The Kimchi is fermenting; I have to open it and stir it a couple times a day. Right now it is pretty stinky! I moved it to our bedroom because it is too hot in the kitchen for good fermentation. How stinky is it? Well, I don’t think it is awful but this afternoon a few minutes after I opened it the flies were buzzing all around the screen doors trying to get in so I think they thought it was pretty stinky! Ha!
Today was wash day; we had 4 loads to do so while we were manning the washing machine; hauling water, watering plants and hanging clothes we made sauerkraut; it is also in our bedroom doing its thing so we have a multitude of flavors going on. We also fried the eggplant that we found in Tamale; I put it in the freezer so we make eggplant parmesan later on for a quick meal on one of our busy days when our kids come to visit.
Steve went to town this afternoon and bought benches to distribute to the churches. The benches are not put together so he started working on assembling them this afternoon. The price of the benches keeps going up like the cost of everything else in Ghana. He said that he might just buy the wood and make them himself because it would be cheaper but really the time involved would not make it worth the effort.
6th March is coming up pretty soon; it is a national holiday celebrating Ghana’s independence from Britain in 1957. As a means of celebration children from various schools are invited to march as part of the ceremony. The schools rotate from year to year. This year the school that Nazo’s children attend was picked as part of the celebration. Nazo asked if he could pick up some extra work so he could buy new uniforms and shoes for his children so they would look nice when they march. The children have to practice marching everyday in this heat! This is the hottest time of the year.
Thank you for all you do for us and for the people of Ghana.
In HIS Service,
Steve and Kandie
