Late Fall in Saaremaa

Now frosts have re-decorated the plants and the landscape. We could enjoy the frost-bitten view last time in Saaremaa.

This is the view from our farm towards the neighbours.

This is a little vine that I planted in July. It has taken root and will grow in the pot for the winter. We'll plant it on the field next summer.

I have a hard time moving around the garden, since it is all dug up for the piping.

Baltica - Hasanski Sladkii - Varajane Sinine..

Royal Dane: my favourite rose.

Roses are all over our vineyard.

Here we have managed to plant about 550 plants.

The old wine-cellar (renovation in progress)

This lovely friend got hit by a car. In Memoriam.

Mesmerising views projected by the setting sun..

The entrance to our vineyard.

My fathers album

I recently got hold of the family album of my fathers family.

On the right there is my grandma Maria with her sisters.

I had seen the album just once before, but now my uncle shared it with me and I could scan in all those old and wonderful memories.

Almost a hundred years separates me from those people...




Yet another memory from this book: my great-grandfather Jefim with one of my great aunts. Come to think of that: he has the same smile as my late dad. The girl (great aunt) must have liked her grand-dad. It shows from the picture.

My dad died on my 40th birthday. I was on the ferry to Saaremaa with my wife and son when I got the message. There must be something with the numbers. Nothing happens by chance.

Longing for my vines

Dec. 1st. Sitting in Tallinn, being in a middle of a very difficult year-end I keep longing for the vineyard we managed to plant with my wife last summer.

The little island: Saaremaa (Ösel) near the western coast of Estonia has a wonderful mild marine climate, bit chalcky grounds and a wonderful energy.




During my travels around the world, I have allways dreamed of having a silent hide-away in Saaremaa. Having studied my roots a little, I found that they have lived in Saaremaa since the medieval times.

Two years ago we did find one particularily charming little farm for sale. It had been left alone for many years and waiting for someone to bring some life back to it.

We couldn't resist and bought it right away. After settling in, we experienced a short clash with the last occupant that had lived and died in the house. It was a little bit of a poltergeist story, but it all ended well with the spirit moving on to higher grounds.

We have had two summers of work and joy, pendling between Tallinn and Saaremaa.