|S| Analyzing Caucasian flowers
As botanical volunteers there is one skill that is interesting to master: recognizing plants. How many flowers are in one plant? Is the...
|S| Milking a cow
Finally! Milking a cow was on my 'to do' list for at least one year and today I can cross it off! At 6 AM the cows are still waking up...
|S| The making of: mountain bread
The daily bread we eat is, of course, homemade with love and tenderness by Sanata. With her flawless wrestling skills, she magically...
|S| Chopping wood for a new roof
The roof above the stove is moving towards its last months. Originally a nice, clean, wooden structure, it has now the color of a...
|S| Making fire for a nightly cup of tea
If you want a hot cup of tea at Nodar's farm, you better know how to make fire. Start with a pyramid of small twigs, add some gasoline...
|S| The making of: 'Vakisopeli mountain cake'
A little surprise was waiting for us this morning! We are going to make a cake! And not just any kind of cake, a real mountain cake 'from...
|S| Collecting the manure
After milking the cows and freeing them to graze the mountains, it's time to collect what they offered us overnight: fresh manure! With a...
|S| The making of: Khinkali
Thanks to the traditional feast yesterday, we have some fresh meat in the house from the sheep Nodar offered. This can now be used to...
|S| The making of: honey wax candles
There is a big religious celebration in the valley: 'la Sharoba'. Tradition goes that every family offers an animal to god. Before the...
|S| Cutting wood for the fireplace
To boil water and cook, a lot of wood is needed everyday. Every 2 months Nodar gets wood from the forest. Today, it's time to chop the...
