Category Yendi Notes

Today is our anniversary.  Steve told me that we have been married for 45 years.  It is a good thing someone is keeping track of this sort of thing because I did not know how long we have been married. … Continue Reading →

Yesterday afternoon we went around to the employees’ houses and gave them a farming gift.  This is something that we have been doing for a number of years.  It was started to help the workers have something to help with… Continue Reading →

When we went to the GRA tax office this morning the network was still down; this is the 3rd day that the network has been down.  Since the network was down they had not been able to do anything with… Continue Reading →

We were back up at the GRA office shortly after they opened this morning.  They were not able to do much for us even though they tried.  The network was still down and they had not been able to figure… Continue Reading →

Last night the GRA office called.  The GRA office is like our IRS office; it stands for Ghana Revenue Authority.  Anyway they told Steve that they could no longer accept paper filing for annual tax returns for individuals and that… Continue Reading →

We didn’t have to drive as far today to get to our destination; the village of Jagrido.   This is the village where Timothy Niligrini’s brother, Daniel lives.  Kandie and I drove out to Kulkpeni and picked up Timothy and proceeded… Continue Reading →

We have enjoyed showing the yam that looks like a hand and fingers to the people that have passed in and out of the compound today.  Nazo was the first person to see it.  He was the most amazed.  He… Continue Reading →

Just about the time we think that we have finished all the projects that require working in this oppressive heat we find something else that needs to be done.  Mr. Iddrisu and Nazo usually plant crops of some sort in… Continue Reading →

We only got a small basket of mangoes today; there are very few left on the tree so our mango season is coming to an end.  We are always happy when they are gone; it is sort of like the… Continue Reading →

Today was payday for the workers.  I have never figured out why they get paid on the 21stof each month instead of the 1st or the last day of the month.  That is just the way they have always been paid. … Continue Reading →