I baked a cake today
The following poem, I baked a cake today, was written in 2009. I wrote it for our daughter Mandy when we celebrated one of her last birthdays in Africa. How…
I don’t like debt but I had a green carpet
We got married a few years before we moved to Africa. We bought a small townhouse from a lovely older couple. Because we spent all that we had on the…
Nothing’s perfect. There will always be one more.
Nothing’s perfect. We can try, and we do, work to bring help to those in need. But, it will never be enough. There will always be one more. It’s tempting…
It’s been a long time coming, I wonder what took so long
It’s been a long time coming. I arrived here in Lilongwe on Saturday after a thankfully uneventful flight. As I disembarked and made my way through customs and baggage claim,…
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A unique perspective
I have lived as an ex-pat (foreigner) for most of my life. This has given me a unique perspective. While my passport says that I'm an American, my experience says…
The water is off today, how to live with unpolished nails
The water is off today. I thought I had prepared for the usual water cut by setting the timer on my washer. Sad fact: I had this washer for over…
