A diarist newly installed in an old stone forester's house above a riverside town records impressions of arrival, household chores, and the building's layered past. Moonlit nights, the river's sound, and encounters with owls, mice and other domestic creatures create an atmosphere that mixes practical routine and lyrical observation. Descriptions emphasize the castlelike architecture, high walls, overgrown garden and hints of subterranean passages, producing a persistent sense of ancient presence and adjustment to unfamiliar surroundings. The entries move between everyday details of furnishing and duty and reflective passages that probe solitude, the persistence of history in place, and the consolations of nature.