West Africa – 10 minute challenge.
Bill again. Chrissie and the kids are roaming around in Paris, leaving me to hold the fort. Have you ever gone somewhere and realised that you really have a ‘wafer […]
Tag Archives: culture
60 different things about Ghana*
*according to us (it started as 20 things, but grew a bit). 1. People really do carry things in their heads…food, wood, water, generators, everything. Their posture is fantastic. But […]
photo of the week
A young girl working at Konongo markets. Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.
Kente cloth…the fabric of kings
Kente cloth is the cloth of West African kings, although it is now used by many at any important occaision. It is made by the Akan people of Ghana and […]
Oh, the places we went…
Can you guess where we’ve been? We went to visit the Queen. Such a shame she wasn’t home. Wandered around Westminster. Welcome to Hogwarts. Went bear spotting at Paddington Station. […]
London calling
Still stunned that London is only 6 hours from Accra, the children and I have slipped away for a week of school holidays. Look at that glorious blue spring sky! […]
Ghanaian mancala…Owari. Video by Lillian and Cecily
Here is a video we made of me [Lill] and Cec playing against each other in Ghanaian mancala. They call it Owari. Hope you like it.
Happy easter.
From the land of cocoa, but scant chocolate, comes a little easter treat. Inspired by my mate Helen, with the recipe from Delia Smith. Hope everyone had a happy easter, […]
Let’s meet…Stephen and Sly
{inspired by our friends Jen, Tessa and Ella, we have been looking at time lines, significant periods through history, and our own place in history. Part of our history are […]
Independance day.
Hi there. Yesterday, 6 March, was Ghana’s Independance Day. Before we moved to Ghana, whenever someone expressed concerns about moving to Africa, I would, like a broken record, repeat that […]
six degrees north 