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“Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.”

Today will be the warmest day in a while, in the 50’s, but it will also be a windy rainy day. The rain will start this afternoon. We already have the wind. I’m thinking I’ll stay close to hearth and home today.

When I was a kid, a rainy Saturday was the worst. I was stuck in the house on my favorite day of the week. My trusty bike stayed in the cellar. Mostly I’d read in my bedroom or watch TV in the living room and look out the windows hoping to see no rain. Staying inside stretched the day to last forever.

Ghana has a dry season and a rainy season. I lived in the driest, hottest part of the country. When the rains came, the early storms were terrific as if Mother Nature was making up for the all those dry days. I had to walk in the rain to the classroom block to teach. I didn’t have a rain coat. I don’t think I saw one my entire time there. I got wet. The rain happens. Live with it.

One of my favorite rain stories happened on market day. I rode my moto to town and parked it near one of the market gates. I locked it. While I was shopping, the rain started. I didn’t care. I kept shopping. When I was done, I headed out. I got to the gate. My moto was gone, but then I heard, “Madam, madam,” from across the street. The policemen guarding the outside of the bank were under an awning. They had my moto. They had carried the bike across the street to put it under the awning so it would stay dry. They were thoughtful and kind. Ghanaians are like that.

I love the sound of rain. I had a metal roof on my house and classrooms in Ghana, and when it rained, I was surrounded by the sound of it. It was so loud I couldn’t teach. I’d use the blackboard for instruction. Often I’d fall asleep to the sound of rain. Sometimes it was a soothing sound, a gentle sound, while other times it was fierce, loud and pounding. It didn’t matter. I still fell asleep and slept soundly.

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4 Comments on ““Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.””

  1. Bob's avatar Bob Says:

    March 23, 2024 at 10:27 pm

    Hi Kat,

    Today we got a break in the rain and it turned out to be a beautiful day with a high of 69°.

    Your story about the folks that moved your moped under the awning was heartwarming. If you left it out in the rain anywhere else, especially in the U.S. it would have disappeared.

    Last night we had to drive into Dallas to take my daughter to play in the local Special Olympics basketball tournament. I hadn’t noticed until last week how bad the traffic has become since we now have around 8.1 million people in the DFW area. Most of them must have been out on the freeways last night. 🙂

    • katry's avatar katry Says:

      March 23, 2024 at 11:25 pm

      Hi Bob,
      It is still raining and will continue raining into tomorrow. It is warmish at 45°. North of us got a bit of snow. The mountains got more so skiing continues.

      They were so nice taking my motorcycle out of the rain. They even had to carry it across the street, and it was a bit heavy. They couldn’t wheel it because I had locked the wheel.

      My school was out of town. It was down to town then up a long hill back. Before I got my motorcycle I used to walk to town. I’d shop and start walking back to school with bundles in hand. Almost all the time someone stopped to give me ride.

      How was the game?

      Boston has heavy traffic except at odd hours like the very early morning and the very late night. I always plan to go through the city at those odd hours.


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