I wrote here two months ago, which is hard to believe. We had incredibly cold spring with almost nightly frosts until recently. Luckily the world is finally turning into a warmer, brighter self and all will be well again. It is very cold inside my house right now because I have decided to get rid of the smelly oil heater, so the only heating is provided by wood burners in my office and the kitchen. The boiler didn’t only smell but was also exceptionally expensive to run. Germany is the country with very pricey utilities. I never paid as much for heating, electricity or water elsewhere. I was researching alternative heating options and it seems that I don’t have enough of roof space and the wrong house positioning to install solar batteries for both heating and hot water, so am having someone next week to look at my other options with solar panels. I would definitely like to use the sun for at least hot water. Air heat pump will probably do the job of providing warmth to the house.
I have a Polish builder here working on the house slowly and I hope for the interior to be finished before summer. I would like to open the business for my customers sooner rather than later. Germany sped up covid vaccinations lately and the herd immunity might allow us to live semi normal lives and small businesses to operate and earn some much needed income again. I was vaccinated with Moderna this week and didn’t experience any side effects except chills just after being vaccinted, which went away the next day.
Some of my favourite birds arrived – “summer” cranes. They are less shy than those who come here for winter from the north, and fly now regularly right above my roof. It gives me such a great joy to observe them. I always worry when they leave in autumn. They fly far distances and many people kill them for fun. My tiny birds still depend on me for food because of the cold weather. My neighbour’s cat Magda comes here too often for my liking. I worry about birds but it was Magda’s house here before the previous owner moved out and left her behind. The house stood empty for a year before I bought it and people next door adopted Magda, so it is understandable that she visits and sometimes sleeps in various places in our courtyard. I just wish she would leave birds alone.
Lakehaus Lebehn 