We spent the morning spraying for termites. I say “we” loosely. I did not spray anything; I was the helper. I helped haul water and supervised! Ha! Now that is something that I am good at. We found a few termite trails in the main house so we sprayed them. We caused such a stink in the tool room just off our bedroom that we did not think that it would be healthy to sleep in the master bedroom. We moved the computer and a few of our things into the spare room. We will spend a couple nights in here just to let the stink die down. Ghana is overrun with termites. At least all the walls of the building are either cement block or mud ball. That makes it easier to see their trails.
Steve is in the process of hanging new lights in the master bathroom. I think they look very nice. They are light fixtures with light bulbs. They put out more light than the 4 foot florescent light that looked like something that should be hanging in a workshop. We will really enjoy them when the voltage is low.
My sewing machine has gotten out of rhythm and will not pick up the bobbin thread. There is a sewing machine mechanic in town that has fixed it before. The problem is he does not speak very good English. I asked Mr. Iddrisu to go with us this afternoon to interpret for us. The master mechanic had gone to pray but his apprentice (his son) said he could fix the problem for me. They do not see many electric sewing machines and I was skeptical that he would be able to fix it but we decided to let him try. You would expect a mechanic to have good tools but this young man had a worn out Philip’s head screwdriver, an over sized hammer and a flat blade screwdriver. I just knew he was going to ruin my screws so I asked Steve to get a good screwdriver out of the tool bag we carry in the truck. He really like the screwdriver; it had a rubber handle and interchangeable bits. Then he needed Allen wrenches; he had none. Steve went to Gomda the vehicle mechanic and borrowed some from him. After about an hour he got the machine back into adjustment. Just as he was finishing up the master mechanic came back. He said that all of his tools were worn out and that he would appreciate it if we could get him some tools. No harm in asking. The repair cost 2 dollars.
Mr. Iddrisu is doing a good job painting the baseboard and window trim in the apartment. I was pleased to see that he actually put down a piece of plastic to catch the drips. We are trying to get the apartment finished because we will need it for the guest speakers to stay in during the seminar next month.
Take care; we appreciate all your help.
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
