Christmas Greetings, . God and our own personal Santa, Mama Joy, were very good to our kids throughout the year, and in particular on this Christmas morning. Fiona snapped away and sent the photos by Express Reindeer. If they measure up their 1000 word ea. billing, there’s about fifty grand…...

Hello, and for all of you in the U.S. (and Denmark), Happy Thanksgiving! . A perfect day to introduce you to two more reasons for us all to be full of gratitude, John and Wisdom, the newest members of the family. We have known them both for several years. They…...

It’s been exactly one month since we spent one lovely night together under the stars. A perfect time to look back and remember the friends and the laughter and what it was that brought us together. There was beautiful food and those that seved it and those who ate and…...

. Inspite of this soggy entry, the drought conditions here and in most of northern Kenya are unabated. There are lots of serious consequences. . Yours for greater precipitation, . David...

Hello, It’s been a while. The spring rains have almost come, and gone. The kids are growing and settling. And Sabobo is wondering when his master’s coming back. Two weeks. Just one of many in-the-meantime adventures follows. . Yours for regular check ups, . David    ...

It’s hot here. Really hot in the afternoon. And it’s dry. The Fall rains skirted Athi River. But it’s also December 6th. And here as elsewhere, that means it’s time to start memorizing lines and rehearsing the Nativity story. I happened into this in the boys’ house today when I…...

Some stuff you can do here that you can’t do there. Hetero men can walk hand-in-hand here. You can pile in the back of a pick up with ten of your friends and go for a ride. And you can put finger to nose without fear of a Seinfeld bust.…...

Hello All, Life is settling into a rhythm here. School, homework, meals, domestic chores, singing, skullery, and skullduggery. Here’s a little look at some pysical activities one fine late afternoon. You might want to do some stretching before you look so you don’t strain something. . . If you see…...

Sometimes the rhythm of days really feels like rhythm, something you could dance to. It doesn’t hurt, I suppose, when there are a bunch of ready dancers at hand, for whom a day is a world. We’re lucky here that way. . . . Bobby Freeman’s, “Do You Wanna Dance”…...

The kids started school Monday, a little later than the rest because of the discomfiture of the recent events. But they were fired up. Decked out in their very smart Mutungoni Academy uniforms, they looked a lot like future leaders or astronauts, or whatever it is that young kids with…...