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As of yesterday, I was more or less on holiday. Apart from a few loose ends to tie up, I can look forward to six weeks free of any children other than my own, and I have no one but myself to blame for any problems they cause me. There is a list of things that I want to achieve at Kazaki - not a long list, but including some fairly major items. So yesterday I headed up there for a few hours to water the plants and get started, before heading back to Riga for a summer event in the evening. But it was a beautiful sunny day, and the first day of the holidays. I set the water pump and sprinkler to work, made a cup of tea and sat in the sunshine with my book, enjoying the light breeze that was keeping the mozzies away. Apart from periodic spasms to move the sprinkler or make more tea, I didn't move for four hours. Birds singing, the light rustle of water nourishing the vegetables, trees swaying above my head and perfect peace. What better way to start the holidays?