Flame Trees of Thika

by | Apr 25, 2013 | Christine Nicholls

Surely it is time for another showing of the TV series of Elspeth Huxley’s book, The Flame Trees of Thika?  Filming took place in Kenya in eighteen weeks before Christmas, 1980, with Hayley Mills playing Tilly, Elspeth’s mother, and Holly Aird as Elspeth. The filming...

Shoes from America

by | Apr 13, 2013 | Elaine Barnett

I remember vividly anticipating the arrival of a package from America, which was to contain five pairs of shoes for me! In those days in Tanganyika shoes were not readily available and I was growing faster than my parents could keep me in shoes. We were always...