What kind of luck do I have? Irene is heading this way though it would seem Sunday and Monday are the possible landfall days. Saturday is predicted as rainy, and I’m hoping rain will not prevent my flight from leaving. The Sox are planning a double header for either Friday or Saturday so they won’t have a game on Sunday. I’ve already brought in some of the glass hurricane lamp chimneys from the deck, kind of ironic. I have more stuff to bring inside, but I’m leaving a few bird feeders and will have my house sitter bring them inside if necessary. I’m filling my dining room with all the candles, lambs and tables.

Yesterday was gorgeous with a cool breeze. Today is a bit more humid which makes the air feel much hotter. Maybe it’s air-conditioner weather.

My before I leave list is getting smaller and smaller and today is get money and bus ticket day. I got an invitation to a party in Accra on Monday being thrown for us returned volunteers by Peace Corps and the current volunteers. It will be at Ryan’s pub! I figure that means I’m destined to be there! I’m sorry no one from my time will be in Accra. It will be great meeting new people but reconnecting with long ago friends would have been an added wonder.

Here I am sitting in my den, my usual spot for writing Coffee each morning. Out the window I can see some of the bird feeders, the candles in the trees and a bit of the deck furniture. The leaves in the big old oak tree are swaying a bit and their shadows on the deck move with the breeze. The sounds I hear are lawn mowers and clippers. In three days I will land in Accra, into a whole different world. It will be filled with the sounds of cars and people. I will stand out in any crowd and hear obruni again for the first time in forty years. I will smell car exhaust, food cooking and the trash which seems to pile up everywhere. I’ll hear conversations in Twi. I will listen intently to Ghanaian English until my ears again become accustomed to the accent. It won’t take long. When I called to make my reservation, I understood just about every word. Ghanaians laugh a lot. I’m looking forward to that.