Cat Jam

Today is the first day with an overcast across the valley. When the Stok range momentarily became visible I could see it was snowing over there. I hope it stays out of this valley. It might also affect the flights, but it's too early to worry about that now.

My children have been complaining that I post too much about work, and that it's boring. Well, they are probably right. But not much is happening here that might interest them. In the afternoons I sit in my room and read a book I found about the natural science history of the world. I find out things I'm not sure I want to know. For instance, in the 1990's an asteroid passed abvout 150 000 km from earth. This is compared to getting shot at and the bullit passes through your shirt without touching the skin (your body is the earth). The asteroids come crashing through space so fast that unless someone, by accident, happened to aim a telescope at it, it will take about a second after you see it until impact. A big one will smash the planet to pieces. The one I mentioned above wasn't noticed by anyone until it had already passed earth. I'm not sure I want to know just how vulnarable mankind is.

In the old kitchen (the winter kitchen) at Oriental a cat had made a nest with two kittens. Yesterday some carpenters started reconstructing the kitchen without removing the cats. The kittens were inside and couldn't get out and the mother was outside and couldn't get in. The kittens cried and ran and hid in a dark place while the mother tried to get in to get them out. She had made a new nest on the roof of a hut on the opposite side of the road. One guy brought the kittens out to their mother. But when they were about to cross the road a convoy of trucks was passing. Some people ran out and saved the cats. In the end they put them in the potato cellar under the house and as far as I know they are still there.

Oriental has a cow too. She lives in it's own little stone hut by the road. During the day she roams around the area. But the milk they put in my coffee comes from a carton.

I hope that's amore children friendly report.