1. Apparently yesterday was NOT Wednesday. So I guess I can be thankful that Tanya has not arranged for Social Services to send someone do do an appraisal.
2. Work on the house is progressing but every finished job seems to start another. The concrete walk along the north side of the house is finished. It is not so much a walk as a way to drain water away from the foundation as weeping tile is unknown. The cement floor is poured in what was the dogs' room and will be finished tomorrow.
The new gates on the dogs yard are more or less finished; they need paint on some of the welded areas and proper closures on the big gates. Vladik, the welder, put the latch on the small gate to open up instead of down so that the dogs can't open it, though I wouldn't put it past Volk to figure out how to lift the handle. He is now rebuilding the metal doors on the garage and we will reinsulate them to help keep our house warmer.
The roofing arrived tonight and is stacked carefully. The sheets are 5 meters long and 1.5 wide. Plain brown but will look quite nice.
3. We have adequate moisture and now are getting heat. 30+C yesterday and today. Plants are jumping. Many more of Tanya's flowers are blooming and her garden is doing well. Sveta will be busy when we are away canning and freezing.
4. The dogs never cease to surprise me by not acting according to expectations. They get a walk in the morning then spend the day tied up under the trees in Babushka's yard so they are outside and out of the way. Today Bobik managed to unsnap his leash from his collar and simply stayed under his tree until I came along and snapped him up again. Volk pulled his collar strap through the buckle (he needs a new collar) today also and took off for the river for a swim. Then instead of making me chase him, he came home and ran up to me all happy to have his collar put back on. Must be the heat affected both of them.
5. We are pretty much packed and ready to go. We take the express train to Kyiv tomorrow evening and catch a Sunday morning 6:00 am plane, arriving in Calgary at 1:30 pm. (I only wish the flight was actually 7.5 hours, rather than 15.5). We are in Canada for 7 weeks. It has been a long time since we have had a chance to visit with people so this is it.
Google autofill: I am thankful every hour of every day for Tanya.
2. Work on the house is progressing but every finished job seems to start another. The concrete walk along the north side of the house is finished. It is not so much a walk as a way to drain water away from the foundation as weeping tile is unknown. The cement floor is poured in what was the dogs' room and will be finished tomorrow.
The new gates on the dogs yard are more or less finished; they need paint on some of the welded areas and proper closures on the big gates. Vladik, the welder, put the latch on the small gate to open up instead of down so that the dogs can't open it, though I wouldn't put it past Volk to figure out how to lift the handle. He is now rebuilding the metal doors on the garage and we will reinsulate them to help keep our house warmer.
The roofing arrived tonight and is stacked carefully. The sheets are 5 meters long and 1.5 wide. Plain brown but will look quite nice.
3. We have adequate moisture and now are getting heat. 30+C yesterday and today. Plants are jumping. Many more of Tanya's flowers are blooming and her garden is doing well. Sveta will be busy when we are away canning and freezing.
Fresh dill for the freezer |
Neighbours' gardens beside the river/marsh |
5. We are pretty much packed and ready to go. We take the express train to Kyiv tomorrow evening and catch a Sunday morning 6:00 am plane, arriving in Calgary at 1:30 pm. (I only wish the flight was actually 7.5 hours, rather than 15.5). We are in Canada for 7 weeks. It has been a long time since we have had a chance to visit with people so this is it.
Google autofill: I am thankful every hour of every day for Tanya.