Pirmais gads bija īsts pārbaudes gads...līdztekus tam,ka bija māja jāuztaisa dzīvojama,vēl bija plāns izaudzēt sev pārtiku,kā arī vēl bija jāsagādā malka ziemai,lai pa vasaru paspēj izžūt...viss bija tik aizaudzis,ka nesapratu kā un ko,līdzi bija upeņu,jāņogu spraudeņi,īrisu un liliju stādi,kuri bija izrakti siltākā klimatā un jau bija izauguši ar 15-20cm gariem dzinumiem,bet šeit vēl sniegs un zemei arī pēc sniega kušanas bija jāapžūst,tas prasīja milzīgu pacietību,savaldīšanos un izdomu...
The first year was a real test year... in addition to the fact that the house had to be made livable, there was still a plan to grow food for ourselves, and also we still had to get firewood for the winter so that it could dry out in the summer... everything was so overgrown that I didn't understand how and what, there were blackcurrant, currant cuttings, iris gums and lily bulbs, which were dug in a warmer climate and had already grown 15-20 cm long shoots, but there was still snow here and the ground had to dry even after the snow melted, it required a lot of patience, restraint and ingenuity...
