Morning on the farm .

 Beautiful sunny morning on the farm .  Started the day with a late In the mug Amelia made me .. the other side says "Farmer Pop".

The boys are all over working in the garage .  We have wanted a swing bench up at the Kashar and yurts .. it's finally going to happen 

Max is building the frame

The boys are sanding the benches 

Planing the beems .

This is what we are going for .

Julie is up at the Kashar today .  We had lots of mice over the winter so everything had to be washed , sorted and now repacked into new plastic toats 

While the boys are sanding , I have been cleaning out and then top dressing the gardens at the cafe .  Yesterday I burned off the weeds coming up in the walk and under the drying lines .

Today was just a normal day for most of the guys on the farm , but was a very big day for Pasha who just arrived . His belongings in one hand and a little start up kit of toiletries in the other.  

Please pray for apple cart .. one boy returning to the farm a couple days ago and a new one today .. praying for a smooth transition and for peace in their lives .

Up in the mountains.

A couple of our boys work up in the mountains behind the farm . They look after the grounds of a mountain camp as well as look after the horses and the sheep.

Such a beautiful view . But what's better is to be able to stop and visit them.

This morning we were up to the Kashar scaring away the mice , this also means that we will have to wash all the sheets and towels up there .  Yesterday we picked up some totes to pack them in to keep them clean .

 

Final day with the team

 Today was one of my favorite days .. shopping , paying fo groceries , and getting home from a grocery store can be so difficult for seniors and especially now that food priced have gone up so much .  Today each team member was paired up with a senior and we brought them to a grocery store .  They were told that the closest to 5000 som would get a prize 🏆.   But the loosers were the real winners when they shopped 6500 som hahaha. 

They sure struggled with what they were going to purchase , but when they found out that we would drive them home they got pretty excited about that.

After the shopping we brought them out for lunch in a resteraunt.. another big event for them .. 

After lunch we were back to the farm for a pizza party for the teams last night .. as a bonus our friend Julia came out to the farm for a paint night .. and Logan set up his coffee machine and made coffee and hot chocolate for everyone.. it's his favorite thing to do .. to bless others .

Pray for the seeds

 

A lot of seeds were planted today.  

The team brought a hockey bag full of toys so that was a big hit .. the kids were able to get a couple toys each ... And the grandma's stuffed their pockets for all their grand children .

We gave out about 125 seed packages as well. 

Each package had a great selection of seeds for a kitchen garden .

Supper tonight we had lazagna and garlic bread and carrot cake with hot apple cider for dessert.

Ruslan came to the farm on Friday and helped me prep all the meals .  So it was a lot easier then it looked.  Just pull it out of the freezer and stick it in the oven 😀 

One man got a few packages.. this man is one of my heroes. He took the dump that we had to drive threw on our way to the Kashar and is turning it into a park.. tomorrow I will post some pictures when I bring him some flower seeds..   beauty from ashes. 

The grandma's were giddy 😂 

The girls were troopers handing out seeds and figs to every one even though it was a little chilly .

Logon was the bomb .. he greeted everyone.

They were all in shock that even I had a coat and hat on .. but I am still not whering socks. 

At lunch today the girls ordered ceaser pizza.. it actualy looked interesting

I am going to have to try it some time .

Our first stop today was to visit the baby orphanage .. 

The kids loved the little gift bags .. a small stuffed animal, a match box car, a finger fidget, a banana and a hat.   

We had modeling clay but it was flavored... If you can imagin .. so we gave those directly to the workers so the kids don't eat them .  We also gave the orphanage 5 litres of honey. 

This was the girls packing bags last night .  

Tomorrow we have the men's home coming for a picnic up at the Kashar . Always a fun day as well .