We are back in Teddington Middlesex, suberbs of London. Our traveling days are on hold for a while - although Colin is feeling rather unsettled and ready for off again. I signed on at the Nanny agency to see what the job situation was like and after two interviews decided to take what I think seems the ideal job. Two children Alex 11 yrs and Georgia 7 yrs I start on Sept 1st. So I will keep you posted.
Colin decided to do a Franz Swanepoel (our son-in-law) - networking which I belieive you call social capital. Amazing but true it secured him a job in Kingston - a little like his old position but this time sony products. So looks like we will be around for a while.
Not sure what we are doing with the house which we rented - it doesn't come available to us until November. We have suggested to the tenants they could stay in longer - although in a way I would like to move back in and enjoy my cottage for a while longer.
We have taken up Mountain cycling which we are enjoying very much - this is after entering a night bike race in South Africa, Karkloof classic. We are thinking of purchasing new cycles and taking it up seriously - you could call it the mid life crisis thing - Could be worse I suppose.
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Monday, 29 June 2009
New Photos uploaded
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Trip to Door County with Keith and Brenda
We had a fish boil in the evening its a Door County tradition.
The chef ready to serve the fish.
We thoroughly enjoyed the scenery and Keith was very kind in taking us to all the hotspots.
The chef ready to serve the fish.
We thoroughly enjoyed the scenery and Keith was very kind in taking us to all the hotspots.
This is the trip Keith and Brenda took us on to a scenic place, the first visit was to their favortite place for breakfast....a great start to the day.
2nd visit to Wisconsin
This is the trip we took to Wisconsin Dells. Colin and I took Kristian and Erin for two nights we really enjoyed ourselves and the children loved the water slides, we will go again its fantastic.
Erin playing on the veranda
This is the road leading to Ste and Sarahs house.
Erin playing on the veranda
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Typical Scenes
The photos are typical of the scenes near to Zakayo's house. Next door they ploughed using oxen. Simon Peter with me is a local child who followed us for a long way - all he wanted was a ride on the bike....he couldn't ride so he just sat on - you should have seen the delight on his face. He is a frequent visitor to the shamba. From the house you can see Mt Kenya.
Yvonne with 100 ltr empty water container
Typical of the scenery on the way to the shamba.
I am taking the empty container to fill with water at the batch. Colin has ordered more wood for the building so the full container will come back in the vehicle.
The Zakayo family home
The building in the foreground is the kitchen, the main living sleeping part of the home stands behind.
The kitchen is always a seperate building, the reason being it contains a fire.
The house consist of a wooded frame with rough sawn planks nailed on the outside. The inside is then lined with old newspapers to reduce the draught blowing through the cracks between the boards.
