Three coins in the fountain
The children and I have just spent 9 days in Italy. A big part of me – the responsible-eldest daughter-guilt prone part of me, almost didn’t want to write about […]
How long does the culture shock?
I seem to have lost my voice. I think it is due to the reality of our second year, our new living arrangements, and compounded by an absence of the […]
Harmattan
With rain threatening over the last few days, I thought I’d better get going on a post about Harmattan. Harmattan is technically the name of a West African trade wind, […]
a trip to the smash repair shop
Thrilling, huh? I’m surprised you’re still with me. Since we bought our little car, I have spent a somewhat disappointing, although at times enlightening, amount of time in car-related stores. […]
one year
Yesterday, Valentines Day, is one year since we arrived in Ghana as a family. I hardly know where to begin to make sense of this year and our new life. […]
Mystery item of the week
We are having airconditioning installed in our little car. So, I was following a driver from the mine where Bill works to the aircon shop. This is lucky for several […]
A morning drive in Kumasi
Hi there. It’s been a while, but we’ve been busy. If you can call running in every tightening circles busy. Last week was spectacularly average, actually far worse than average. […]
A true story — part three
{a true story are our irregular instalments chronicling some of the ‘challenges’ we’ve faced in day to day life here in Ghana, as we struggle to get our heads around […]
Bonnes fêtes
Hi there, Happy new year! We hope everyone has had a great, relaxing holiday season. We’ve just returned to Ghana from a really wonderful few weeks in Switzerland and France. […]
It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas…
Well, it’s not really, but I thought it funny the only time I have seen turkeys in Ghana has been this week at the post office, where I went to […]
six degrees north 