2011 - a knotted mess of a year that I'm rather glad to be rid of. For those who like to read between the lines, the clue is in the postings. I wrote half as much this year as I did each of the previous years. And from my end of things, that's usually a... Continue Reading →
Hurray for long weekends! Though it was not as long as y'all's in the US, it's still great to have a three day weekend. Thursday didn't feel much like Thanksgiving since we were in school all day. Friday though was lovely. I woke up late (7:45!), putzed around the house, then geared up for pie making. ... Continue Reading →
Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given. A heavy, cool breeze crept in through three open windows, snuck around the corner, and slipped through the open door, brushing by the girl at her desk. The sky rumbled ominously. She looked up and scrunched her eyes at the... Continue Reading →
I just found a folder of pics that I forgot to post back in MAY! What was wrong with me? Oh right - the Yearbook chewed me up and spit me out. These are from a trip I took up to Lake Nakuru National Park and the Menangai Crater. Over a long weekend, a friend... Continue Reading →
Three day weekends are great. Especially when you can get a round trip ticket to a beautiful, mostly empty, white-sands beach for $100. Add in the taxi, hotel, and food ... another $220 (total!) ... and you get three days and two nights of bliss that looks like this: Galu beach at almost high tide. ... Continue Reading →
Peacocks do it. We know almost all of the bird cousins do, but so do monkeys, whales, wolves, frogs, bats ... and it's the males that do it best. So what's up with humans? Or to be more specific: modern, western-culturalized human males? Why is it so common to hear men say "I can't carry... Continue Reading →
I suppose "quiet" is a relative term. If you live next to a construction zone, then the sound of fifty children on a playground will seem relatively peaceful. If you live surrounded by cornfields then the sound of the ocean may be cacophonous. This summer was a quiet one for me - relative to other... Continue Reading →
My mom came for the long weekend! I found out last Wednesday that she would be flying in from Congo on Friday afternoon. Since I had the day off school, I picked her up from the airport and we have spent the rest of the weekend resting and exploring. On Saturday we drove up to... Continue Reading →
For all the fun things going on these last few months, there have been an equal number of headaches and hassles. Like a headache, the hassles tend to start with a tiny disturbance - a soft dull throb. When the dull throb starts beating behind your eyeballs, you try to do something ... take a... Continue Reading →
Feb 23rd - 26th The American International School of Muscat (TAISM) is an international school much like ours here in Nairobi. Parents who work for governments or major companies or multi-national organizations Kids from all over the world K-12th grade A modified American-style curriculum in an international context They also have a fantastic choral program.... Continue Reading →
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