Welcome Dailon
A funny thing happened while we were in Colombia, South America in February. We traveled down to take photos and make videos for the non-profit that I work for. While there, we met Dailon. He’s a 21 year old from Ohio, who traveled down to help with the camp project that we’re working on.
After talking to him throughout the week, he asked if he could come up and visit/stay with us, to be our intern. He arrived Sunday evening right around dusk.
The next morning he was already out working in the garden (more about what he’s working on later this week). Now we have another member of the Chiot’s Run family.
He’s going to be working in the garden and the woodlot in exchange for his room, board and a small stipened. It’s a good thing I have more garden space, we’ll definitely need it to grow enough vegetables for him. I have to remember to plant two or three times as much of everything. We’re even getting him his own flock of chickens. No doubt you’ll be seeing more of Dailon throughout the summer.
It will be nice to have him around. Since Mr Chiots and I are self employed, it can be difficult to arrange our work to have less of it in the summer and more in the winter as we like. There are times when we should hire someone part-time to help with certain projects, but we just end up working longer hours ourselves. We’re swamped with work right now, so it will work out nicely for us to have someone that can put in the hours outside that we can’t.
Do you ever get a helping hand in the garden?
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I do all of the gardening but my other half JT does the mowing.
If I need man power to move something heavy or I need a trailer of muck then he’s my extra set of hands in the garden.
We make a good team :)
to Mich's comment
Looking forward to meeting him…if he ever runs out of things to do at your place send him down the road. I am sure I can find something for him to do here…LOL!
to BJ's comment
You beat me to it. I’ll offer him a Lobster dinner among other meals along with a place to sleep if he would like a weekend on MDI. Some work and lots of play time.
to Jennifer Fisk's comment
M’honey helps a little bit if I ask.. He does do an initial tilling at the community garden to break up the soil and he helps water sometimes.. but thats about it.
I have “helpers” who are 2,8, & 12 but thats a whole different sort of help. ;)
to KimH's comment
Welcome, Dailon – looking forward to seeing all the projects that can be accomplished with a third pair of hands!
to DebbieB's comment
How fun! This is going to be such a great experience for him. And yes, be sure you plant three times the amount of food…at least!
Most of the garden work is done by me, but on occasion I get a little help from my husband, a.k.a my “farmhand”. He gets rewarded by me planting some of his favorite veggies – eggplants, broccoli, and lots of greens!
to Johanna's comment
Our almost 12 year old granddaughter will be earning money for a school trip by helping us clean the chicken coop. A first time experience for all of us. Ah, Spring! And definitely a lesson in humility!
to judym's comment
In the words of Vito Corleone: “Welcome to the family.”
This is great news for you all! What a gift two extra hands and tons of elbow grease will be, and Dailon couldn’t find two kinder, smarter people to learn from.
Here’s to much success…Cheers!
to whit's comment
yes I get help from Me, Myself, and I. lol. It would be so nice to have some help or have a sugar daddy so I can stay home. What’s impressive is having him wanting to do this and learn. You’ll both be great teachers for him.
to Amy S's comment
Why will he have his own flock of chickens? Just curious. Sounds like it will be great to have the extra help you need. Will enjoy reading od his experiences. I’d love help but mostly do it all myself. Certainly no money to hire help, not enough for ourselves. LOL
to Deb's comment