A long overdue, quick catch up. We have spent the past eight months in and around South Africa and Namibia (setting up a business), with...

Wow, it's been a year since I updated the blog - oh dear, how time flies! "Samahani" as they'd say in Kiswahili - "I am sorry". The only...

After what was very much a bittersweet and somewhat surreal month away over Christmas and New Year we finally got back home a couple of...

Alongside most of the population around the world our Christmas plans changed several times over. On 11th December we had the shocking...

Before we left the UK, I recall someone saying to Chris - rather derogatorily - “you won’t need to focus on technical knowledge where...

One of the reasons Chris and I moved to Kenya was to be able to see as much of the continent as possible. So every week I'm usually...

During my first week at Kenana Cottage I was invited to join a Zumba class. I’d not done Zumba before but I had promised myself from the...

We're off to release some fish tomorrow if you'd like to join us? Rather naively, in my mind's eye I could see camouflage waterproof clad...

I first met Judy a week ago. She is our neighbour. She appeared on the veranda one afternoon with her husband Roy, holding bags of...

We stopped at Camp Carnelly's again on our way back from Nairobi, this time armed with a camera, and wow were we in for a treat. A group...

The minute we landed in Kenya I knew I needed a camera. Photography had been a passion of mine back in the olden days when we still used...

So, we've finally moved into our new home - Kenana Cottage on Kenana Farm, Njoro. We eventually left the security and comfort of Arnie...

The swimming pool at Mugumo Farm Stay, our home from home when visiting Nairobi. Giles, Chris's key contact at Cropnuts (Crop Nutrition...

So, to say I was a little anxious about moving to Kenya would be an understatement. Chris was quite unhappy in his previous job and it...