Tuesday's Tales

The two projects continued to be worked on. In the one where the closets are being made, they were able to dry-wall the one closet and make the frame for the other. In the other home, the kitchen has been dry-walled. This has been a challenge because of the small space and that it is still a working kitchen. A few girls stayed at the Settlement in the morning, working in the Thrift store, mainly folding bed sheets. In the afternoon, a few did a number of odd and ends around the Settlement.

As for me, I was sent to the "kitchen" site, where I managed to learn how to drill in the screws for the drywall. In the afternoon, I stayed behind at the Settlement, doing some odd and ends, including doing clean up along the road. It is amazing the amount of trash in the ditches. Our garbage bags soon become heavy.

As for the weather, the day started foggy. By noon, the sun come out and it was a beautiful day, over 20 degrees. I was able to wear shorts and T-shirts, and after work to wear my sandals. In the evening program, there was a short presentation about the area. We learned that nearly 30% of the people in this county live under the poverty level (21,000 US for a family of four or 10,000 for a senior). Only 57% have high school education (compared to the national rate of 80%). It is the 20th poorest counties in the US.