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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. . . 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...

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. Elsewhere it might find…...