Let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls - Khalil Gibran Today, I attended seven weddings. Well, not intentionally. I was invited to…Read more seven weddings
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against the odds
When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about ― Haruki Murakami ...waiting for my two million naira at the fulani pool bar, hilton transcorp, abuja, nigeria 😉 for wordpress weekly photo challenge - against the odds
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as dave allen used to say (in a gruff voice, with a glass of whisky, and a smouldering cigarette, on national TV...), 'good night, thank you, and may your god go with you...' fulani pool bar, transcorp hilton, abuja, nigeria
carpe diem
'The best things in life make you sweaty' ― Edgar Allan Poe My last trip to Abuja, in January, was a hectic and work filled space with little time to read, write or take photographs. Back in town today, and felt I should seize the moment. This man's purposeful stride seems to set the tone…Read more carpe diem
trace afrobeats show
Somewhere in all that travel advice, along with taking malarial pills (every single day) and not walking along unlit streets, lurks that bit about avoiding crowded areas. Only thing is, to really get to know a place, it's hard to follow all that advice, all of the time. So, last night after devouring spicy grilled…Read more trace afrobeats show
thanksgiving
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away ― Philip K. Dick, I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon I promised I would return to check out the chickens. The chickens had been cooked and served up with rice. Instead of chickens, I was given the warmest welcome by these people…Read more thanksgiving
the endtime restoration army
This morning I woke up, attended to various emails, nursed a cup of tea and made a simple breakfast of Kellogg's Fruit n' Fibre doused in chilled and sterilised French milk. And, then I went to church. And, yes it has been a long, long time since I did that. Once more, my colleague, friend…Read more the endtime restoration army
#dance
There was a saying in Umuofia that as a man danced so the drums were beaten for him ― Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart The end of my second week in Abuja was spent dancing around a camp fire in the bush. Yes, I really did dance. Well, ok, I walked around a camp fire…Read more #dance
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