Category Archives: Photography

My First Year of Blogging: Five Favorite Posts

Happy blogiversary to me! On this day a year ago I hit the Publish button on my first blog post. I had been thinking about starting a blog for quite a while–more than a year actually. But I struggled for … Continue reading

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Our Family Safari

I’ve mentioned before that special family outings are one of Kakasii’s and my top priorities for our children. Because the older kids are often away at school, we are intentional to spend time as an entire family when they are … Continue reading

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#clickaday Day 30: I Did It!

Day 30: I did it! I successfully met the #clickaday photography challenge and picked up my camera every day for the month of June. You’d think Max and Kakasii would be more excited to be my final photo in the … Continue reading

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Our #clickaday Weekend: Days 27, 28 and 29

I’m on the home stretch with my #clickaday photography challenge! Day 27: Max and Elly don’t particularly like getting their hair washed, but in an odd turn of events on Friday, they both decided it would be fun to dip … Continue reading

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#clickaday Days 21 through 26: Where Did This Week Go?!

I’ve had my head down deep in a couple of projects this week and feel like this afternoon was my first chance to stop and look up. And here it is Thursday already! I was wrapping up a freelance writing … Continue reading

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#clickaday Days 19 and 20: Max’s New Bag and Elly’s Toast Face

Yesterday I only snapped a few photos with my point-and-shoot camera as we were getting ready to run errands in the morning; my DSLR never left the desk. So this isn’t all that thrilling for my #clickaday photo but it … Continue reading

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#clickaday Day 18: Hot Dog Surprise

Wednesday lunch on our weekly menu is usually leftovers. But this week our fridge was oddly bare so I had to do some fast thinking for what Max and Elly could eat for lunch. In addition, they had cut their nap … Continue reading

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#clickaday Days 16 and 17: Trucks, Gravel and Photo Fun

I shared yesterday that we spent much of our weekend at the Arusha Summer Fair. Although Max and Elly had scored cool new bags when they were with me on Saturday, Kakasii could not resist getting them something when we … Continue reading

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Our #clickaday Weekend: Days 14 and 15

I’ve made it halfway through the #clickaday challenge this month! This weekend we spent both days at the Arusha Summer Fair, which is a bit oddly named since technically it’s our “winter” now and quite chilly, especially at night. In … Continue reading

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#clickaday Day 13: Mzungu Food

With a few exceptions, we eat mostly the same menu every week. And our menu is primarily Tanzanian foods. While there are certain Tanzanian foods I really love–nyama choma, for instance–there are a few I absolutely cannot stand. So when those … Continue reading

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