In which Elodie invites Camille to go horse shopping in Obuasi and to her Green Ranch at Lake Bosumtwi to hang out. December 6 and 9, 2012 WELCOME TO OBUASI With Elodie at the wheel of her big blue truck, we were guaranteed a good time. The day started out wet but turned to […]
In which we follow Bob’s lead and get out of town after a chemical spill gives us a headache. December 6, 7, 8 and 9, 2012 PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE – NO THANKS Wednesday night, December 5th, we got into bed and smelled a new smell. “Are there skunks around here?” I asked
Lake Bosumtwi. Our election day evacuation escape took us to a new guest lodge right up the road from The Green Ranch on the other side of the village from Lake Point Guest House where we’ve stayed in previous visits to the lake. – December 6, 7 and 8, 2012 To find out more about
Fun with Flora and Fauna! GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS The six chicks are growing much faster than the goats. They get free range in the garden through chicken-sized openings in the gates. The goats are excluded. AN ONGOING EXPERIMENT Gardening is always an ongoing journey of discovery. We continue to see
We have much to be thankful for as we enter our sixth month in Ghana. The biodiesel plant at Dompoase is taking shape, Jeremy’s garden, goats and chickens continue to grow, we emerged unscathed from a traffic adventure with friend/driver Eric and we made some new friends. THE GENERATOR ARRIVES AT THE PLANT There
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Delivery – November 1st SUNSET AT DOMPOASE The 15kW generator was supposed to arrive by 3pm, leaving lots of daylight left for the unloading. Instead, the truck finally showed up at 5:45pm, just as the sun was setting. Like a bull in a china shop, the truck driver didn’t listen to advice
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In which Bob sees beauty in the sky, Jeremy digs a Moringa Garden, Camille pets Nwansane, and Sauza elopes with the neighbor’s rooster – November, 2012 BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE CAMERA MAN Bob is not one to let the sky go on creating grandeur unnoticed. Even if it is framed with razor wire.
In which we are hit by a truck with the name “God’s Way” emblazoned across the windshield and spend the next four hours waiting for the wheels of justice to turn our way – November 7, 2012 SMASHING One minute Eric is driving us around Kumasi on our weekly shopping trip to fetch drinking
SO, IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT FECAL SLUDGE The Wilds of Dompoase – In which Bob walks the area looking for and photographing that nature thing. PORCUPINES AND COCOYAM The porcupine is the mascot of the Asante Kotoko Football Club, the Kumasi based soccer team that is last years league champion. This particular kotoko (porcupine in Twi)
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FECAL SLUDGE FUN HEAVY EQUIPMENT This is the “long reach” that was purchased to desludge the fecal sludge ponds in Kumasi. Unfortunately, some years ago it was driven too close to one of the ponds, tumbled in, and spoiled the motor. Fecal sludge management ponds need to routinely have solids removed in order to
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