Collier's Wood

Thanks to PK Jnr for our temporary residence in Collier's wood!

Welcome BBQ for baby Elsa, Joel and Sophia

We notice that there's been very little activity on the Blog from the Mainsah's, then again, we're still waiting for them to turn up to their own BBQ for baby Elsa, Joel and Sophia from Sweden! It didn't stop us having a great party though, so here's our favourite pictures...


'Zanga's not getting any less cute, or eccentric, wearing his Spiderman PJ's at 17:00 hours. Those slippers flash lights when feet are stamped. Shades courtesy of Prada.

The future of African football has spurned chances of allegience with England or Zambia...


'Tashe is ever more sophisticated and civilised


The proud father putting the world to rights with PLK Jnr and friends Mark and Katherine.


Eva's brotherJoel, the new daddy with baby Elsa.


Joel taken out by the Mainsah clan. Brutal.


Poorly represented in the photos (sorry!) but just behind Joel's head is yummy mummy Sophia.


Thanks to all involved for a lovely day in the sun. We're off to Norfolk tomorrow for more of the same? Possibly less Spiderman impersonators! Watch this space for details and then shots from Toronto after I arrive on the 19th.

Good news for Bob Dylan fans in the family...

..of which I'm certain there are a few.

The Theme Time Radio hour will be returning to XM radio for at least another season this September. If you want to listen to the first years worth all 50 are downloadable via this site.

heaven help me

by devious ways and with a certain amount of beginner's luck, I seem to have made it, and having done so I'm so astounded that I've forgotten what I wanted to say. Please have patience; things can only get better; remember, I'm a late starter at this 'ere new fangled technique.

Its a bit late in the day now and I'm going to close but I'll be back with something more interesting I HOPE.

Dinner Anyone?

With luck this will be my first photo upload. Thought you might like the look of this proud, stalking fellow, heading for a drink from our little pond.

Belated news from the farm

I've got belated news and pictures from the farm in New Kasama. We had a bit of rain there as you can see from the earlier posting, not enough to spoil the golf but plenty for growing vegetables.

Dad's pointing at some okra here...

...oranges...

...but mostly corn (Greffen looking proud there)...


...corn...

...and more corn! There'll certainly be no risk of running out of nshima. There's also a chicken coop now

...although not too many eggs yet. Meanwhile work continues on the extension.


This is the inside of the roof with the conduits that the electricity wires will be passed through later. Elsewhere the builders are cutting out thin strips of the walls to lay other conduits before everything can be plastered.


I hear that that Mum was away for New Year but that Ba Clement organised a party in the extension. They put down straw mats on the floor, got out benches and foldable chairs and fired up a brai.

Papa's got a brand new floor

...and he laid it all himself (OldBould Jnr that is)

Newsflash! Chil is a British citizen...

Chil met the Mayor of Haringey who conferred British citizenship upon her, the passport will be another couple of weeks...

...and now Chil's got a new 'Come on England' style haircut to go with it!

Easter Bunnies

This Easter Bill, Claudia, Peter, Val (Mumsie), Peli and Richard visited the verdant Dorothy Clive Gardens

As you can see above:~

As promised a picture of Peter in his new chair:

OUR blog:

http://duckypus.blogspot.com/

Nairobi

I had a fantastic time in Nairobi with the charity Chain of Hope. I spent a couple of days exploring Nairobi on my own, sitting by the pool and playing golf, then the rest of the team arrived, it was pretty much all work after that, but still great. I won't put all of the pictures here as there are quite a lot of them but you can see some if you click here.