Culinary
Toilet paper, prunes and a recipe
Toilet paper, prunes and a recipe… As I’ve become older, I have realized that anyone wanting to know what’s going on in my life can
September 3, 2023
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Blog
Expat Life
Shopping for an Empty Box
I Need A Box… Our days rarely end up as planned. Every morning we feel inspired to get many things done. By the end of
October 14, 2022
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Expat Life
The Modern Lady Hair Salon
Little shops open for business… Tanzania has a pop-up economy – little shops (Dukas) are everywhere; lining the major roads, alongside dirt paths heading into
September 8, 2022
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Culinary
What’s For Dinner?
Making the best of a not so good meal… I’ve had a few requests to write something about our culinary adventures so far. This could
June 6, 2022
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Expat Life
Limp Carrots and a Pineapple
Swahili class ADHD adult students… We’ve been studying Swahili now for about eight weeks and slowly making progress. Swahili is a complex language for this
March 28, 2022
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Expat Life
Spiders and Snakes and Ticks, oh my!
When we first arrived in Tanzania last September, the spiders that were hiding out in our cottage unnerved me to no end. However, what seemed
March 16, 2022
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Travel
My Happy Place…
My Happy Place… I’m back in my happy place. Six weeks in the U.S. over Christmas and New Year’s was more than enough time, and
February 22, 2022
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Travel
Dusk to Dawn…
Nightfall… Dusk in Africa comes with a soundtrack of screams and squawks from the bush babies, haunting nighttime bird calls, unknown rustling at the
November 18, 2021
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Travel
First Days in Arusha, Tanzania
Welcome to Arusha! Is that a hair or a bug leg? That little black hair on my toothbrush – is that from Steve
October 4, 2021
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Painted Stories
Zanzibar Dreams
A painted story… Zanzibar Dreams was inspired by a trip to Zanzibar where we hired a small local boat to take us out into the
September 20, 2021
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