skype to get ready for xmas day conversation

tried to Skype to Kirk last night, did not work as I could not get logged on, so to the computer wizard tomorrow, maybe I do not have it downloaded correctly, no idea at this point ... to be continued

Actual signing

we went to the chief's home where we met the chief, and his council

then I got permission to take pics of chief's home, the figures are plastered right on the wall

Signing in Nkoranza

the community built a school and at this time they have requested that the Anglican church take over the management of it. there has been ++++ discussion and this was the signing of the transfer agreement. Junior high school students are having an outdoor assembly and then they will be off for the xmas holidays... many of the students had never seen a woman priest so I talked a little about me and specifically to the girls that they to should listen for a call to ordained ministry and we toured a new school block

pics from Kumasi

went to Kumasi to pick up the second load of packages that I had sent by ship at the end of the summer. pics of the bus station, crowded at the CNE has nothing on crowded here

waiting ot board the bus and I looked at the traffic...

on the bus and the traders put their goods on a tarp in the places that the bus parks, then when another bus comes along they drag the tarp to make room for the bus...

kids from the house that was storing the parcels carrying them to the taxi along with Joseph..

...finally they are home intact...

SECOND DAY OF TRAVELLING

TOMORROW LOOKS LIKE A LIGHT DAY SO WILL CATCH UP WITH PICS AND CONVERSATION

tired

to Kumasi and back today, left the house at 815 and got home at 730pm to go to a city that is 130 km away by bus post pics tomorrow or Friday as tomorrow there is a meeting in Nkoranza (2 hours away) and I am leaving here at 930....pics soon

ground nut paste

found it today in the market guess what it is ??? bought tomatoes and got plantain for free along with a piece of cassava (I thought I was buying yam) .... close but no cigar. got some instruction from Mary(Dean's wife) along with a piece of yam (it looks very similar to cassava) and was on my way to making plantain chips (very nice they are) I

ate them all at one sitting from one ...add a little or a lot of salt and they are ready to go