Happy Holidays Friday, December 21, 2012

We are off for Egypt tomorrow and won't be back until 2013!!  As I will most certainly be off the grid somewhere in the Valley o...

December Baby Thursday, December 20, 2012

Happy Birthday to my younger sister, Jeanie!!! Man, how much you've grown...

Great Expectations Wednesday, December 19, 2012

It had always been our intention to start a garden wherever we ended up living here in Kenya.  So in the months that it took us to fi...

12 Days of Christmas Cards Tuesday, December 18, 2012

One of my favorite things about Christmas are the holiday cards.  Back before I became an overworked career woman, I enjoyed hand making all...

Butternut Love Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Before the end of last week, our oven came back into commission so I was finally able to try out this butternut squash cake recipe that I f...

Tradition Monday, December 10, 2012

For the past several years, my best friend and I have had a running Christmas tradition where we review the highs and lows of the year gone ...

Thirty-two Thursday, December 06, 2012

On Tuesday I started a new year in my life... one in which I'm one year older and presumably wiser (yeah... rig...

Chocolate-y Bliss Tuesday, December 04, 2012

I've always preferred vanilla over chocolate but when I saw Ina making this  brownie pudding , it looked so good that I couldn't ...

The Karura Forest Sunday, December 02, 2012

On Saturday morning, we decided to take a break from our usual errands and headed to the Karura Forest for a walk/hike.  Located on the n...

Paradise Found Friday, November 30, 2012

When considering a trip to Kenya, it's pretty obvious that a proper African safari is in order.  But when I took my first trip to Ke...

Road Trip Thursday, November 29, 2012

T's mother came to visit us last week for the Thanksgiving holiday.  Naturally, we wanted to show her a good time so T worked really har...

Pretty plates Tuesday, November 20, 2012

As I've been cooking more lately, I've taken more of an interest in kitchen and dinnerware.  I think plain white plates are ultimat...

Try try again Thursday, November 15, 2012

It took two tries but I finally made a relatively successful plum dessert!  The first time, I didn't use enough butter (my conversion...

Motley Crew Thursday, November 15, 2012

T wasn't feeling well last night so I offered to make 'kal guksoo' for dinner, thinking it would be easier on his stomach.  F...

Driving in Kenya Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Until recently, I've only ever been in one car accident.  Once upon a time, while living in San Francisco, I owned a little green...

The Baaah-nana Box Friday, November 09, 2012

A couple weekends ago, T and I were at The Junction and on a whim we decided to wander into The Banana Box .  As we entered, we braced ou...