For this article, I will highlight my attitude hacks that make transitioning to living in Denmark, or abroad, more pleasant and homely. I was talking to this exchange student the…

On Saturday, I cheerfully announced to my family that I had signed us up for a potluck socialising event with Aarhus Spouse Community members, as part of my New Year’s…

Growing up my family didn’t have a lot of money, we had enough never to go hungry. I recall with great fondness the days my mum treated me to the…

I love baking banana bread for the simple fact that I get to rescue those overripe browning bananas, which nobody wants to eat. Baking banana bread is relatively simple and…

  Winter is coming along with the vicious cycle of snot, coughs and fevers. I don’t like the sight of a thin stream of snot running down my son’s noses. …

It is a lazy cold Sunday Autumn morning. The boys have invaded my warm bed. The little ones are extra cuddly because their Daddy is away for a work weekend,…

Den Gamle By (The Old Town) came to my mind the other day after my friend Lia (the genius behind Toto wraps) got into a chat over about the need…

Are you bananas about bananas? I love bananas, and I love making a banana cake for its simplicity. You don’t need fancy gadgets or expensive ingredients to make a good…

Blue hour photography is something special, yet elusive. It requires one to be at the right place, at the right time. Blue hour refers to the time after sunset when the…

“Fatalism is a pervasive attitude among the majority of Kenyans, and Africans. You accept injustices and avoidable risks with a fatalistic calm.” This statement jolted me out of my train of…

Mahamri, and it’s less flavour intense twin Mandazi is a breakfast street food. Mahamri accompanies other meals like lentils and grilled meats. This snack which is originally from the Kenyan coastal…

  The bus driver, a stranger, exasperated, red-faced, hit the brakes. He marched over to where my family sat, he lowered his voice and reprimanded my child.   His calm…