Time passes again in a flash. Mike was a month here with us and helped hard working and started the construction of the nursery. He was really great, always in a good mood and full of energy and fresh ideas. We will miss him ...
Mike with a boy from the village
for a month we are waiting on a village meeting, which is shifted from x-for some reason again and again. There are some things we need to plan and thrash out. The construction season comes to an end in October, and until then, at least the walls of the new buildings are, because otherwise we lose it all construction materials: the bricks rot if they are left lying around during the rainy season, and the straw for the roof as well. It would be advisable to complete the building before the rain comes. The big debate is at the moment, who builds the walls? Maxwell is a good mason, but unfortunately very slow. So they want a young mason team up with Maxwell, so the older act as supervisor and mentor may, during the recent fix the job done. So far I have experienced, there are two young masons who would be suitable, but not both are: one, because he has already accepted another job, and the other because he has impregnated Maxwell's daughter. Ummmh. Village politics. :-) The culprit has therefore attached Maxwell's unmarried daughter, a child and now has to pay "reparations", 5000 border, or a cow. Once the debt is paid, all is forgiven and forgotten, but the young man has just no money, and so Maxwell does not work with him because otherwise he would lose face. Well then. Now they are looking for another mason, has the time, and hopefully also just produced no illegitimate children. :-) is
is here at the lodge nothing happened at all since Aidan away, women make up no more brick ago because the water is scarce, and our pump is not working. And now that we have once pumped water to accept anything else - more water from the lower dam to get now is unacceptable. Okay okay ... It has finally rained a bit, the source should result in enough water again, and I will let the pump run again next week and fill the upper dam so that the ladies restore brick. Aidan has instructed me to keep all the materials ready, so that it can immediately begin construction as soon as he's back. That is, the bricks have to be ready, prepared the soil from which the mortar will be mixed need a few bags of cement must be there and run the dam has water. Hm - that should be added get. All this we will organize at the village meeting ... IF it finally takes place!
I pass the time with still hunting goats - I defended my baby tomato plants and the fierce effort was worth it. Meanwhile, the fence is completed, and the plants grow like crazy ...
the fenced-in tomato plants ...
my self-made "kraal" - genuine goat Safe!
the new wire mesh fence
And what else, hm, yes, we are still trying to patch up the Land Rover, Tony is Mpame very helpful to the front of the Land Rover he has welded together again, and now he broods around the starter motor ... wow, if we were not pushing the Landy each time, that would truly luxurious - the thing weighs a ton!
Tony makes at Land Rover to create ...
looks like a rusted chassis!
Tony welded to the chassis back together
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