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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. . [nggallery id=144 template=caption] .…...

Here’s day one of the floor-finishing fest. Day two soon. . [nggallery id=143 template=caption] . See you in the next room, . David...

Here’s a record in pictures of some of the action at the property today, Wednesday. . [nggallery id=141 template=caption] . [nggallery id=142 template=caption] . 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. . [nggallery id=137 template=caption] . [nggallery id=138 template=caption] . [nggallery id=139 template=caption] . [nggallery id=140 template=caption] . [singlepic id=2228 w=320 h=240 float=]This…...

From the news room: . [nggallery id=136 template=caption] . 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.…...

[nggallery id=135 template=caption] . We’re tucked in now, but will reconvene, same place, tomorrow. . David...

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…...

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…...

This morning I tried not to swear, out loud or to myself. Pretty good success with the former, and fifty-nine failures with the latter. One for each of my, as of today, mounting years. Work was unhinging me. Once I thought the top of my head was going to blow…...

When it comes to construction, things are usually pretty straightforward here. We dig, we stack, we shape, we hoist, we level, we pass heavy things one to another. We obey the laws of physics, as much by inclination as constraint. Take the karai, as an example. [singlepic id=2008 w=320 h=240…...