Off to the Ranch #25: The Seven Sleepers' Day & News
Heeeyho Readers! More updates from our little ranch!
The ranch is still going... err.. sorta. Let me explain.
"Do you know about the Siebenschläfertag legend," asks Lili, the mini-market owner. "Siebensch... what?"
"Siebenschläfertag!" she repeats as she opens a bottle of soda.
I soon give up trying to spell the word. Siebenschläfertag means Seven Sleepers' Day. The Seven Sleepers' Day is a legend best-known in German-speaking countries and communities — e.g. the one surrounding dad's ranch. Lili explains that June 27 marks the legend, and that the conditions on the 27th define the weather for the next seven weeks. It appears the story begins in Ephesus with emperor Decius, although citations appear both in Christian and Islamic texts.
At this point, the origin of the legend is irrelevant, because, my God, it works. On the 27th it rained. And it's been raining ever since! If the myth plays out, the weather will give us a break in August. August! Now you understand why there's no ranch content coming out. {Sight}.
As rain sloshes down the roof, the only task we can do is to chop firewood to feed the stove. We don't have a greenhouse (yet), so the garden isn't producing much. The compost is paralyzed; too freezing and humid to ferment. The trails are completely muddy, making it pointless to build obstacles. Lastly, I don't have a car — my medium of transportation is the bicycle —, so going to the ranch has become impossible. Dad and I only communicate through the phone to ask if everything is fine. He's fine, holding strong, and waiting for better weather conditions. However, there's news!
A new house soon!
Dad told me the other day that he gave the green light to his new house project. He's began to quote and buy materials. After 60 years of hard work he's finally able to build a brand new house. I'm excited for that.
Anyways. This post is more of a follow up to let the readers know that I haven't given up the blog. It's just that I don't have any meaningful travel content to bring and the ranch projects are all on hold. If I can't bring something epic, I prefer to not post at all. For everyday stuff, rambles, and nudes you can follow @mrprofessordaily, where I tend to update well... everything before-mentioned. Hah!
For now, let's wait for the sun.
Peace.
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This is the second time I have heard this legend and it is very interesting. It explains why it never rains where I am now.
You're right about that, if you're not going to produce decent content, it's better not to produce it at all. Still, post something once in a while so people know you're not leaving this place.
I'm excited about the new house! I hope we'll see something about it soon. See you, professor.
Noooo not gonna leave! it's just a phase, as soon as it stops raining I go back to the ranch to produce new content
Was it sunny on the 27th? hahaha
That's good to know. I'm waiting for your next post. My city is sunny every day between March and November hahaha
And mine from November to March \o\
are you in the northern hemisphere?
Yes, I'm living in Turkey. Geographical information 😎
That´s a cool legend. We actually have a similar one in the Czech Republic, which "takes place" a bit earlier, on June 8. On that day, Medards celebrate their nameday and the saying literally goes like this: "Medardova kápě, 40 dní kape", which means if it rains on that day, it will be raining for another 40 days :)
Btw what do you mean you will be building a new house?!
Just as I though German was difficult enough, you come with Medardova kápě, 40 dní kape
come on!
Dad decided that it's cheaper to build a new house then restore the house that exists today at the ranch. So a new house is coming!
Never heard of the legend, I wish you would post it on 27th now 😁
I wish it was sunny on the 27th \o
How's the heat wave going btw?
it was awful, I thought I am gonna die, really 🥵
It's a great excuse to swim naked in that beautiful fountain you posted a while ago xDDD
pfffff, nah
Nudes??
At least rain preps the garden for the dry, right? Hard to look on the brightside when one is stuck inside though - after yesterday's sun the rain is annoying!
Nudes? Where? I wanna.
I'll have to make one of those boxed gardens. It's frustrating to organize a roll, then the rain comes and "flattens" the thing.
Oh yeah the 'walls' are helpful. It's just scrap iron. A good layer of straw over top helps but also if it's super torrential I can put more iron over top as a temporary roof. In summer I train a pumpkin vine over the whole lot to stop too much heat! Extremes in temperature can be a bitch.
I'm wondering here. Would a garden inside the 'forest' work? We do have a lot of our land covered in native trees. I'd just need to bomb-proof the garden against the cows.