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Nov 9, 20212 min read

A poem, two paintings, and a prayer.

Another storm is on its way, carrying a warning on its wind. We spent yesterday stacking wood to ready ourselves for fallen trees and...

Jul 10, 20211 min read

Summer days and the sweetest little gallery

I am letting summer in. The rest, slow down. Heat making limbs loose; Naps always on the edge of fingers. Long walks on the beach,...

Jul 6, 20211 min read

Monday's poem and life lately

The heatwave passed. Long walks on the beach. Homemade ice cream in bowls made by my own hands. Still in awe of being home. The beauty...

Jun 22, 20211 min read

Monday's poem

By Mary Oliver, From The Book Of Time, poem 1. I rose this morning early as usual, and went to my desk. But it's spring, and the thrush...

May 14, 20211 min read

Dear Friday,

Another week filled with art and music, nature, my children's laughter and sometimes tears. Kenya is out of lockdown, cases have fallen,...

Apr 23, 20211 min read

Dear Friday,

The rains are here; Dampness has moved in. Sweaters unearthed from the very bottom of drawers. Blankets accumulating near all sitting...

Mar 12, 20211 min read

Dear Friday,

Long week. It's hot in Kenya. Bone melting hot. But the long rains are coming and they bring their own difficulty so I lean into the sun...

Feb 10, 20211 min read

Between 2 worlds

I’ve been on this expat journey years longer than a decade now. From one country to another, we move and settle only to uproot once...

Jan 29, 20211 min read

Finding beauty

My son found this amazing grasshopper exoskeleton sitting on our steps as the full moon was rising. He showed us a turtle hidden...