurtunity to walk up, straight away from the kitchendoor (last week we had to carry the skis quite away to the pist), to have the last beer, for the winterseason, on the middlestation, in Huburtushütte. Tomorrow our skiarea (Neunerköpfle) closes for the season. The area in the neighbourvillage Grän will run for another week, so I'll move my work over there - as long as I have one. Expectedly until next thursday.
T.
Home, sweet home
Back home for over a week, and nooooo time too write in my blogg. I've been so busy with just beeing at home and enjoying it. And I'm back to work since last saturday. Teaching ski, of course.
In those three week in, that I was gone, I learned a lot about my back , so now we're really getting along much better, me and my back :-) I found out what to do, and especially what NOT to do; like monobiking, making handstands, carry heavy things and so on. Mountainbiking is good, though. Emil was so happy to get me back, that he bought me a new Stumpjumper straight away.
It's actually used, a very convenient deal :-) Tried it out immediately, of course. Soft as butter, with lots of hightec feathering. I do everything to keep my back happy! Walking up the mountain whith skis ( to get to that saturdaynightbear......) is another good sport. We tried that out last saturday, again. It's really great to be back home!
As I was very strict with the food as I was gone, I have to make good for that and bake a lot of good things. Bought a new waffleiron and made perfect (totally uninteresting) waffles for the family on March 30 (instead of the original waffleday March 25!). Then we made those fastlagsbullar - ........mmmmm - another MUST EAT in March;
And look - spring has arrived, even in Schmieden. Wonderful!
Niki is helping out as usual.
T.
In those three week in, that I was gone, I learned a lot about my back , so now we're really getting along much better, me and my back :-) I found out what to do, and especially what NOT to do; like monobiking, making handstands, carry heavy things and so on. Mountainbiking is good, though. Emil was so happy to get me back, that he bought me a new Stumpjumper straight away.
It's actually used, a very convenient deal :-) Tried it out immediately, of course. Soft as butter, with lots of hightec feathering. I do everything to keep my back happy! Walking up the mountain whith skis ( to get to that saturdaynightbear......) is another good sport. We tried that out last saturday, again. It's really great to be back home!
As I was very strict with the food as I was gone, I have to make good for that and bake a lot of good things. Bought a new waffleiron and made perfect (totally uninteresting) waffles for the family on March 30 (instead of the original waffleday March 25!). Then we made those fastlagsbullar - ........mmmmm - another MUST EAT in March;
And look - spring has arrived, even in Schmieden. Wonderful!
Niki is helping out as usual.
T.
