October 6th and 7th

this is from the day at the beach with the movie camera, but i didn't really have anything else to put for this day... and it was fun - it's a zip-line swing!

October 7th

Quietish day.  I needed some alone time and spent most of the day in my room... organizing photos, reading, and knitting.  I started my first pair of Latvian mittens and I must admit, I'm having to knit them twice - once wrong, taking it out, and the second time I seem to get it right.  Slow progress but interesting to learn new techniques.

Word..............slota = broom (I spilt some things out of the fridge and was appalled to find out that mom doesn't really own a broom; just two small things that make you get down on your hands and knees to clean up anything.  Next time in Kuldiga, I'm buying one.)

Dish.................I made plain old pasta with sauteed mushrooms and onions, butter, salt, and pepper.  Yum.

Highlight..........starting my mittens

Lowlight..........didn't go on my run today - rained most of the day and then I just got lazy.

October 6th

Went to Stikls again to go pick cranberries in the bog.  I wasn't really in the mood to go, but I brought a book and the sun was shining and it was a very beautiful day.  It was just Nagitte and I this time and she picked a whole bucket full while I just pick a few.

Word...............dzerve = crane .........dzervene = cranberry  (never realized that cranberry came from the word crane!)

Dish..................popcorn for dinner!

Highlight............I saw cranes!!!!  They are the Eurasian Crane (aka Common Crane or Grus grus).  I heard them first, of course, and then there they were, flying in a vee high above me.  Beautiful!!!

Lowlight............Nagite following me around in the grocery store and suggesting I buy things and commenting on everything I bought. 

Random Observation...............I think part of the reason I didn't feel like picking cranberries is that I'm starting to wonder about how easy it is to overharvest these berries, and/or destroy the marshland where they grow.