A lot of conversations begin with “In Kumasi here,” and so we rarely use one word without the other when referencing the Garden City. Here is a little tour of the neighborhood and beyond. This essay begins with Bob and Camille taking a walk through the neighborhood on August 9th to do some grocery […]
We spent the Summer getting to know a whole new group of people while many of our expat friends were overseas on holiday. Now that people are returning to Kumasi, we had great fun getting both groups together. August, 2013 – Kumasi VILLA SANKOFA Our host, Marvil (far right) darted from her busy
It was a quiet month in Kumasi, Ghana, nice and cool, with time for friends and gardening. We said goodbye to Nauzley and hello to Melanie, worked on the sanitation project, ate well and as always, saw many interesting sights. OUR LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN IN WEST AFRICA This is the entrance to the first
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A happy home is pretty, clean, filled with good food and surrounded by gardens. It takes planning and maintenance. Here’s a little tour behind the scenes of a typical month. GOOD EATING The kitchen is a hot spot. Camille spends an average of two and a half hours a day in meal preparation.
The ups and downs of two gardens – one upstairs on the balcony deck and the other in the backyard. BALCONY ABUNDANCE Lemongrass, coco yam, peppers, parsley, basil and cilantro with turmeric and more cocoa yam tucked in the back. Bob rigged up a PVC water delivery system to make watering easy.
We made the most of Amy’s last month in Ghana, celebrating Camille’s 59th birthday at The Green Ranch, looking at fine Ghanaian art at the Artists’ Alliance in Accra and strolling the Botanical Gardens at Aburi. We also made a trip to the Kumasi Zoo, toured the Guinness Brewery and located one of Bob’s
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In which Bob (yet again) spoils Camille on her birthday by taking her to the Green Ranch for two relaxing days and horseback riding – June 3-5, 2013 NOT SO FAST There was a mild setback when the muffler on the car Eric borrowed to take us to the lake clattered to
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We moved to Ghana a year ago to join our friend Jeremy in Kumasi. Since then, many other friendships have blossomed and we find ourselves continually meeting new and fascinating people. NAUZLEY’s PLACE Jeremy sits outside the Valco Fund Hostel where Nauzley lives. Ironically, the hostel in was founded by Valco, the
Zoos are not the same the world over and so Camille, Jeremy, Allison and Nauzley hied it on downtown to the National Zoological Garden to see what flavor of zoo they have in West Africa. – June 8, 2013 DYING TO GET IN Hearses and ambulances are lined up along the compound
Making the most of our trip to Accra as Amy exits the country by driving north to Aburi and sharing some quality tree time. – June 10, 2013 MEMORY LANE Bob remembers well the hour drive up the escarpment to the Aburi Botanical Gardens although much has changed. His mother used to
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