This week the grass is turning green, the ground is dry, and Garry was able to break ground for the barn in the village. On Thursday a big payloader started moving dirt to level the site, behind the house in the garden. While that was happening the rest of the garden was being harrowed by a man with a horse.
On Friday he started digging trenches with some guys from the village. We had to head for the dentist for the boys noon appointment to get their braces (both are having trouble eating now.) Unfortunately, he discovered on Saturday afternoon that he was off a few inches so that they had to dig a little more to the side in a few places so the pilings will be in the right places to anchor the framework of the building.
Starting today they will be making cement to build those piling so that next week the guys from Kerzum can come weld the sections they have built in the factory together on site. That way when the team arrives on the 18th of April we hope to be ready to do the finishing work inside.
Garry and Victor got a permit from the village mayor, but the former mayor started a petition this week to stop us from building. Four people signed so the mayor is going to arrange a meeting with them and Garry and Victor so we can address concerns. It seems some may be worried about cows in their garden, so we will see what happens. Meanwhile the other neibours are happy to be working on the barn, as jobs are scarce in the village.