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Don’t Leave Kenya – Let Your Parents go Back to Europe and the US!
Every time I go to Kenya I make a point of touching base at Hillcrest Secondary School. It played an important part in the life of our family for over twenty-five years. On the first day of my recent holiday, … Continue reading
Posted in Kenya
Tagged Cathedra, charisma, Daniel Libeskind, Dr. Richard Leakey, elephant, environment, evolution, Glen Duffield, global warming, Hillcrest Secondary School, Kenya, Kenya Museum Society, Lake Turkana, pre-history, Sixth-form block
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Where Oh Where Are We?
Kenya diaries Ctd.. An entirely different ambience awaits me in the spacious beach home of Les and Joe, only a few minutes’ walk from the package holiday Hotel. Their two dogs, black and brown Labradors – whose behaviour reminds me … Continue reading
Posted in Kenya
Tagged beach, East African Safari Rally, Kenya, labradors, non-biodegradable rubbish, swahili
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A Series of Treats and Some Tips
Next Tuesday my regular weekly blog for guest authors will revive! The theme will be settings. And I have some well known authors in mind to share a few tips on the techniques of using settings to enhance their stories. … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Breath of Africa, Grass Shoots
Tagged Africa, Authors, blog, Breath of Africa, crater, Grass Shoots, Kenya, Menengai, Ngorongoro, settings, wildebeeste
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BLESSED WARMTH
I’m sorry for abandoning you over the past several months, but I have made a resolution to resume my Friday blogs. And what better time to start, than after a long-awaited visit to my homeland, which changes every time I … Continue reading
Posted in Kenya
Tagged Karen, Kazuri, Kenya, Langata, Nairobi Game Park, Wilson Airport
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First Visit!
My apologies for the break in my “Charity” blog series, caused by the passing of my long-suffering husband. He was ready to go, he told me on the day of our Golden Wedding anniversary… Life goes on, and I am beginning … Continue reading
Posted in Charity
Tagged Charity, crippled, grass roots, Kajuki, Kenya, Nairobi, primary school, St. Peter's Lifeline
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The Kitchen Table Charity
Judith Gibbons is a new friend – I haven’t met her in the flesh, but her grit and determination are evident. I’ll let you speak for yourself, Judith! You can’t tell anybody about this Mrs Gibbons Those word were spoken by a … Continue reading
Posted in Charity
Tagged Charity, Facebook, Friends From Marich Pass, fundraising, Kenya, Kenya Museum Society, Koobi Fora, medical bills, Pokot, school
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Throwing a Lifeline…
… And taking ownership. A Small Charity is born I met David Baldwin – founder of St. Peter’s Lifeline – on Facebook in 2015. I had spent two years trying to find a charity to support with my book, Breath of Africa, but it should … Continue reading
Tea and Cakes
And a Book-signing to be fondly remembered. It’s almost like deja vu. Only this time I was a little bit wiser, and laid on home made cup cakes, duly decorated with African animals, made by my daughter. The chocolates, too, … Continue reading
Time to Re-start
Today is my birthday, and tomorrow is the book-signing of my third novel. Fifteen years ago the thought of becoming a fully-fledged author was an impossible dream, which I was encouraged to commit to paper. I was over sixty, for … Continue reading
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