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Change of Perspective
Last spring I was fortunate to travel to Canada, the US and Kuwait. This last was my first trip to the Middle East. Expecting to be thrown into a completely new culture, I found Kuwait City remarkably familiar. Continue reading
"In the Tea"
We had a lovely two-day outing over the weekend into the highlands of western Kenya to visit family who are managing one of the major tea plantations, growing Camellia sinensis. It has been many years since I first saw tea farming in Kericho, and the vistas before us were a sight for sore eyes. Long accustomed to the browns and yellows and pale chartreuse colors of Baringo, the lush emerald green of the tea was as enticing as an ocean of green velvet. Continue reading
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Safari to Zimbabwe
We recently went to Zimbabwe to visit family there. Most of our time was spent on safari, the four of us comfortably sharing a classic LandRover for six days of traveling and game drives. The car, thankfully, held up well, not even a single puncture! Roads in Zim are in surprisingly good condition when compared to most of those in Kenya. Because of that, our journeys were relatively easy apart from the tsetse flies, but that’s another story! Continue reading
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Lynne Edwards on Safari in Kenya
Lynne Edwards, quilt teacher and author of The Sampler Quilt Book, Stash-Buster Quilts, and Cathedral Windows Quilts, is visiting Kenya at the moment, and it has been my pleasure to bring her upcountry to visit me and my studio at Lake Baringo. Continue reading
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15th European Patchwork Meeting
Back at home after a week in the Alsace region of France for the 15th European Patchwork Meeting, I have time to pause and reflect. I thoroughly enjoyed being back in France again, this time seeing a new part of this beautiful country, making fresh cultural discoveries, tasting new foods, practicing the language, enjoying my classes and generally having a wonderful time! Continue reading
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Nancy Crow in the Drakensburgs
Three weeks ago, Charu Patel and I caught a plane to Johannesburg, South Africa. The class we had all registered for was Lines, Curves, Circles & Figure/Ground Composition, taught by Nancy Crow. Continue reading
15th European Patchwork Meeting
Coming up soon is the 15th European Patchwork Meeting, also known as Le Carrefour Européen du Patchwork, which will be held in Ste. Marie-aux-Mines, France, September 17-21. Continue reading
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National Museums of Kenya
Coming to Nairobi? Before you do, be sure to check out the Nairobi Museum Guide. Continue reading
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