My hemp samples proved actually to be ready, so I took them up an hour ago. As I guessed before, it wasn’t very pleasant and I got almost completely drenched. Hemp stems were muddy and smelled a bit rotten, which should be a good sign anyway. Bunches are now drying a bit on the shore. I’ll try to cart them to Garveriet tomorrow and set them dry in front of a heater.
I was muddy, wet and miserable after wading in the river picking and throwing the stones away from the bottom of the frame, so I went straight to the shower after coming in. I’m feeling myself a bit sick and having some fever, so I try to spend this evening in my room spinning with a spinning wheel.
Hemp was in the river exactly 2 weeks. Very short time, I think, Jan’s and Katerina’s hemp at last September were there according their report 3 weeks.
