Gas company and cows
Weeks seem to come and go quickly! We always have learning Russian as our main focus, but with having a yard, that also entails that we keep on top of things or, as most of you know, upkeep can spiral out of control very quickly.
We went to cut grass earlier in the week, but the cord came out of the mower and stayed out! We finally got the recoil repaired and had Victor find us a new cord as the other one was not worth putting back in. Once we had everything installed, we were off and running. The grass got cut and the yard instantly looked so much better. The only problem is this: it needs cut again. The joys of summer, but we will not complain as it is great to be outside.
This past week the gas company showed up to connect our home to natural gas. When they did the renovation last year, they disconnected the gas and all we had was electric heat all winter. It worked well, but the problem with electric heaters is that the electric breakers sometimes go off. The gas pipe is now run to the house and they painted it last Friday, so the next job will be hooking up the unit in the house. We are not sure what kind of dusty mess that will be as they drill holes in the walls. After they are done their part, then another crew will come in and install all the radiators throughout the house. At least we will be ready for next winter.
You will notice the picture of their car that it is an old Moskvich 1500 and it has a Russian plate on it which is legal to have in Ukraine. It is a very old plate from the looks of it.
Last Friday was also the first day that the cows began their move to pastures for the day. Every morning after 6:30 am, about 40-50 cows run down the main street out to a pasture for the day with some people watching them. The first day some of the older cows were really kicking up their heels as they seemed to know what this day meant for them. Between 6:30-7 pm, they return home and people take their cows back and the process begins all over the next day.
For us this is interesting in two ways. We have never seen people send out cows daily to a pasture and return in the evening. The second part is more practical that we be around. Presently we have NO FENCE guarding the front of our yard. Hopefully that will get done this week as we are going to Krivoy Rog on Friday and staying for the weekend. As I (Scott) went out this morning, the cows pretty much know the journey and they haven't come close to coming in our yard. Regardless, a fence would definitely bring peace of mind.
On Friday our pastor from Morningstar Church phoned and asked me if I would share a short message for the Easter sunrise service down on the Dniper River in Dnipro where we joined with another EFCC church. I was able to be prepared for this, as well as sharing at a picnic with our students on Easter Sunday afternoon.
On Saturday, we went with our Russian teacher to Zaporosia to go to their markets. These are a bunch of smaller businesses clustered together in a group of blocks. We found out that walking with Ulzana would definitely get us in better shape as she just goes as she has things to get. We were able to find some spices that Shannon has been looking for as well as a zipper for a coat that one of the students needs fixed.
When we got home Saturday, we went back outside to try to remove a tree stump that didn't want to leave its spot in the ground. It was rooted very well. I guess it died last year and all that was left was a burned stump, but we took out two wheel-barrows full of roots, but FINALLY we won the battle and it looks so much better. Determination and perseverance were needed as it took two days.
We went to cut grass earlier in the week, but the cord came out of the mower and stayed out! We finally got the recoil repaired and had Victor find us a new cord as the other one was not worth putting back in. Once we had everything installed, we were off and running. The grass got cut and the yard instantly looked so much better. The only problem is this: it needs cut again. The joys of summer, but we will not complain as it is great to be outside.
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| Lots of tulips and the grass cut |
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| Working on the gas line |
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| Moskvich 1500 |
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| A little bit of rust |
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| Cows coming home |
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| More cows |
For us this is interesting in two ways. We have never seen people send out cows daily to a pasture and return in the evening. The second part is more practical that we be around. Presently we have NO FENCE guarding the front of our yard. Hopefully that will get done this week as we are going to Krivoy Rog on Friday and staying for the weekend. As I (Scott) went out this morning, the cows pretty much know the journey and they haven't come close to coming in our yard. Regardless, a fence would definitely bring peace of mind.
On Friday our pastor from Morningstar Church phoned and asked me if I would share a short message for the Easter sunrise service down on the Dniper River in Dnipro where we joined with another EFCC church. I was able to be prepared for this, as well as sharing at a picnic with our students on Easter Sunday afternoon.
On Saturday, we went with our Russian teacher to Zaporosia to go to their markets. These are a bunch of smaller businesses clustered together in a group of blocks. We found out that walking with Ulzana would definitely get us in better shape as she just goes as she has things to get. We were able to find some spices that Shannon has been looking for as well as a zipper for a coat that one of the students needs fixed.
When we got home Saturday, we went back outside to try to remove a tree stump that didn't want to leave its spot in the ground. It was rooted very well. I guess it died last year and all that was left was a burned stump, but we took out two wheel-barrows full of roots, but FINALLY we won the battle and it looks so much better. Determination and perseverance were needed as it took two days.
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