Land of Oz

The contractor of our house invited us to his birthday party this past Sunday.  It was held at his cousin's house estate in th...

Hearing is believing

I had heard that it was happening but it was still hard to believe.  Then we were driving out of the driveway just like any other day whe...

Bright ideas

Last Saturday we went to Village Market for the Kitenge Festival .  As it's name suggests, the festival was a celebration of all thi...

Snail mail success!

Look what came in the mail yesterday!!  My parents travel pretty extensively throughout the year and my mother has always made it...

China week

What do these three things have in common?  None of them would be possible without the recent influx of Chinese investors in Kenya.  I ...

Risotto part deux

Q: What to do with left over Arborio rice? A: Asparagus & Shiitake Risotto  While yummy, it wasn't as "mushroomy&q...

Window shopping

Just a few years ago, I never thought I'd buy 90% of my clothes online.  Shopping for clothes was such a sensory endeavor.  I ...

The chair I crave...

It's been a while since I dropped something by here.  I've been up to my eyeballs in computer code trying to build a website for...

On a roll

Butternut Squash & Sage Risotto = Tonight's dinner  I'm almost positive it took me longer than an hour to make but it wa...

Girl Crush

We've been watching an inordinate amount of Food Network lately as it is one of the only "good" channels we've been g...

Work Space Brainstorm

One of my favorite rooms in our new house is the bedroom right next to the master bedroom.  It gets good light, has a nice view across the b...

Rain, rain, go away...

I've been loving the weather here in Kenya.  80 degrees, sunny, and dry everyday .  Though to be fair, it does rain from time to t...

Moby Dick

There are few things in life that give me as much joy as a noodle dish.  From bucatini to vermicelli, jja jang myun to ramen, I'm ...

Pressing on

On Saturday morning, despite the delayed progress of our new house, we continued to move forward on the furniture front.  While we c...