Hello, . All the holes we dig here take a lot of work to fill back in. Usually with lots of rocks and sledgehammering and so on. But this one twisted us around in new ways. A different kind of baptism. . . Then we got the bright idea to…...

Welcome back. To both of us. About the time you were picking out your Christmas tree we spoke last here, and now the single remaining St. Patrick’s Day Guiness is sitting in the cupboard wondering where the time went. . I’m pretty sure I can’t answer the big question, but…...

I’m pretty sure this is the last time I’ll talk to you this way before I fly out on the 18th. So this is my best hurried attempt to lay out the last couple of weeks, at least with regard to the construction. Lots else has happened, Brit has left,…...

It’s safe to say that in the last couple of years the Toyota pick has been called on to carry and haul and transport everything from A to Zed, as they say. I’m not sure what item has held down the “A” spot up to now, maybe anti-venom, but the…...

We finished the floor about a week ago, and are getting ready to start the polishing. We’ll use Lord wax mixed with kerosene, and a rag, and go at it for some days straight. But for now, here’s the end of our getting here story. . . The shovels and…...

Here’s day one of the floor-finishing fest. Day two soon. . . See you in the next room, . David...

Here’s a record in pictures of some of the action at the property today, Wednesday. . . . Tomorrow were pouring the floor finish. Very exciting in our world. We’ll tell you all about it. . David...

Hello there, . The photos below span about a week, and include construction updates, a couple of days in Naivasha, and a couple more poking around in Nairobi. . . . . . This is the spot where the extension of our road meets the Mombasa Road in Athi River.…...

From the news room: . . I was thinking about Halloween tonight, a distant echo here, and listening to “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” while  pecking away at this post. Just after, found a good sized bat flying in the breezeway outside my door in the darkness. . Don’t get…...

. We’re tucked in now, but will reconvene, same place, tomorrow. . David...