It has been a bit since we have had our relaxing day of wine, cheese and bread. And since then life has picked up even more.
Kasese is fully underway now and we are fully restoring everything now.
One aspect which I have noticed about this restoration is that the construction materials and methods used before were not very good.....and because of that there is a lot more materials which we need to replace.
So before we had already chatted about the termite and cockroach infestation.
We had to go to Lilongwe the other day and on our way we stopped out and dropped off some roach foggers and set them off. They are pretty much roach bombs which kill them for about 2 months. We came back the following week and it was a roach graveyard. I mean there was dead roaches everywhere....it was awesome.
but there are still more
After sweeping up the dead roaches we got to work. One of the things we had to accomplish was cleaning up the windows and to remove all the bad cement from the walls. Instead of using plaster here (which they do not have) they use cement. Unfortunately you need the correct mixture of sand and cement to make a strong material, which was not done before, so a lot of the walls had to be removed. Revealing the brick underneath.
Luckily the brick underneath is quite pleasing to look at and itself offers a nice aesthetic. So instead of covering it up again I think we will just leave it revealed.
When we were leaving that day we picked up a dog from a litter of 6. We decided that eventually we would need a guard dog at Kasese and guard cats so why not get them now? (Guard cats for the rats)
So we brought a dog back and he has been staying at Bowe, getting used to the kittens here. They have not been too fond of him as they always hiss and swat at him. Surprisingly their mother has been quite accepting of him. the other dog does not like him at all.
The next group comes in on Thursday and we have been preparing for them to come here along with working on Kasese.
we just returned from Kasese not too long ago. We are putting new putty around the windows and got to fill in the holes where the bad cement was. along with that I got to build our bed frame today which I was excited about. Also we got to build a tool storage area with a work area. So it was a good day although quite a long one.
We can only work 1/2 a day at Kasese tomorrow because we have to come back to Bowe and prepare for the group so we will leave here at 5 and work until around 12:30 and leave. And hopefully have some time to take it easy.
I made an interesting observation at dinner tonight. I was telling Little E that when I worked construction and worked for somebody I was always looking forward to work ending and counting down the hours. but now that I am on the other side of that I am looking for more hours to work in a day but cannot find them anywhere.
In any case, there is a lot to do at Kasese and we will take it day by day.
We have hired a girl to work with us here. Her name is Olivietta. She is 21 and recently married. Turns out she is a good friend of Little E and she is a great worker. Her and Araceli have been getting along well and I am happy because she is a nice girl and works hard.
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We are gearing up for a busy week. Unfortunately I am too tired right now to write much more. I am sure there are a bunch of stories I am forgetting but pulling these long days is making me go to bed earlier.
I thank everyone for their prayers and support.
Kasese is fully underway now and we are fully restoring everything now.
One aspect which I have noticed about this restoration is that the construction materials and methods used before were not very good.....and because of that there is a lot more materials which we need to replace.
So before we had already chatted about the termite and cockroach infestation.
We had to go to Lilongwe the other day and on our way we stopped out and dropped off some roach foggers and set them off. They are pretty much roach bombs which kill them for about 2 months. We came back the following week and it was a roach graveyard. I mean there was dead roaches everywhere....it was awesome.
but there are still more
Olivietta working on the windows and me preparing to cut some wood
After sweeping up the dead roaches we got to work. One of the things we had to accomplish was cleaning up the windows and to remove all the bad cement from the walls. Instead of using plaster here (which they do not have) they use cement. Unfortunately you need the correct mixture of sand and cement to make a strong material, which was not done before, so a lot of the walls had to be removed. Revealing the brick underneath.
Luckily the brick underneath is quite pleasing to look at and itself offers a nice aesthetic. So instead of covering it up again I think we will just leave it revealed.
When we were leaving that day we picked up a dog from a litter of 6. We decided that eventually we would need a guard dog at Kasese and guard cats so why not get them now? (Guard cats for the rats)
So we brought a dog back and he has been staying at Bowe, getting used to the kittens here. They have not been too fond of him as they always hiss and swat at him. Surprisingly their mother has been quite accepting of him. the other dog does not like him at all.
The dog bothering while the mother is nursing
Timeyo preparing a mixture for plastering
Araceli and Olivietta looking at the work
The girls are too short to work on the windows and need some help
In any case, there is a lot to do at Kasese and we will take it day by day.
We have hired a girl to work with us here. Her name is Olivietta. She is 21 and recently married. Turns out she is a good friend of Little E and she is a great worker. Her and Araceli have been getting along well and I am happy because she is a nice girl and works hard.
Timeyo working on installing a new door
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The temporary storage on tools and equpiment
I thank everyone for their prayers and support.
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