Here be setlock IV meanderings and verbiage, read at your own risk.

( Because it had to come... out... somewhere. )

Happy New Year! I'm so glad the festive season is slowly falling away behind us. J and I managed not to kill each other, although there were a couple of cold stand-offs at the beginning of last week. It worked out better than it did the previous year, and I distracted myself by potty-training Bao, so I think generally we all emerged in one piece. ( Read more... )

J is now in Nairobi and I am holding the fort for the next week or so until he gets back next Sunday. Beyond the more-frantic-than-usual morning school rush, life goes on as normal. We're lying a bit lower than usual because of the raised terror alert in the city; we live quite close to one of the key areas, and school has upped security and has ( Read more... )