Tag Archives: Kenya

A Series of Treats and Some Tips

Posted on April 10, 2018 by jbwye

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 →

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BLESSED WARMTH

Posted on April 6, 2018 by jbwye

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 →

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First Visit!

Posted on August 1, 2017 by jbwye

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 →

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The Kitchen Table Charity

Posted on June 27, 2017 by jbwye

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 →

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Throwing a Lifeline…

Posted on May 30, 2017 by jbwye

… 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 →

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Tea and Cakes

Posted on April 28, 2017 by jbwye

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 →

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Time to Re-start

Posted on April 21, 2017 by jbwye

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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Limited Offer … FREE!

Posted on October 28, 2016 by jbwye

Is it really a whole month since I blogged? Can’t think how the time has gone… Oh yes – how could I forget that we have a brand new bathroom! After three long days of dust, sweat and tears, the … Continue reading →

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They’ve Tied Themselves Up In Knots.

Posted on July 29, 2016 by jbwye

Deja Vu? Here’s an article I wrote for Kenya’s Karengata Chronicle on June 9th, 1984. Thought it might make you chuckle… If I were a Martian, up in my satellite monitoring the people and events on earth – earth, that little pinprick of a … Continue reading →

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Letters from Elsewhere: Charles Omari Ondiek

Posted on June 24, 2016 by jbwye

Originally posted on Miriam Drori, Author:
Today’s guest speaks to me from Africa and is brought by Jane Bwye. SPEAKING FOR MYSELF Thank you for having me, Miriam, and letting me come alive from the pages of Breath of Africa.…

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