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Patricia and Laughton Johnston in Bousta, Shetland: January 2011
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Patricia and Laughton Johnston in Bousta, Shetland. Tuesday, 25 January 2011. On Thursday 20th Beth and I drove down from Dunedin to Bluff via Invercargill. Bluff is the southernmost port in NZ and the ferry point to Stewart Island where Sorley went last year. After 22 degree temps in Wellington it was relatively cool in Bluff. We stayed the night in Invercargill with a Shetland couple (relatives of the man whose biography I am to write). To this waterfall at Purakaunui. Next day we were on to Dunedin an...
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Amanda in Kenya: January 2007
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007. I had hoped to show off all of my pictures from India, but as I was uploading them on to Shutterfly my battery quit on my computer and I didn't bring my adapter. So here are some "sneak peak" pictures. Also in "news"- my friend Martin is moving in tonight- into the 3rd bedroom! Another flatmate- should be good times. Posted by Amanda at 4:06 PM. Monday, January 29, 2007. The Tragedy and Comedy of Living in Kenya. It was a great idea. I really enjoyed it and in fact will be ...
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Patricia and Laughton Johnston in Bousta, Shetland: Havera
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Patricia and Laughton Johnston in Bousta, Shetland. Sunday, 12 June 2011. I fulfilled an ambition this past week . to get to the island of Havera. It's on the west side of Shetland, just north of Maywick (which is just north of Bigton). I went with Bobby Hunter (1/4 owner) from Burra (which is a couple of kilometres north of Havera . all very confusing, you'll need a map! There were 4-5 families living on the island up to about 1920. A schoolteacher recorded staying in the house above the cave and li...
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Patricia and Laughton Johnston in Bousta, Shetland: October 2010
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Patricia and Laughton Johnston in Bousta, Shetland. Saturday, 30 October 2010. The hole in the wall. Archie, Andrew and David have now been a week at the job. A nice tidy bedroom to start with. This is Andrew - a bit camera shy - putting in the shuttering prior to filling in with concrete. The hole was initially rather large for comfort, even though it was shored up with scaffolding, but at this stage (below) Andrew and David have rebuilt the sides around the frame which will be the window.
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Amanda in Kenya: October 2006
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Monday, October 30, 2006. Another Halloween down and many more to go! This weekend was marked by my first Halloween in Nairobi. I had heard rumblings about this great Halloween party that everyone goes to, but had yet to really experience it! Dana actually won a prize for her costume, serial killer, see costume below. All in all it was another successful party and event in Nairobi and something I will not miss next year! The rest of the weekend was great as well! Posted by Amanda at 9:08 AM. Una Noche a ...
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Amanda in Kenya: July 2006
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Friday, July 28, 2006. Here is my new contact information: amanda.hopkins@gmail.com. Posted by Amanda at 6:15 PM. View my complete profile. Gingers on the Run. Tia in Kenya (TIA). Cutting through the Blog Smog. The God of Animals. By, Aryn Kyle. Final day in Kenya. Off to the races! Final weekend on the Coast! The story of the 2nd housegirl. Fabulous weekend in the Ngong Hills. Lists, Sex and the City, and selling a car!
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Amanda in Kenya: May 2007
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Thursday, May 31, 2007. Girls Night, New Car, Conferences. oh my! This week has been intensely busy. I have been attending the E Learn Africa Conference. In Nairobi, at the swanky Safari Park Hotel. I presented, alongside my colleagues from the Open University UK on TESSA (Teacher Education for Sub Saharan Africa)- the main project I am working on. We had about 70 attendees and the feedback was very good! All in all a great success! Tia, Anne Marie, me, Sandra. Anne Marie, Tia, Kevina. Mel, Dana, Kevina.
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Patricia and Laughton Johnston in Bousta, Shetland: September 2010
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Patricia and Laughton Johnston in Bousta, Shetland. Monday, 20 September 2010. Garden walls and gable walls. Before the severe gales came and blew away the leaves the north west corner of the garden looked like this. I decided that the wall was too low, needed repair and raising to the height of the other part of the north wall by the terrace. The outside side of the wall with part of it rebuilt and heightened. I put in the vertical stone to hold the bridge. Laughton and Patricia Johnston. Muckle Bousta,...
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Amanda in Kenya: November 2006
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Thursday, November 30, 2006. The strange things that happen. Today I had 2 odd phone calls:. 1 Friends called to invite me for drinks after their hockey game. NOT field hockey- but ICE hockey. Nairobi has one of the only ice rinks in Sub Saharan Africa. Apparently there is a hockey league here. Glenn- you could maybe make a trade from your Edmonton team to Kenya :). Posted by Amanda at 5:16 PM. Wednesday, November 29, 2006. I will now STOP complaining about the rain. Posted by Amanda at 4:36 PM. On Satur...
