Lake Baringo’s Island Camp
Island Camp is comprised of individual tents under thatched roofs to keep them cool in the tropical sun. Each tent, with ensuite facilities, sleeps up to four and has its own verandah with a view of...
View ArticleFinch Hatton’s Luxury Tented Camp
Finch Hatton's is touted to be a luxury tented camp. I think it is better than that! To me, the expression conjures images of over-the-top and out-of-place urbanity in the wilds. At Finch Hatton's,...
View ArticleElmentaita Lodge
If this is your first trip to Kenya, you owe it to yourself to pick up on some of the colonial culture, and Elmentaita Lodge is a fine place to do that. Continue reading →
View ArticleKenya on The Quilt Show’s “The Daily Blog”
The Quilt Show’s “The Daily Blog” has published three video blog posts about Jim West’s Sew Many Places Safari to Kenya with celebrity hosts Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims in January. Each is full of...
View ArticleWordPress Survey
I've just taken the WordPress 2011 User and Developer Survey, have you? http://t.co/QHrnOHK (pass it on!) Continue reading →
View ArticleHuge Croc Surprised in Lake Baringo
On the Lake on Sunday morning in two boats, ours was the first to get close to a sleeping crocodile in the reeds. We pulled up so close to it, about 12 feet away, that I was able to take this photo of...
View ArticleHot Links!
One of my students at Quilt University took time out from our online quilt class Reflections to attend a Ricky Tims Super Seminar in Asheville, North Carolina. She was one of the organizers for the...
View ArticleDay Out in Africa
If you happen to be headed for Kenya, make sure you put Lake Nakuru Park on your list of "must-do's." And Lake Nakuru Lodge was fine! It's a lovely place with excellent service, good food, and an...
View ArticleVolcanic Lake Baringo–Going Green!
For the more than twenty years I have lived on the shore of Kenya's Lake Baringo, I have always described the lake as being the color of coffee with cream. If you put your hand in the water and dropped...
View ArticleQuarke in Village Beat
Quarke will be exhibiting again, having recently taken down a show at Karen Country Club, over the weekend of November 23, 2012 at Village Market. Continue reading →
View ArticleLake Baringo Update: Paradise for Pythons and Puff Adders
Apart from the ecological changes I mentioned, another phenomenon is proving imminently threatening to me and mine. These floating islands are temporary hosts for a variety of wildlife, but we have had...
View ArticleOl ari Nyiro Burns!
Now we learn that our friend, Kuki Gallmann, of "I Dreamed of Africa" fame and so very much more good work that she has done, has all but been burned out of her home and foundation at Ol ari Nyiro....
View ArticleQuArKe at Manyika House Retreat
It seems QuArKe, the Quilt Artists of Kenya, have established a new tradition--an annual retreat at Manyika House. Continue reading →
View ArticlePlastic Trash Rampant in Kampi ya Samaki
Today, I'm having a meeting with the local public health officer to discuss the problem in our area and see what might, if anything, be done to clean up Kampi. I already know the Baringo County Council...
View ArticleTalking Trash!
The next thing I knew, I was introducing myself to the assembly of about thirty-five officials and business owners, and presenting for the first time in a formal setting my personal agenda to clean up...
View ArticleSolid Waste – Simple Solution
Yesterday, I drove home from Nairobi. The trip passes over what surely must be some of the worst roads in Kenya. There's not much worse for cars than broken tarmac, and that's what the road is like...
View ArticleTropical Heat Wave at Lake Baringo
The usual weather pattern of a typical year at Lake Baringo is to begin in January with hot, dry weather, perhaps a little rain interspersed, with gradually increasing temperatures and decreasing...
View ArticlePlastic Trash: Stuck on Hold
I've been doing a little homework, learning about what other communities are doing to manage excessive amounts of predominantly plastic trash. Continue reading → The post Plastic Trash: Stuck on Hold...
View ArticleNan Baker’s Purrfect Spots: Guest Blog Post
People often ask me to tell them more about my “story.” They want to know more about how I came to live in Kenya, when and how I got started quilting and then teaching. Some of that information is here...
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