The Mayan Hope school for the disabled was scheduled to sta
rt Monday, Feb 1, so we had a week to get done whatever all Don wanted. This included finishing the fencing so the poultry could get moved out of the courtyard and into a corner of the garden area. To make especially the ducks happy, Tias dug a depression for a pond. Tias and Willa set up a plastic liner and covered it with roofing tiles for protection. Also pictured here is Don and Julie standing in front of the still wet Mayan Hope sign painted on the inside courtyard wall.
The fencing involved topping the existing fence along a street with broken glass set in mortar, as well as drilling 18 holes for rebar so that barbed wire could be strung over the glass. We also had to finish the installation of a fence along the side of the yard, and create the poultry ar
ea with chicken wire. Some of the work took much longer than it normally would have had we had more appropriate tools. However, alot of the challenge here is accomplishing your goals with what you have available at hand.
Julie immediatey applied her specialty, painting. First the doors had not been painted either since being replaced or repaired. Now they all match in cheery colors. Julie's enthusiasm and beautiful execution of the work had other travellers at Popi's
volunt
eering to paint as well. Pictured are Julie, our friend from Estonia, Katé, and Linda
painting doors.
The scope of painting expanded beyond the doors to a sign that will soon hang prominently out over the street. The inner courtyard walls were painted to match the building. Also pictured below are two others of the work crew, Mattias, note his new hair cut, and Willa. Helping Don achieve his objectives has been quite rewarding and fun for all us!
rt Monday, Feb 1, so we had a week to get done whatever all Don wanted. This included finishing the fencing so the poultry could get moved out of the courtyard and into a corner of the garden area. To make especially the ducks happy, Tias dug a depression for a pond. Tias and Willa set up a plastic liner and covered it with roofing tiles for protection. Also pictured here is Don and Julie standing in front of the still wet Mayan Hope sign painted on the inside courtyard wall.The fencing involved topping the existing fence along a street with broken glass set in mortar, as well as drilling 18 holes for rebar so that barbed wire could be strung over the glass. We also had to finish the installation of a fence along the side of the yard, and create the poultry ar
ea with chicken wire. Some of the work took much longer than it normally would have had we had more appropriate tools. However, alot of the challenge here is accomplishing your goals with what you have available at hand.Julie immediatey applied her specialty, painting. First the doors had not been painted either since being replaced or repaired. Now they all match in cheery colors. Julie's enthusiasm and beautiful execution of the work had other travellers at Popi's
volunt
eering to paint as well. Pictured are Julie, our friend from Estonia, Katé, and Lindapainting doors.
The scope of painting expanded beyond the doors to a sign that will soon hang prominently out over the street. The inner courtyard walls were painted to match the building. Also pictured below are two others of the work crew, Mattias, note his new hair cut, and Willa. Helping Don achieve his objectives has been quite rewarding and fun for all us!
No comments:
Post a Comment