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12 December 2009 – A Christmas Construction Card

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,…...

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25 November 2009 – Whoaaa Baby!

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…...

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24 November 2009 – All It Takes To Get Tanked

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…...

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15 November 2009 – Floored

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

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11 November 2009 – Another Day, Another Shilling

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...

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10 November 2009 – A Week in the Books

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.…...

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28 October 2009 – Mortar-fied

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…...

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20 October 2009 – Crackin’ Wise

Today had an easy, guided feel, like driving a good two-track dirt road. It was a holiday, Kenyatta Day, as I mentioned. But the guys preferred to work. We sang the national anthem with putty knives in our hands. . Oh God of all creation Bless this our land and…...

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19 October 2009 – Left Overs

We finished up the paving slabs a few days ago, once we got our system down it was smooth. Here are a few snapshots from then and today. Tomorrow is a holiday, Kenyatta Day. The 10th was Moi Day. Were playing through on this one. . After Gilbert and I…...

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