Just Three of the Legs for Better Living

During Communism the only stable commodity besides depression was Albania's bread. It seems around every corner one can find a bread store. Not only adding stability to the menu of its people, sixteen years ago it added some of the basic nutrition that people needed. We have one down the street that sells a very decent European style of bread, muffins, and rolls. One thing lacking in its bread is the Albanian preservatives. So you have to buy little and often. I stepped into a transaction with a gentleman who has obviously eaten more bread than I.
Another aspect of Albanian advancing life, is of its health care. Sarah gets checked out by our village nurse, good friend Fatmira. Our supporters chipped in and enabled us to equip the village office, nuts to bolts, I should say needles to tongue depressors.
The third leg of the new Albanian standard of living is the influx of capital. It comes in many ways but the most personal to us are the dollars carried over and exchanged into Albanian "leke" for our purchasing needs. Yesterday we had Mandi help us in the counting of the money for the downpayment for the latest property purchase in Vlashi.