Grandpa gave me some advice on how to learn how to drink: Don't drink at all! If you're already drinking, then you're drinking two drinks for health. If they force you somewhere to drink, put on a greasy foundation. Finally, you can learn to drink an hour before your own funeral. I like to hold on to these and have a holy peace with alcohol
Vladimír Šuška
Job: retired secondary teacher (bee or apple)
Place: Trenčín - Dlhé hony
Date of Award: 18. 5. 2026
Grandpa gave me some advice on how to learn how to drink: Don't drink at all! If you're already drinking, then you're drinking two drinks for health. If they force you somewhere to drink, put on a greasy foundation. Finally, you can learn to drink an hour before your own funeral. I like to hold on to these and have a holy peace with alcohol
We try to navigate between family homes. At one of them, a gray – haired man falls off his bike. He’s our optimist at the pharmacy. He taught at the industrial school in Dubnica and now he won’t last home. My wife says she’s driving him out, but the truth is, he needs to be among the people. He’s done a lot of things in retirement. He repaired elevators, pruned trees, raised bees, and made propolis. And he’s got another hobby, and he’s burning an apple. But what! Basically, it does not dilute its homemade calvados. He won’t spoil it with water. He offers us, but we refuse. He doesn’t insist, but he’s giving us both a 59.9% sample of apples in liquid form. He will also add a memory of his grandfather, who also burned and gave him some advice on how to drink.
The nomination is discussed with his wife, Eva. We learn that they have an extraordinary neighbor across the street, including Eva. They’ve known each other since childhood for 60 years. They trust each other without limits, even with each other’s house keys. Around us we are producing Risko, the red cat that the Shushkovc have adopted. He was reportedly abused by previous housewives. Now he’s happy and enjoying Janka’s attention. We’ll say goodbye. Gazda will walk us to the goal and on the way, a colleague will still be able to cut a bouquet of whales and fragrant roses that plunge his fence. Husbands are sending us to kindergarten.