Yesterday a dark sky threatened rain all morning, and finally a sudden, though short-lived downpour soaked the linens on the line, Kristin getting soaked in the process. The sun came back out and things were dry before night. At 20 km from the coast, the farm doesn't get much rain. Before that Kristin helped Rita with various guesthouse upkeep (this will be a regular part of Kristin's morning duties), picked red currents, and prepared them for Rita's cooking, while Andrew worked in the fields and planted brussel sprouts and winter cabbages in the late afternoon. Spent the night chatting and having a drink with a friendly French family who are guests here. Needed occasional help from "google translate". Technology bringing Americans and Frenchies together in Belgium.
Besides what has become the usual, today Kristin peeled potatoes, while Andrew planted cauliflower and broccoli in the greenhouse & helped construct the greenhouse roofing. It's about halfway done now. Together we prepared huge leafy green chards for dinner. We took some mint from the yard and made Moroccan mint tea (sans excessive sugar). The men played Risk (Dutch version) at night.
We don't have work on the weekends, which means we have a little weekend excursion planned. We are going to Brugges early tomorrow morning, will probably come back on the last bus, and go back on Sunday to save paying for a place to sleep. It's about a 15 minute ride.
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