Test Kitchen - Blackberry Clafouti Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Last week while we were on our weekly Zucchini grocery run, I happened to spy a lonely carton of blackberries on the shelf of the fru...

Anniversary Card Brainstorm Wednesday, July 31, 2013

For our anniversary, T and I didn't exchange gifts but exchanged cards instead.  Pretty fitting I suppose as the first is traditionall...

Out to Lunch Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Though our first year anniversary was last Friday, we decided to celebrate by going to lunch on Saturday afternoon.  That way ...

Test Kitchen - Homemade Strawberry Jello Sunday, July 21, 2013

It being July, my Pulse feed is full of summery recipes.  Here in Kenya however, we are in the midst of the "cold" season.  Ne...

Turning One Friday, July 19, 2013

One year ago T and I became husband and wife.  I can not believe that three hundred sixty five days have gone by so fast!!    Happy ...

The Return of Calvin and Hobbes Thursday, July 18, 2013

I'm usually the last one to find out about stuff, so this very well may be old news to most folks, but I am so excited by this new...

Olorgesailie Prehistoric Site Thursday, July 18, 2013

Inspired by yet another Living in Nairobi listing, T and I went on another hiking adventure a couple weekends ago to the Olorgesailie...

99 Problems Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Thanks to my Pulse news feed, I have a new favorite blog: Ali Graham's " 99 Problems ."  Each day, Ali posts a new pictur...

Craft Lab - Kitenge Hooded Jacket Monday, July 15, 2013

This post is long over due as I finished this jacket over a month ago.  But I kept forgetting to ask T to take pictures of it until th...

Old Fogey Monday, July 15, 2013

I know I'm not the first to say this, but old age really has a way of creeping up on you.  Once upon a time, having 5 drinks and p...

Test Kitchen - Homemade Pop Tarts Friday, July 12, 2013

I was first introduced to home made pop tarts by Ted's Bulletin on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.  I remember I really wanted one ...

Comic Book Hero Wednesday, July 10, 2013

I'm a terrible liar so I have to make a confession straight off.  The title of this post is a little misleading as it's no...

Kazuri Bead & Pottery Center Monday, July 08, 2013

As I've already shared earlier , we went for a walk/hike along the Oloolua Nature Trail two weekends ago and on our way to lunch ...

Not Your Grandpa's Paper Plane Monday, July 08, 2013

As both T and I have degrees in Product Design, we've always been interested in building things.  Lately, we've sort of been ...

Swamp to City : Nyrobi in Pictures Friday, July 05, 2013

Aside from learning that Nairobi is hardly ever scorching hot (as opposed to what Hollywood would have you believe), the second bigg...

Happy Birthday America! Thursday, July 04, 2013

Last night we had a handful of friends over for an "All-American" Southern-style meal, starring many of our favorite sou...

Test Kitchen - Cinnamon-Spiced Blueberry Cake Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Ever since we got back from our Istanbul / US trip, we've been craving cake so I thought I would try making this Cinnamon-Spiced ...

A Day to Remember on the Oloolua Nature Trail Tuesday, July 02, 2013

While we've been waiting for T's work permit to come through, we've been pretty reluctant to take any major trips to...