GIFTS

Today is one of those days when I have been overloaded with so much to do. The weight of the day bends you over, especially when your list does not seem to get any shorter. As soon as you cross one out another one surfaces. Sometimes it is the thought of all that you need… Continue reading

A few colleagues and I granted each other a girlie treat at a local massage last December, as a reward for being successful on a project we completed. It seems like a lifetime ago since the enticing experience. I pulled out a poem I wrote after the event to represent happy days and camaraderie. Those… Continue reading

With stepping stones, I build stamina. This six word memoir represents my exercise regime and also the start of my online teaching. As I persevere with my exercise it seems to be getting easier. I am hopeful that is how my online teaching will be. These words comes to mine, ‘slowly but surely’. I am… Continue reading

Students- chuckling Teeth- glistening Hands- waving Faces- beaming Voices- squealing Noses- shining Members- zooming This is what I am expecting for our first Zoom meeting with the students. Thanks to Margaret for your video of the reading of her poem in Bayou Song. I am actually going to inspire my students to create these poems… Continue reading

I crave; Waking up at the 5.30 am to get ready for school Making sure my 7th grader gets to the car on time Getting to school and clocking in at the security gate Stopping and chatting with colleagues about their weekend Saying Good morning to Ms. J next door and quickly going over the… Continue reading

This afternoon, I am sitting here wondering what to write. There is so much going on out there. There is talk of a possible lockdown. Everybody has stocked up, just in case. Social media is rife with many speculations. I am here waiting to hear what the Ghanaian government has decided. At home, I am… Continue reading

Flowers and plants remind me of Mama. She made gardening her hobby. This was an all year endeavour.Throughout the dry and rainy seasons, she bought, potted, watered, nursed and pruned them until all her pots were full of attractive tropical flowers. She researched and knew their names and could spot a special tree or flower… Continue reading

I had my first run yesterday. Desperate for exercise, with my unsuccessful skipping regime, I decided to run at home.  5pm, I rush to the room, I have got to exercise today. Desperately searching for my gym clothes, which I have had for many years and never worn, I dig and turn my perfectly organised… Continue reading

This history making is really alarming especially because it is all over world. My body doesn’t know what is happening and is still functioning the same way. It is interesting how I am able to wake up within  the same range of time every morning, as if I’m to get ready for school. I guess… Continue reading

Excitement, frustration, disappointment, perseverance and achievement, in that order. These are some of my feelings and attitudes I have faced as I prepare for online teaching. The aim is not to give up or feel you can’t, as everything is possible when you persist. This morning, I was extremely worried as I could not join… Continue reading