Plastic Farm Animals
The last two weeks of Ramadan were punishing. Not only were the Muslims forbidden to eat or drink during the day but they were also not allowed to sleep at night. The call to prayer which was already being broadcast at midnight, 3:00am and 5:00am had escalated into nonstop harassment from midnight until 3:00 followed […]
We finally took the plunge and went downtown to experience the legendary Kejetia Market, a shopping phenomenon referred to locally as the Central Market. We’d been in Kumasi for for six weeks and felt it was time we saw, smelled and felt the market for ourselves. Lauren was going one last time before she leaves […]
I don’t like loose ends. Therefore a good day is the one where I’m able to finish everything I start out to do. On a bad day, nothing gets accomplished. Naturally, most days are a mix. Like everything else, tolerance for loose ends differs from person to person and so there is a spectrum. I […]
Bob and I threw in together twenty years ago and formalized the agreement on July 31st, 1994. On that day we vowed to share our joys and sorrows forever and today we signed up for another eighteen years. We love each other deeply and this is plain for all to see. It’s been a wild […]
The holy grail, after weeks of opening canned tomatoes with a Swiss Army knife, was a can opener, spotted on a table of wares in downtown Kumasi.