Comments on: “If things are getting easier, maybe you’re headed downhill.”

By: Katry@comcast.net

Katry@comcast.net — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:19:38 +0000

Bob,
I was the same way with my first new car, a very inexpensive Toyota Tercel. After it got its first ding, I didn’t care as much.

This car is really my first good new car so I’m getting any and all dings fixed!

After just four days of that horrid humidity, I have a taste of what you get every day. It is horrid!

By: Katry@comcast.net

Katry@comcast.net — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:16:42 +0000

Christer,
Today was another good day. It got a bit warm in the afternoon but right now it is cool and will be perfect for sleeping.

I loved the laziness of today.I watched beach volleyball at the Olympics, read and took a nap. Perfect afternoon!

She never mentioned if anyone was taking care of her house. There are no lawns the way we have here, and she didn’t have a garden so it is just high wild grasses. I’ll know when I get there I figure.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:12:38 +0000

When my car was new, 13 years ago, I always parked far away from anyone else and considered the walk good exercise. It didn’t get it’s first door ding until it was almost ten. Now I don’t really care because the few door dings match the recent hail damage on the hood and roof. I collected a nice sum of money from the insurance company from the hail and I am saving it to go towards the purchase of it’s new replacement in a couple of years. Then I will get healthy by parking miles away from everyone else.

Today was only 102, but the humidity was up because there were scattered thunder storms in the area. No luck again my yard is as dry as a bone.

By: Katry@comcast.net

Katry@comcast.net — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:25:17 +0000

Bill,
Franciska has an apartment here in Cincinnati. She hasn’t ever mentioned anyone living there, but I can’t imagine it would be vacant. The house sounds city rather than village as it has air-conditioning.

There are one or two internet cafes in Bolga and Franciska has a computer so she might be connected as well. I didn’t ask her but i did presume she has a modem.

I’m happy we didn’t have internet: no skyping parents every week and no phones to call whenever we wanted so we probably got over homesickness faster. At first, I’d write a letter and dump all my feelings in it and then I’d tear the letter up because writing my feelings down made them less painful. After a while I had no need to do that. I was fine. I can only imagine what the sound of my parents’ voices would have done to me when I was adjusting to pretty much being by myself in Bolga with Emma ignoring me and Patrick on the road. It’s funny as in odd because I got to a point for a while when I thought company was an intrusion on my private time. I finally found a balance.

By: Bill S.

Bill S. — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:28:22 +0000

What does she do with the house while she’s away? I think it’s highly unusual that a Ghanaian would have two homes, one of them empty. Maybe her family members use it.

I expect a full report and photos of your trip. Will you be able to access the internet while there? Life in Bolga would have been a lot different for us in 1970 if we had had the internet. Better??–I didn’t say that.

By: olof1

olof1 — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:24:47 +0000

Grey and rainy here and the humidity will rise to 100% tonight. It won’t be that bad since it also will be a bit chilly. There’s few things worse than high temperatures and high humidity combined.

I rarely mind getting stranded here at home either it can be a bit annoying if I really need to work due to a coming high bill To be honest, I can stay at home for a couple of months without getting panic but any bill can make me irritated

I do hope she has someone at home helping her with her home while being away. I can just imagine how that garden would look otherwise after two years

Have a great day!
Christer.