Monthly Archives: October 2009

This weekend Susan and I have sprung our two Hannah’s from “prison!” Boarding school over here is like prison!  The kids are so happy to get out and just be kids. We live close to the girl’s school and usually … Continue reading →

The last couple days we have spent checking on cu-cu’s.  First found cu-cu Nygothie (one of the Hannah’s cu-cu) in town on my way home from Nairobi…she was patiently waiting for us and because of car issues we were a … Continue reading →

Well Friday taking David to Jomo Kenyatta Hospital turned out to be a monster of a day…. Daniel and David spent the night at the house so we could leave by 6 am from Gilgil for the two hour(+) drive … Continue reading →

This last weekend kicked off visiting days at a number of our schools. Friday morning Susan and I were on our way down the hill to go to Wellsprings to see Catherine, Joyce and Irene.  In town we saw two … Continue reading →

Tonight I went out just before dark to give the landladies dogs big bones to sooth their hunger as she never feeds them enough and her new german shepherd pup was so hungry it tried to take my hand with … Continue reading →

Today is market day and a good day to find cu-cu’s that have come a long ways to get supplies.  We had made plans to meet cu-cu Nygothie a couple weeks ago and happily found her.  At 86 she is … Continue reading →

I spent the weekend in Nairobi getting City-things done.  Nice being at the house with Bahati my little rescue dog from last spring.  He is growing up and turning into a nice dog. He’s my shadow when at the house…everywhere … Continue reading →

Yesterday Cosmas Wambua who works with Mary Wykstra and the Action for Cheetah Project (used to work with me too!) came up to Gilgil to educate a group of Cu-cu’s (Grannies) and Daniel and I on beekeeping and rearing chickens … Continue reading →

Kenya has been hit with a severe drought. I wrote about it last spring and hoped things would be better now.  The last couple weeks we have had a consistent afternoon rain, but our neighbors have had none! Now for … Continue reading →