Ghana votes
[The election in Ghana was last weekend, but with a string of internet troubles, losing three drafts of this post and, to be honest, a severe case of lassitude, I’m […]
a trip to the beach
One of the main things I miss about living in Newcastle is the beach. I don’t just miss swimming in the ocean, Friday night fish and chips on the beach, […]
the other side of the tracks
Between Accra and Kumasi is a rail line. A rail line which has not been used, for trains at least, for a long, long time. It has fallen into disrepair […]
What do you miss?
Well we are coming up to 9 months away from home now. The acutely painfull homesickness has passed, as has the thrill of the new. Both replaced by a sense […]
Obama fever
Oh-bama! While the election is not ours, and by ours I mean the rest of the world, it’s been impossible to ignore hasn’t it? Impossible not to form some sort […]
a journey – part 2
This is Part 2 of my journey to a Ghanaian funeral. Read Part 1 here. The morning of the funeral, we rose so early the world was still dark. As […]
a journey
Nearly two weeks ago the lovely man who worked in our house unexpectedly, tragically died. He was a good, kind, gentle man; quick to smile. He leaves behind a wife […]
what makes you happy?
So what does make you happy? And why do I have an apparently random picture of a pretty average road? There are the universal precepts of happiness: friends, family, meaningful […]
photo of the week – a community service announcement
Can you imagine this sign on the streets of Sydney? New York? London? Overwhelmingly Ghana is a very polite society. Sure you hear raised voices and of course violence does […]
getting my (crafty) mojo back
I’ve been a sewer, a knitter, a cutter, a gluer, a printer and any manner of crafty business for a long time. Although, I do suck at colouring in, much […]
six degrees north 