Weekend Doings

Am managing to schedule a couple of things I frequently do in the States - like meeting a friend for lunch. Rosemary, a Medical Mission sister and I enjoyed a nice visit at a restaurant called SWAD. Then, on Saturday evening, Jim and I were invited to the home of Bill and Patricia Turner. Both are "retired" physicians teaching at the medical school nearby and running a clinic there. Bill was born in Ghana to a Ghanaian mother and a British father and after being schooled here, he left to study medicine in the UK at age 22 (Wales) where he met his future wife, Patricia. They then practiced in Great Britain for about 25 years and raised two children. Now, they're spending a good part of the year living and working in Tamale. We had a delightful evening with a wonderful dinner of fish and a stew made of yams, carrots, and cabbage followed by the rare treat of dessert - a banana custard.
Sunday afternoon, Jim and I routed through a few more of our cartons which are still housed in a storage container on the grounds of one of the seminaries. So, yea! I have an extended wardrobe and found a few luxury items like mosquito repellent spray and various toiletries. In the evening, we treated the Archbishop (who turned 74 on Sept. 8th while he was traveling in the States), his driver, Nevius and wife, Esther, and Regina, the Archbishop's niece, to a belated birthday celebration at the Jungle Bar. All in all, quite a social weekend!