tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post1778388233175478832..comments2023-07-25T07:16:12.684-04:00Comments on Mama Shujaa: Too Raw?Hana Njau-Okolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-13631637646091164462009-01-30T09:42:00.000-05:002009-01-30T09:42:00.000-05:00Your childhood must have been incredible! New and...Your childhood must have been incredible! New and exciting artist community; nature and free roaming animals; and lots of love from your family members. I want to leave this snow, abandon my winter coat and climb in that picture with you as a child. I want to scratch your dog behind his ears and touch the cool patterns on your skirt. <BR/>Thank you for sharing!<BR/>Luv & Miss U.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-2404350806246377822009-01-20T07:07:00.000-05:002009-01-20T07:07:00.000-05:00Sarah,Thank you and I am one of many benefactors o...Sarah,<BR/><BR/>Thank you and I am one of many benefactors of Wanjau's monumental integrity.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/><BR/>Mama ShujaaHana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-43419059577165946792009-01-20T07:03:00.000-05:002009-01-20T07:03:00.000-05:00Tessa,Karibu tena.:-)Mama S.Tessa,<BR/><BR/>Karibu tena.<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Mama S.Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-56665950808383665222009-01-19T16:41:00.000-05:002009-01-19T16:41:00.000-05:00I enjoyed the snapshot of you and your dog and the...I enjoyed the snapshot of you and your dog and the childhood memories that accompany it. I admire Wanjau for being true to his vision. <BR/><BR/>I spent one summer in Kenya and loved it. You bring it alive with your words.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-60137932142213443662009-01-19T08:09:00.000-05:002009-01-19T08:09:00.000-05:00I come back time and again to visit your blog, Mam...I come back time and again to visit your blog, Mama Shujaa. You paint word pictures so vividly that the very air becomes redolent with the sounds and smells and simmering heat of Africa. It takes me home for a little while. Asante sana.Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-11127807142961365922009-01-17T16:43:00.000-05:002009-01-17T16:43:00.000-05:00Marcia,Thanks for dropping in and indeed Maithri i...Marcia,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping in and indeed Maithri is our amazing friend. Beyond that, kudos to you for the amazing work in Haiti.<BR/><BR/>Be blessed my friend,<BR/><BR/>Mama Shujaa.Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-610304967782701662009-01-16T09:52:00.000-05:002009-01-16T09:52:00.000-05:00What a beautiful site!I look forward to exploring ...What a beautiful site!I look forward to exploring it more. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for stopping by and seeing what is going on with our work in Haiti. <BR/><BR/>I believe we both know Maithri...we're now connected! ;-)MKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888780317824744979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-68066642573833862862009-01-15T13:29:00.000-05:002009-01-15T13:29:00.000-05:00Angie,In all the years I spent around artists, the...Angie,<BR/><BR/>In all the years I spent around artists, the one constant was their strong belief in their work. <BR/>Their work was their life and they came to terms with life through their art. It was a means of survival. Especially when we had a large influx of refugees...<BR/>a story for another day.<BR/><BR/>Mama Shujaa.Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-14554919707741206612009-01-15T12:17:00.000-05:002009-01-15T12:17:00.000-05:00If I had just a small smithering of your writing t...If I had just a small smithering of your writing talent, I would be one happy writer indeed. I felt like I was sitting up in that tree with you, smelling the flowers during your childhood.<BR/><BR/>This was a lovely written memory and a poignant reminder of the struggles many have gone through for artistic freedom.angie {the arthur clan}https://www.blogger.com/profile/15014458014243300979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-79304345158767602472009-01-15T10:37:00.000-05:002009-01-15T10:37:00.000-05:00Irving,Indeed Maithri is a wonderful human being.H...Irving,<BR/><BR/>Indeed Maithri is a wonderful human being.<BR/><BR/>Haki kabisa! :-)<BR/><BR/>Mama Shujaa.Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-29817438872608378252009-01-15T10:35:00.000-05:002009-01-15T10:35:00.000-05:00Moto Mama,How wonderful your comment - the freedom...Moto Mama,<BR/><BR/>How wonderful your comment - the freedom to daydream?!! I love it.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Mama S.Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-52825083015718215712009-01-15T10:34:00.000-05:002009-01-15T10:34:00.000-05:00Rose Anne,Wie gehts? Sometimes I feel like I don'...Rose Anne,<BR/><BR/>Wie gehts? Sometimes I feel like I don't post often enough... :-)<BR/><BR/>Mama ShujaaHana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-77819187827614361102009-01-15T10:31:00.000-05:002009-01-15T10:31:00.000-05:00AO,Corporate America forced it on me: relentless m...AO,<BR/><BR/>Corporate America forced it on me: relentless multi-tasking. Thankfully a stirring within prompted me to seek writing as an outlet, the way I keep from becoming a robot... :-)<BR/><BR/>Love ya,<BR/>Mama Shujaa.Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-72022249316590247752009-01-15T09:59:00.000-05:002009-01-15T09:59:00.000-05:00A wonderful story, and you write beautifully dear ...A wonderful story, and you write beautifully dear Sister :) Bless Maithri for introducing us to each other :)<BR/><BR/>Ya Haqq!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-29170073733935439582009-01-15T09:41:00.000-05:002009-01-15T09:41:00.000-05:00Thanks for some Kenya history and isn't it wonderf...Thanks for some Kenya history and isn't it wonderful that we have the freedom to daydream. Can't imagine life without it.Moto Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592817959108694670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-5203879698346314532009-01-15T08:48:00.000-05:002009-01-15T08:48:00.000-05:00I agree with AO, I would love to know how you do i...I agree with AO, I would love to know how you do it? Your post's are pieces of poetry. How lucky we are to receive them so often! <BR/><BR/>Bis bald,<BR/>RACRose-Anne Clermonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806803782628584306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-23653058403614712362009-01-15T04:11:00.000-05:002009-01-15T04:11:00.000-05:00:-)) Please keep those posts coming! You still nee...:-)) Please keep those posts coming! You still need to teach some of us how/where you get all that energy to do all the multi-tasking you do! Bet you can still do a perfect cartwheel too! LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-43389674632309153452009-01-14T15:56:00.000-05:002009-01-14T15:56:00.000-05:00AO!!!! Dearest!!Thanks for commenting. Wow! How a...AO!!!! Dearest!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting. Wow! How are you? Great to hear from you. Yaani now it's no holds barred...LOL!<BR/><BR/>Big Hugs<BR/>xoxoxox<BR/>Mama Shujaa.Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-63619608651881872732009-01-14T15:52:00.000-05:002009-01-14T15:52:00.000-05:00Mrembo Ms. Bar BNina hadithi nyingi sana...thanks ...Mrembo Ms. Bar B<BR/><BR/>Nina hadithi nyingi sana...thanks for the love.<BR/><BR/>Mama S.Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-35977114542089235792009-01-14T15:04:00.000-05:002009-01-14T15:04:00.000-05:00Mama Shujaa, I just love your writing style and th...Mama Shujaa, I just love your writing style and this is a great piece! It's also personal for me because I remember playing with you as a kid around that freedom fighter sculpture. Thanks for bringing back those wonderful childhood memories with such beautiful and powerful language!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-56152260208367708352009-01-14T14:55:00.000-05:002009-01-14T14:55:00.000-05:00You always have such beautiful photography, such b...You always have such beautiful photography, such beautiful memories and such beautiful words. You really bring those experiences to life for us and I really am always enlightened by what you have to say.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020031746525080078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-60567059101329199742009-01-14T10:01:00.000-05:002009-01-14T10:01:00.000-05:00BTW Denene: that's a picture of my mom, not me as ...BTW Denene: that's a picture of my mom, not me as an adult; I guess I get my good looks from her. :-)Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-48047657583024034412009-01-14T08:35:00.000-05:002009-01-14T08:35:00.000-05:00Denene,Thanks!Mama S.Denene,<BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Mama S.Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-1495522694116994282009-01-14T08:32:00.000-05:002009-01-14T08:32:00.000-05:00Janelli dearest!Sasa THOSE are new words! Ati ume...Janelli dearest!<BR/><BR/>Sasa THOSE are new words! Ati umesema tikitikimaji? Watermelon? and wowowo? Ni nini hiyo?<BR/><BR/>Poleni sana about the lack of rain. Yaani this happened before in 2007 au siyo?<BR/><BR/>I will pray for rain. Tutaonana baadaye.<BR/><BR/>Mama Shujaa.Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614816848877821910.post-31208897530164377612009-01-14T08:27:00.000-05:002009-01-14T08:27:00.000-05:00Odegle,Asante ndugu yangu, remembering the past st...Odegle,<BR/><BR/>Asante ndugu yangu, remembering the past stimulates my present and future.<BR/><BR/>Mama Shujaa.Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.com