Summer Solstice 2023

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Ječi Summer Solstice

In case you wondered how we celebrated Summer's Solstice 2023  - we celebrated it at our rural country house some 25 km from Liepåja in Latvia. Having a lot of fun.

I invited my mom to join us for the little party. Just four of us.

Our Dacha some 25 km from Liepaja

We bought this little Dacha last year for just EUR 5,000 and now we have a place where to come and celebrate at least Līgo once in a year.

Mom entering our Summer Residence

I had to spend a good evening trimming grass tonight

Boguth additional lawn mower

Having a property puts on a lot of responsibility, and my biggest fight for years - grass.

Līgo night at Jēči

Small but hearty Līgo

Night at Jēči
 

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