Index of all pages

aka: the site map

A

Africa 1959
Tom returns to Kenya and has creepy exprience at Gedi
Africa in 1951-2
in which Tom's plane doesn't mysteriously explode and he and his wife discuss the dangers of wild animals

B

Barnoldwick to - where?
In which Winnie gets married and moves to Kenya.
Basque Wildflowers from the Basse Pyranees
Water Colour floral paintings of the flowers of the Basse Pyranees

C

Contact Us
Crowborough and Tonbridge 1944-5
in which Tom pretends to run a pub, helps some Canadians and joins a pig club

E

Eldoret
In which Winnie starts her new life in Kenya and has a baby
England 1921 - A summer holiday at Staines
Tom's family summer holiday at Staines in 1921
England 1936
in which Tom witnesses a failed prank
England and Elsewhere 1940 1945
in which Tom flies into a captured German town to steal industrial secrets

F

First Impressions
In which Winnie sees Kenya for the first time (and meets a naked man)

G

Geneva 1924
Tom get posted to Geneva and learns French.
Geneva 1927
in which Tom defeats a chess champion and becomes a smuggler.
Geneva 1928
A day in which Tome witnesses a crime of passion and is suspected of stealing umbrellas
Germany 1921
Tom visits the Weimar Republic and is briefly very rich
Germany 1928
in which Tom jumps another plane to catch a train
Germany 1937
In which Tom recieves a letter from a sarcastic Dutchman and gets a history lesson about the Huns
Germany 1937, the Goering stories
In which Tom tells jokes to Hermann Goering and reveals himself to be a card sharp.
Germany 1938
in which Tom brings news of German re-armament to Britian and is recruited into the secret service
Germany 1939
in which Tom has another oportunity to report back to the secret service
Germany 1939
in which Tom falls victim to a police state and discovers the joys of stamp collecting
Germany and Prague 1938
in which the Continent is cut of and Tom is mistaken for a German

H

Home Leave
In which Winnie and Frank get home leave in 1938 and Winnie gets a fridge.

K

Kisumu
In which Winnie makes new friends and has another baby

L

Leaving England
In which Winnie and Frank sail for Kenya in 1928
Lemon Pudding
Recipies from Winnie's time in Kenya
Liverpool and Germany in the 60's
in which Tom finds himself surrounded by beautiful women
London 1922
Tom has a brush with the justice
London 1923
College days and motorcycle accidents
London 1923, continued
Tom has a brush with the law, more college hi-jinks and a chinese scam
London 1924
Another brush with the lawand Tom tries for his Taxi license
London 1924, continued
Tom is done for speeding and wonders who invented the tank
London 1940 and 1944
in which Tom is mistaken for a Nazi and talks abour bombs

M

Margaret Pearson's Lemon Cordial
Recipies from Winnie's time in Kenya
Memoirs of a Mug
Memoirs of a mug by Tom Pond
Mrs Scattergood's Fudge
Recipies from Winnie's time in Kenya
Mrs Scattergood's Toffee
Recipies from Winnie's time in Kenya

N

Nairobi
In which Winnie and Frank move to the capital and Frank does war work.

O

Oportet Vivere
This is the home page for oportetvivere.com

P

Paris and London 1926
Tom travels far and learns a lesson about leadership.
Parties and Picnics
In which Winnie enjoys the leisure time activities available to Colonial Civil Servants
Pendragon
This page is concerned with the Pendragon Roleplaying Game.
Post Script
In which we learn of Winnie's life after Kenya

R

Roleplaying Index
Information about my role playing hobby

S

School Years 1908 to 1917
A memoir of Tom Pond's School Years, 1908-1917
Schramberg 1938
in which Tom learns that stone fruit can be deadly in the Black Forest.

T

Todd Family Heraldry
The heraldric words of the Todd family grant of arms.
Tonbridge to the Americas in 1946
in which Tom insults his secretary, is appalled by Americans and patronises Brazillians
Trip to England
In which Winnie returns to England in 1934 and Kenneth vanishes twice.

W

War Years - the last years in Kisumu
in which Winnie returns to Kisumu and her garden in trampled by hippos.
Winnie's Cook Book
Recipies from Winnie's time in Kenya
Winnie's Ginger Nut Biscuits
Recipies from Winnie's time in Kenya
Winnie, her life in Kenya.
Biography of Winnifred Brown life in colonial Africa
Writing
A collection of travel diaries and memoirs.