Task

Over the last couple of days we have changed tasks. Last week we were raking hay fields in anticipation of the oncoming spring. This week Lucca and his brother Filippo cut about ten to twelve big firs and ash trees that line the hayfield up on the mountain. All the trees are in a huge pile just on the downslope above the Otro, you can hear the stream but you cant see it from where we are. After our picnic day Monday, we spent yesterday and this morning limbing the small branches. Lucca is cutting the trees into smaller portions with the chainsaw and Zabeth and I are alternating limbing, splitting and stacking. This work will probably last us until the end of the week and into next week as well. Its pretty fun, but its kind of difficult because were working on a slope so the logs are always trying to roll or slide, and when you carry wood to stack you are fighting the slope.
On another note, yesterday was the culinary highlight of the year. Nettle frittata for lunch, followed by homemade tiramisu. Then homemade gnocchi prepared with homegrown potatis for dinner, and more desert.