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Category Archives: Kenya
Life in Africa – Then and Now
It is still Black History Month, and I’ve been casting my mind back over my years in Kenya, digging out old photographs of colonial days. I know that’s not a popular word nowadays, but I couldn’t help being a “colonial.” And we … Continue reading
Posted in Kenya
Tagged Black History Month, Kenya, Lake Elmenteita, Loreto Convent, Njoro, Sir Ernest Vasey, Treetops, Young Farmers Club
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In Love With Africa
There’s something about Africa – especially Africa south of the Sahara – which gets to you. You only have to live there once for a short time, to get the bug. Perhaps it’s the extraordinary light, translucent, clear, pristine, … Continue reading
Posted in Breath of Africa, Kenya
Tagged Africa, equator, highlands, In Love, Kenya, Menengai crater
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Shillingi, and Kenya’s Black History
This year in the UK we are celebrating Black History in this month of February, 2016. Its purpose is to make people aware of the so-called Dark Continent which is often forgotten, cast aside as of no importance in our rapidly moving society, … Continue reading
Now THERE’s A Thought –
A thought has come to my mind. I visited an old friend recently (she and I played tennis together as teenagers in the Rift Valley). We were talking about this ‘n that. She had a small Kakuzi Fibrelands investment in Kenya … Continue reading
TURNING MITES INTO MIGHTIER THINGS
I’ve found my Charity! The proceeds of every copy of BREATH OF AFRICA sold goes to ST PETER’S LIFE LINE. This UK registered charity was created in 2009 by someone born and brought up in Kenya and who, after many … Continue reading
Posted in Breath of Africa, Charity, Kenya
Tagged Bangladeshi, Breath of Africa, Charity, Doris Lessing, Harambee, Kajuki Village, Kenya, Nobel Laureate, Professor Yunis, St. Peter's Life Line
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AN UPSIDE DOWN LIFE – Episode 2
It is Contemporary Fiction Week at Crooked Cat Books Facebook Page – and I’m in the company of two awesome authors. We’re sharing titbits, and here’s my second one… Flash forward thirty years, during which time I was lucky to remarry. We … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Breath of Africa, Kenya
Tagged baby Amstrad, Breath of Africa, Know Kenya Course, Nairobi Museum, Pitman's course, pre-history
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AN UPSIDE DOWN LIFE
It is Contemporary Fiction Week at Crooked Cat Books Facebook Page – and I’m in the company of two awesome authors. We’ll be sharing titbits, and here’s one of mine… Not The Whole Truth People have often asked me how much … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Breath of Africa, Kenya
Tagged Breath of Africa, Kenya Highlands, Mau Mau, Oxford University, Rift Valley
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How Charity Does – or Doesn’t – Work in Africa
I feel shattered after a 5am start and seven hours’ travel. A smooth flight from Nairobi to Entebbe, then a slooow drive through crawling traffic for about one and a half hours through the sprawling outskirts of Kampala, much greener … Continue reading
DEVASTATION? NOT A BIT OF IT.
As far as the eye can see – earthworks, dozers, deep gashes in a disappeared hill. Or was it a mountain? It might have been a mountain for all I knew. Three forlorn palm trees stand along the far rim … Continue reading
Posted in Kenya, Travels
Tagged Base Titanium, Corporate Citizenship Award, Kenya, Kwale, mineral sands
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It Is As If I’ve Never Been Away
There’s no better way to get around Kenya than from Wilson Airport in Nairobi. My one-and-a-half-hour flight to the coast is painless and speedy. And all the more delightful when I pick up Ndege, their in-flight magazine, to find a review … Continue reading
Posted in Kenya, Travels
Tagged Al Shabaab, Diani Beach, Kenya, Madagascar, National Park, Ndege, Shimba Hills Reserve, Ukunda, Wilson Airport
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