The farm before the action starts
Oh, no. The truck delivering river sand is stuck...
... and have to off load on the spot
Coz it it’s seriously stuck
Using branches...
... and manpower to get it out
Only to get stuck again when it tries to turn. It’s dark & it stopped being funny long time ago, so we leave it till the next morning
The bricks have been moved & we’ve organised transport so “peace workers” are busy loading
And then off loading @ the farm, just before the gate
Coz this truck is stuck too...
Here we go again
And stuck for the 2nd time again... 
Manpower x heaps is not working
Let’s try Jeep power. No...
The owner of truck, and a good friend who is doing us a great favour, had to come with another truck, to assist
Finally, after sunset again, it’s out
In the meantime Laura has arrived from Lusaka, with reinforcement 
And crush stone, which was supposed to be here @ lunch time, arrives. Without getting stuck!
We have now earned our drink @ NZango. Tove is drinking brandy & coke out of recycled plastic after she broke the glass
& they refused to give her slippery hands a new one...
The builder from Lusaka does not waste time, unlike some people in Monze who we had to let go...
The land for the chalet has already been cleared
Too bad we come and tell them it’s too close to the bar (tree). We have a lot of land, let’s use it and spread out
The bricks now have to be moved with cart & cows to the building site
While back @ the farm house our other brick layer is busy renovating it by putting in big windows with burglar bars & gauze netting
Looking good, with light & air, & even the cow smell is gone
Digging @ the new location of the chalet
The cows also have to move the crush stones from the house to the site
While management rests
Jani, Chris’ nephew, is filling the drum with water
But rolling it is heavy...
Meal time! There is activity @ the farm today, & it’s very nice
Laura, once a mummy – always a mummy, takes over cooking for the working men
And then she does laundry like a true African house wife
The next day the cement foundation is down
And to spare the cows a bit we hired a tractor to help move bricks
2nd well @ farm
Chinga, Chris’ nephew, is sawing in deep concentration
Our first wild pet @ the farm, James the turtle
Discussion of rules & conditions with the workers
Still working on the windows. 
Some boys have been digging a pit latrine,
Looking good, with light & air, & even the cow smell is gone
Digging @ the new location of the chalet
The cows also have to move the crush stones from the house to the site
While management rests
Jani, Chris’ nephew, is filling the drum with water
But rolling it is heavy...
Meal time! There is activity @ the farm today, & it’s very nice
Laura, once a mummy – always a mummy, takes over cooking for the working men
And then she does laundry like a true African house wife
The next day the cement foundation is down
And to spare the cows a bit we hired a tractor to help move bricks
2nd well @ farm
Chinga, Chris’ nephew, is sawing in deep concentration
Our first wild pet @ the farm, James the turtle
Discussion of rules & conditions with the workers
Still working on the windows. Except we wanted the small one where the big one is & vice versa.
That’s life, you have to be very specific, & repeat details over & over again
Some boys have been digging a pit latrine, since we now have people staying @ the farm
Inside the house, which is now storage @ bedroom
What was once the kitchen is now firewood for cooking
The builder is making fire for supper
Building of the chalet is in progress
Chris is discussing distances
Furnitures from the house has arrived
And we can even make an office outside
Windows are done, but the house also needs some patching
Inside the house, which is now storage @ bedroom
What was once the kitchen is now firewood for cooking
The builder is making fire for supper
Packing up the house in Monze to move to the farm, lease is finished
Building of the chalet is in progress
Chris is discussing distances
Furnitures from the house has arrived
Along with 32 bags of cement
And we can even make an office outside
Windows are done, but the house also needs some patching 
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