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The tallest we have measured so far were 150 cm and with a lot of beans. Now the harvest is planned after the weekend. But everything depends on the weather of course. In Holland, the whole summer has been wet. It was the worst summer since 1906. So all my friends and family are complaining and do not want to know about the fall. But since we have had a very nice summer, it goes well for me if I feel and smell autumn scents in the air. The trees and shrubs are already changing color and so far the sun is shining and it looks incredibly nice! Out in the woods I have seen many nice mushrooms. They can be so beautiful! And while I enjoyed nature today, Freerk, along with Semen (our employee), Lennart (neighbor) and Tom (carpenter), poured concrete into the old barn. And really, I must also mention Bijke. He was with the whole day and ran with as if he was "one of the guys". The concrete was mixed in a large mixer behind the tractor. It was the first time Freerk worked with it so it was a bit exciting how much water, cement and gravel they needed. But everything went well and when I came home from preschool with Hedda, they were almost finished in the new sink room. And since they had a little left (about 300 l.), They found a new project to be able to use the concrete. So today we got a new floor in the old stable and the start of another project, namely the entrance to the construction of a workshop. Tuesday 30 August Today, preparation is the day for tomorrow. Freerk fetched gravel which they will mix with cement and water in a large tractor mixer. Last night we finished the drawing. That is, Freerk has his ideas in his head and I try to get them on paper. Both Freerk and I find such projects fun. It is a challenge to get what we want. Above all, the entire construction costs a lot of time and energy. But when the result becomes clear, it is very fun! Hedda has become ill and was extremely motherly. She just wants to sit with me and does not want to play by herself. I feel sorry for her and I can do nothing but do what she wants. But sometimes it feels very frustrating that I do not have time for anything else. Even my parents who are with us must not look too much in her direction otherwise she will be sad. Hope it passes soon. Friday, August 26th In the afternoon we received a visit from my parents' friends who are on holiday in Sweden. They also brought their border collie, Lex. Lex and Bijke became friends immediately when they saw each other. And as real border collies behave, they ran all evening in a row, rested for a short while and then played on and on. And how tired they got !!! While the dogs ran and jumped in the garden, we sat outside and ate food that my mother had cooked. And it was so good and it was so nice to sit outside all evening and it was so cozy under the apple trees. Such moments will surely be remembered next year if you think back to how the summer was. Wednesday 24 August Today we got 140 kbm of peat at home to scatter the lying boxes in loose operation. Peat is very dry and therefore it works very well in the stable. Bacteria can not survive in such a dry environment and the shit is easily removed with a scraper. We store the peat in the same plastic sausages that we have for silage. At 7 o'clock we got the peat and at 11.00 everything was packed in the sausage. The cows thought it was fun that something happened and thought it was worth standing in a part of the pasture that was trampled and sour after the rain we got this weekend. Friday, August 19th Hedda and I were at preschool all week. The idea is that I will help her get a little more used to other children and the staff. Hedda thinks it is great fun to play with other toys and watch other children. We were out and she got to play in the sandbox which was exciting. I was completely impressed with how the others behave. Everyone is very calm and listens to what the girls say. They sit still when we sing and eat fruit, I think it's unbelievable. Hedda is not as used to it so she does not sit as still as the others. But I think she will learn fast. For me, experiences like this usually take extra energy. First, it is the language that still costs a lot of energy. I'm still learning a lot of words. Every time something new happens in my life, I need more words. And then I'm not really used to a preschool either, of course. I have never been to a preschool myself when I was little and Hedda is the first child so everything is new. For example, lunchtimes, what they usually eat, what they wear when they are out, and so on. In Holland, the winters are usually not so cold so I am not really familiar with winter overalls, hats, boots and everything that the children need. Then I think everything is very expensive so we will see what I will find for Hedda. Today I left Hedda for the first time in preschool. She was very happy when I took out her jacket and backpack. I think she understood that we were going there. When we arrived she was even happier and when I left her she did not even look at me. When I got home it felt a little empty. When I sat at the kitchen table I also heard her cry ....... strange that I am so over with being alone again. When I had to pick her up again, she was very tired and the miss told me that she had been very angry when she had discovered that I was no longer at preschool. she's not even on me. When I got home it felt a little empty. When I sat at the kitchen table I also heard her cry ....... strange that I am so over with being alone again. Thursday 18 August We ourselves also have a cow that holds all the time. She does not walk far from the others but she is almost always outside the fence. Freerk and I have been there several times with Bijke. As soon as we open the fence and send Bijke after her, she runs straight back to the others. The next day we can do the same thing again. We can not figure out where she finds a hole in the fence. Tuesday, August 16th Tuesday 16 August Today we had a strange visit. Four young heifers were walking on the road outside our house. It was a car that stopped and alerted us. Freerk was not home and when Semen and I got there we saw that the cows were not ours. They stood and looked very curious and communicated with our cows in the pasture. While Semen and I were trying to get them into the barn, Freerk tried to call the neighbor. When he drove here we had managed to get three in but there was one left. And since the cows are herd animals, it is almost impossible to attract them. So Freerk and the neighbor kept getting the last one in for a very long time. They took out a heifer in the halter, but heifers that remained outside were not interested in entering. Monday 15 August Yesterday Hedda and I were on an open farm with the Styffe family in Skärplinge. An open yard means a lot of work before, on the day itself and afterwards. As a farmer, you are of course proud of the farm and especially if so many visitors come, it is worth doing it sometime. The yard was incredibly nice and clean and everyone who came looked happy and satisfied! Hedda and I met friends who had brought a coffee basket. It was very cozy and delicious !! Wednesday 10 August Hedda thinks it's great fun with my friends, Sjoerd and Charlotte. She likes to sit on their lap and Sjoerd tries to teach her to walk. We went for a walk in the nature reserve in Aspnäs. The weather was not so nice but the nature looked very beautiful! Tuesday, August 9th Last night we had visits from friends of mine and today we also got visits from Freerk's old neighbors in Holland. They are on their way to the northern cape and stayed with us. They had to live in tents because the caravan was already busy. Monday, August 8th All weekend we were on vacation !! It took a long time before we decided what to do and I think the road there took less time than planned. We went to Hedesunda. Marc and Lia (who visited us last week) were very enthusiastic about the campsite and we had rented a cabin. At first it was a little strange because everyone spoke Dutch. We had not really thought about it but those who own the campsite come from Holland. We did not really know that it would mean that it was like a Dutch village. But the campsite itself was very nice and we could swim with Hedda and eat at the restaurant. Hedda thought it was hard to get away so she cried a lot in the evenings and nights. It did not feel right like a vacation I had for myself. When we got home, Hedda was very happy and slept at once. Tuesday, August 2nd Tonight we had planned to graze with Bijke at Bernice's. Bernice takes care of our young animals and makes sure they are in heat. Then Freerk can go there and seminar. And today it was a heifer that showed heat so Freerk brought his insemination stuff and inseminated in the pasture. plug kontakt@gefleortens.se Phone: 026-65 05 00 Fax: 026-65 05 09 Postal address: Gefleortens Mejeriförening Box 6077 800 06 Gävle Delivery address: Gefleortens Mejeriförening S. Kungsgatan 58 802 55 Gävle Links Photo archive Visit the dairy Complaints Farm information Supplier login Cookies