Author Archives: mlaw

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 →

I love the drive from Kisumu to Ndwara…since it’s familiar to me now, I like looking for landmarks, and seeing what has changed.  Lots of work on the road, which is improving it somewhat.  I was happy to see that … Continue reading →

I should have suspected that things might go pear shaped when I got an email from the travel agent saying that my flight had changed and it was now leaving half an hour early, and had a different number.  The … Continue reading →

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=it%27s+a+small+world+song&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=8F6C3FCC96CF05420E998F6C3FCC96CF05420E99 I woke up this morning to an email from a friend of Michael’s in Korea, telling me that a friend of his was at the same conference as I was, and that I should greet him.  It turns out … Continue reading →

Stu was scheduled to go paragliding this morning, something I decided to pass on. He set off bright and early, but when they got there it was raining so it got cancelled. I wandered along the street looking for something … Continue reading →