This week, things continue to move along. The inside & outside plastering is completed. The potatoes are progressing well. We set up our first water tank. The electrician is here and is wasting no time. Also on site is the windows guy from Harare doing his measurements which he wants to take back to Harare for the order. What is it like for the first time ever to spend the night at the new homestead? Finally, we sit down to talk …
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Great relief this week. After long timber delays due to weather conditions and supplier issues, the roof finally goes up. Things are looking up. It feels like we have a homestead. The roofed house certainly gives that vibe. The kids get their first visit. We see our upcoming banana field. We are first-timers in the game, feels good to see banana plants coming up. What else could we plant…we consider this question. Nice. Come along. #ruralzimbabwe #homesteading #kumusha #thevillage …
Things are looking up. The builders are on site, and the foundation is started. But there are also a few surprises. We must react to them to keep the project on track. And yes you are in for our first #kumusha #village made farm brick house tour treat. Apparently, there is a muzhanje (wild loquat) fruit tree in the yard. Come along. So nice. #ruralzimbabwe #homesteading …
This week, a major milestone was achieved. We beat the rains. The bricks look good. The outhouse is ready, shower & toilet. It looks like we can now move on to start on the foundation for the main house. That too must happen before the rains dump. The rains dump pretty good here. And yes the toilet is done, time to show the finished product. After all the hard work, we took time out to do a brief visit to …
We are on the move. The village farm brick molding sub-project begins. We have a short window to get this done before the rains arrive. If the rains catch us, the entire road map shall be in disarray. At least the toilet bricks have a head start. So nice that the driveway is ready, main house building materials can now start coming on-site. Ever heard of ”mudhebhu-dhebhu” of Honde Valley? We finished this week there. Come along. New video every …