Touching childhood memories of life on a farm in East Tyrol. It was hard, but despite everything, beautiful - life high up on the sunny side of the East Tyrolean Puster Valley. In his childhood memories, the Austrian novelist Franz Josef Kofler recounts the joys and sorrows of rural life around the turn of the century. He narrates in a relaxed, amusing, and detailed manner how life was back then in the household and on the farm, what the children played with, what was eaten and worn, what people feared, and what brought them joy. His stories about the small world, about servants and strangers, haymaking and threshing, Easter time and processions create a uniquely authentic atmosphere that captivates everyone. With a foreword by Johannes Trojer.