Author Archives: Brenda Kimaro

A Virtual Tour of Our Shamba

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

Since our shamba (farm) often plays a starring role in my blog posts, here’s a virtual tour to give you a better sense of the place we call home. Of course, the best way to get familiar with our shamba, … Continue reading →

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‘There are two in there.’

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

On this day three years ago I walked from my office in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor up the street to Mercy Medical Center where my OB/GYN had an office. I had called them from Tanzania via Skype a few week’s earlier … Continue reading →

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Our Christmas Trip to the Shamba

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

As I mentioned in my previous post, we spent Christmas this year on our shamba in the village. We always enjoy our time there, and this trip was no exception. We arrived on the Saturday before Christmas and as soon … Continue reading →

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Christmas Comes to Kilimanjaro

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

Last year we were in Arusha on Christmas morning and Max and Elly got to open their presents with all of our U.S. family tuning in via video Skype (Christmas morning in Tanzania is Christmas Eve in Wakefield, Nebraska). This … Continue reading →

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Amos’ Confirmation Party

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Brenda Kimaro

Several weeks ago Kakasii told me that our neighbor Isaka (where we used to get our eggs before we created our own egg-producing empire) asked him to help with the planning and hosting of a confirmation party for his son, … Continue reading →

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Decorating for Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Brenda Kimaro

With temps in the high-80s it’s been hard for me to get in the Christmas spirit. This past Saturday I finally got up the gumption to dig out the Christmas tree and decorations. While Max and Elly napped, Brenda and … Continue reading →

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To bury a brother

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Brenda Kimaro

Last week was a long and difficult one. On December 1, Kakasii got a call from his brother Ndessamburo, that another brother, Clemence, had been in a car accident in Kenya while on the way to Nairobi. There were no … Continue reading →

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Chicken House Update

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Brenda Kimaro

Sorry for the lack of posts these last couple of weeks. Near-constant power outages  severely cut into my computer time. There were days we had power for less than 30 minutes and then lost it again for more than 24 … Continue reading →

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It’s not a Chicken House ’til there’s Chicken Wire

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Brenda Kimaro

We made big progress today. (I say we as if I have anything to do with the actual construction of this chicken house.) The fundi got the closed walls and floor boards in. Then it was time to add the … Continue reading →

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Chicken House Construction Begins

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Brenda Kimaro

The fundi was back today to start construction of our chicken house. He actually stuck around yesterday after dropping off the supplies and got the four corner posts and roof supports up, working in the glow of our security light … Continue reading →

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