Anticipation was palpable in the crowd of Ghanaians awaiting two flights from America at the Accra airport on January 12. Bob and I were in harmony with the others and yet isolated, each heart beating with a different face in mind. We shifted from leg to leg, leaning against the railing and then standing straight […]
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THE HOME PLACE
Bob and I have been on the move all our lives and went into hyper-mobilization after we got together. We’ve moved every fifteen months on average over the eighteen years since we threw in together. Like they sing in that song, wherever we hung our hats was our home. Or rather, wherever we lay down […]
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11 DAYS IN MAY
Bob and I have just returned from a wonderful trip north to see family and friends in Virginia, Washington DC, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Here are some statistics from our trip: 1640 miles driven 42 gallons of fuel burned (approximately one barrel of crude oil) 36 relatives and 6 friends visited 24 bars of lavender […]
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OF HEAVEN AND HELL
The last conversation I had with my mother before her car accident was about heaven and hell. My position was that we lived our heaven and/or hell right here on earth. Mom said heaven was a whole lot nicer than anything we could imagine down here because in heaven we would come to truly know […]
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LEAPS AND BOUNDS
My mother has amazed everyone with the huge progress she has made. She will be moved to a nursing home later this week, after nearly three weeks in ICU. After her broken bones strengthen, she will begin rehabilitation therapy. Against all odds, she hung in through the first awful week which included many pints of […]