25th May 2011. It has been a while since my last blog, mostly because not too much new has happened. We’re just settling into a routine, finding our feet a bit more every day and easing into Kenyan life. I did want to post some pictures of the most amazing dining chairs ever – we went for lunch on Sunday to the Karen Country Lodge and the restaurant furniture is so cool – but on the way home (walking) I somehow managed to lose my camera case. Inside the case was my card reader, a very handy little gadget that cost me just about nothing in Singapore 2 years or so back. And as the original USB cable goodie that came with the camera is packed up in a container somewhere, I’m unable to download any pictures. Damn shame to lose the reader as they cost a fortune over here.
Moving on, the other thing I wanted to post pictures of was the size of the potholes in our area (probably all over Nairobi), let me tell you – Jo’burg cannot even begin to compete. When we’re out walking we zig from side to side of the roads (no pavements) dodging them and hoping that we don’t either get whacked or sprayed with mud when we’re vying for the same tiny piece of good road space as the cars traveling by. It is the one thing that’s good about not having a car yet, not having to negotiate the potholes. Once I get the pics downloaded, I may still post them, just so all my friends in JHB realise just how little you have to complain about.
Do you know, there are no frozen vegetables here? Well, none that I can find anywhere. Not that I’ve ever been a big user of them – but when it comes to peas – they are the way to go. The only other time I’ve ever used fresh peas is when Evan was just starting up on solids and I was determined to be über-mum and give him only fresh, wholesome food and veg. He didn’t like them much unless they were blitzed into oblivion and hidden in heaps of yoghurt. And he had good reason – they’re a bit hard and taste a bit too earthy. I guess that either we need to start liking them, give peas a skip altogether or take it as a new business opportunity. Outside of the pea issue, the fruit and vegetables here are amazing. I don’t think I’ve ever tasted anything better, I’m even eating bananas which have never been on my list of things worth consuming.
Another thing I notice wherever we drive or walk in this area is the number of convents, seminaries, missions, friaries and monasteries there are around. I’ve decided that Karen must be the spot that every Christian denomination picks as the training ground for their future clergy. I’m not sure if that is because it is such a beautiful place or if it was because they felt it needed some religious direction. Despite all these many spiritual places, I can’t find the local Anglican church…
Take care & I’ll post again soon, xxx.
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