Monthly Archives: June 2015

San Francisco Last night we went to Francis Ford Coppola’s restaurant but the service was so bad that we left without ordering.  It turned out to be fortuitous as it led us to a tiny Italian restaurant with ten seats, … Continue reading →

San Francisco Best quote of the day, from a taxi driver, “That hotel used to be called The Holiday Inn Chinatown…then they changed the name to The Hilton Financial District and raised the prices.” Unfortunately, they didn’t do anything about the … Continue reading →

San Francisco I beg to differ with Roald Amundsen who said, “Adventure is just bad planning.”  This morning started with a very normal shower until I discovered that I was stuck in the bathroom.  The door, which slides on tracks, … Continue reading →

The hill that I made K walk up.  We are about half way up. San Francisco Today we had most of a day off so we decided to take the open top tour bus and see the city.  It was … Continue reading →

San Francisco Off to San Francisco with my friend Kathryn for the American Library Association Conference.  The first time I was in San Francisco was in 1976, hitchhiking here with my friend Don, on our way to explore the world.  … Continue reading →

Today I was joined by two women who I greatly admire: Jacinta Were, and Kay Raseroka.  They are incredibly powerful and well connected libraries and I was honoured to be working with them.  They were here to help facilitate the … Continue reading →

Today was the first day of the workshop in Nairobi.   Theoretically is should have been the same as the workshop that I did in Harare…I am still piloting the same material, but what a difference.  The people in Zimbabwe were … Continue reading →

…whatever gruntled is, I wasn’t it. The morning was a little less frantic than usual as we didn’t go to church.  I very much missed the church service, but it had been cancelled due to a commitment in another parish.  … Continue reading →

My life in Ndwara has a similar rhythm every time I’m there.   Mama and I get up early and chat,  I wander around outside in my nightgown listening to the birds, and watching the sun come up while I brush … Continue reading →

Woke up at 3 am as sick as a dog.  Stayed in bed most of the day, taking antibiotics and drinking aloe juice. I’m not sure I can recommend the aloe juice, at least not for drinking.  The only saving … Continue reading →