• Allgemein

    Farewell to Summer 2020

    Time of ripening hurry is useless look at the sky be far away from yourself Alles reift, die Vögel fliegen, dein Atem gehört nicht mal dir. Let go … August is the fastest month and races toward autumn in its thriftless, lavish manner. This year things were different. We had lots of unaccustomed rain in our Northland at the Austrian-Czechborder. I have nothing special to report. Intoxicated by the sunrises and sunsets – often celebrated with agnihotra fire ritual – I spent the days of my summer here in the vineyards. The sky embraces me and I embrace the human condition, learning every day and developing some capacity to see…

  • Allgemein,  Life

    Rosenrausch

    Be like a rose: blossom and let your petals dance with the wind and earth! There is no place in the world now I would rather be. Last year I missed the blooming due to post-heart surgery recovery. Grateful for every breath, I experience the life of my roses in our organic vineyards with special awareness and gratitude. Unsere Wein und Rosen sind verliebt in einander: Sie blühen zur gleichen Zeit – nämlich jetzt – und tauschen sich Geheimnisse aus, die man später im Wein schmecken kann. Wie bei der Poesie, können wir es nicht verstehen, sondern nur mit dem Herzen spüren. Die Rose erinnert uns an die Vollkommenheit, die…

  • Life

    Longing no more – the time is now

    Trust it and take the first step into a springtime we have all been waiting for. We have grown in our resilience, we are bursting out of the shell after the last six weeks. An unprecedented time, in which the whole world has been at home. Now the month of May is just around the corner with its ecstatic abundance and celebration of life force full of blossoms and perfume. The garden calls me to take off my shoes, walk on the earth and remember why I am here. The apple blossom petals are already falling from the trees, floating around me like manifold blessings. Do not be sad, they…