Since I haven't been heard from for a long time, I would like to tell you a true story that happened a long, long time ago. I was a kid back then and came home from kindergarten around noon. The family, i.e. mom and dad, grandma and grandpa, aunt (our nanny) were at lunch and didn't notice that I was already there. I can't say what we had to eat, but it seems everyone liked it. Since I had not (yet) received any attention at this point, I decided to look around the courtyard. First I got on the Bulldog and simulated driving noises, got off again and examined the load of the attached car. It...

After the cut harvest was completed in midsummer, mountains of straw had to be stored. The grain was the precious commodity brought the farmers a considerable income. It was different with the straw. Where to put it. The barns were already filled to the roof with hay and dry clover. So piles of straw were built near the village. For us children an ideal occasion to build a castle with corridors and chambers. Of course, our project had to be done in secret. When doing business with five friends, we had to be careful. If a strict farmer caught us doing this, we could end our mission. For us...