Losha , The Farm Photographer

For those of you who do not know Losha  , I wanted to introduce you to him.  He has been on the farm for about 6 years now.  Over the last few years,  Losha has developed an interest in photogrphy.  I have always enjoyed his pictures on FB.  Not only do I like to see the progress of things,  but it gives an insight into how things are going.   As we are preparing to head back to Canada,  We have decided to give lotia a little extra task on the farm.  He will be our new photographer.  Here are some of the photos that he has taken over the last few weeks. 

Every day He will be sending me a few pictures that I will be able to use here on the blog. 

Join us in congratulation Losha for his new responsibilities.
 

Chicken Pot Pie

Yesterday the guys went for a drive to pick up some more bee families to bring back to the farm .  I don't really like being stung so I just stayed back at the farm.  We had some guests at the Kashar so it was a good excuse . 

We are so thankful for the donationas that have started to come in for the needs that we posted like the new roof on the apaartement  and the help with many other things   We have tried to prioritize , which is not easy .. 

we started with a cell phone for Baktagul , She did not know that she only had 30 days to register her phone she brought with her before it would be locked out and not usable (new Kyrgyzstan law)  she is aproching the end of the pregnancy so it is important to have a phone. 

The longer we wait to fix the roof, the more potential for damage inside , so yesterday the guys started purchasing the materials .. we are scedualed to replace the roof on Thursday , so that gives us a few more days to get more materials we will need . 

It was time to complete the road registration for the truck, but it did not pass inspection because the tires were to old, so this is another thing we had to do right away so that we are ready to do water deliveries as needed. 

a couple days ago Julie and I went to visit a young mom that we have been helping for almost a year.  She inharited a small house from her grandmother .  It needs a lot of work, but she has been working hard to do the repairs.  There is a bit of work that is too much for her so we would like to bring the guys and a team in the fall.  Before we do any work, we will get the documents in order for her so that once it is fixed up, people do not come out of the wood work and take it away from her . This will likely cost about $250 so that will give us something to work on before August. 

We brought her everything she needs to make ploff , including a bag with a rooster in it.. that just leaves me 5 more roosters to send to new homes . 

The house needs things like a repair to the heating system, some structural repairs to the outside walls , and the entrance hall being used as a kitchen could use a make over. 

we have a couple chickens that keep flying over the fence and digging up the seeds in the gardens , so last night when they all went inside the boys helped me to clip their wings.  It was kind of funny , they all took it in stride except for the two that had been flying the coop.. they were not happy .. But their option was simple , clip the wings or become chicken pot pie. 

Another need

 A couple days ago I shared about a few needs that we have found here.... Or should I say have found us.   We do have another need that is rather urgent.  

The roof over our Bishkek apartment has started leaking.  We had the roof redone about four years ago , but upon inspection we see that the poorer quality materials are no match for the hot summer sun and the cold harsh winter. 

Our guys from the farm have taken a look and will be able to put on a new roof next week , done right with good quality materials .. we are fortunate to have a few out at the farm that know what they are doing and are willing to do it.   They just sent me the parts list, and it will cost $900 and will have a 15 year warranty on the materials .

This is another great place to be a blessing to us if you are thinking about how to help. 

Another busy day

We had intended to take today off .. Tommy is on his way home and we are ready for some down time .  Bit looked at the weather report and the rest of the week might be rain .

Yesterday I posted about some needs that we have , and we have tried to figure out what we can do here to help meet some of those needs .

We have had a garage in town for about 12 years now, but don't really need it any more.  We have decided to clean it out and then sell it to help with some expenses .

 So now we are cleaning up and finding some good homes for what's left.

Maybe tomorrow will be a day off....