Tattle

What do you know, we’re literally in December already! Now, the main fun begins. But, I need a break before it begins in earnest. I anticipate major “dettying” when things really start heating up. I’m looking at options, for some place I can go and retreat for a couple of days beforehand; and honestly, the choices these days are so much, it literally feels overwhelming!

Across the country, so many hospitality establishments have sprung up; and with the advent of social media, we see in real time what most of them are doing. What’s with their ‘stories’ online and constantly being updated with such beautiful content and images. I’m spoilt for choice! The world has definitely changed!

Beach & countryside

The two nature elements I love: Water and forest. Place me in the midst of either of these worlds and I am reset. Mind you, the definition of a beach covers all “shores of a body of water covered by sand, gravel or larger rock fragments.” So, technically, that covers the pools of waterfalls and rivers, rivets and streams!

It’s at such atmospheric places that I get my “slow mo” going. Literally.

My ‘Dzita-Senchi-Anyan-Bosumtwe’ roadtrip was…

I’m recuperating from recently being hospitalised. That chronic sciatica pain had to escalate, didn’t it! As part of my recovery, I took off to some of my favourite places, turning down the tempo of my life in the Volta, Eastern, Western and Ashanti Regions.

In some very good company, we first rolled up beside the ever shimmering waters of the lagoon on the Volta coast at the ‘Meet Me There’ hospitality place with a hotel at Dzita. One of my all-time favourite go-to hotspots!

Then, we rolled up beside the calmness of the Volta, lodging at the riverside hotel in Senchi in the Asuogyaman District. The Royal Senchi Resort has some of the coziest sleeping pillows, this part of the country. I can tell you that!

From there, I wanted to go home to touch place with the ancestors, so we zoomed across through the horrible Winneba road construction trail to Anyan, near Axim in the Western Region, where the Lou Moon Lodge is.

Lou Moon. What can I say! If you haven’t heard about Lou Moon, let alone been there, I don’t blame you. It’s far, with rugged terrain in the final kilometres leading up to it – which I understand has since been graded on the instigation of their manager Mr Bruce! Lou Moon is heaven. We spent two nights, and I even got a massage, set between two palm trees looking at the ocean do their thing at sunset!

Near Busua, we had to go there – to my ancestral home. I literally grew up in Busua. Well, my dad, having been born there, made us spend many a holiday there as a child. We stayed at the Ahanta Eco-Lodge in the western cove of the milling town. A real tourist resort, that place has overgrown plants and treehouses and gardens that just make for a heartwarming experience.

Then we shot up the Tarkwa corridor all the way to Lake Bosumtwe, and stayed at this lodge called Hummingbird. In the morning, sitting on the porch overlooking the lake in all its glory, there came hummingbirds, cooing and blessing my day. By now, I was totally relaxed. Thank goodness I was not the driver.

If I had to do this again, I’d definitely go to all those same places! Take a break. Don’t be a workaholic; otherwise, your health will give you that break you deserve. Bosses, please give your employees a break. Let me take them on a nice retreat. Reach me and let get them refreshed! Don’t laugh, I’m serious. Smile.

The Little Angels Trust, my pet charity doing grand things with a Dame

I’ve often mentioned how I revere the work of the Founder and Chair of Trustees Little Angels Trust (LAT), Dame Lavinia Enim – my sister from another mother – who, for over 20 years, has advocated on the importance of early detection and treatment of childhood cancer. Besides often paying for medical treatment for many children, LAT has also frequently provided nourishment for over 51,000 children across four main hospitals it supports within Accra, recently venturing out to Cape Coast with their outreach! They serve the Children’s Block of Korle-Bu, Princess Marie Louise Hospital, Accra Psychiatric Hospital and Mamobi Hospital rather regularly, donating toys for the children as well as provide essential medical supplies, including safety syringes, hand sanitisers, face masks, gloves, detergents and antiseptic wipes to them. It’s the time of year when the trust goes about its fundraising campaign; and I’m here, as patron, to encourage as many of you to support us.

While believing we can’t make their illness disappear, with help from donors, @LittleAngelsTrust works diligently in the quiet to bring about a little cheer to children and families who can’t afford healthcare. It’s Christmas, please choose us as your charity!

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