Ngrohem me dru (Heating with wood)

Druvar / droo’-var / n. - woodcutter.

We will be heating our main room with a wood stove this winter. We had 4 cubic meters of wood delivered. Splitting and stacking commenced. It appears we’ll hold off winter’s bite without any problem. The farmers say we’re in for a cold (ftohtë) one.

A New View

One of our Orllan friends calls us “Townies” now. I particularly like our new commute – a walk of 50 meters. Yep, that's the school and our house in the same snapshot. Oh boy.

We have settled into our new 2nd floor flat. The top floor is unfinished and the bottom floor (front) is currently an auto body shop. We have a nice back yard, not much grass but room for Dan and me to pitch and hit. We also have more room for visitors. (hint, hint…)

PHS has simmered into a nice 75-student minestrone. At this point we’re all in a groove and the weeks are passing by quickly. Julia helps both middle school teachers in all sorts of ways. She’s also leading a weekly card-making group for the high school girls – had 15 girls today as a matter of fact. I have four class preps and that’s keeping me busy, but my students are just great – a real treat.

We left Kentucky 6 weeks ago, but it seems like 6 months considering everything that’s happened. Sorry for the blog silence lately, we should do better now that we’re moved and settled. God bless.