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Ruth Lubembe

Daylight robbery in big supermarkets

But when I got to the till, I was shocked to find that the cashier’s total over-shot mine by about Sh200!

By Ruth Lubembe 4 years ago

Daylight robbery in big supermarkets

No more freebies in my house

No more freebies in my house

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Our little ones aren't so little anymore

Our little ones aren't so little anymore

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

They don’t realise I was once ‘cool’

They don’t realise I was once ‘cool’

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

You know you are getting old when...

I am starting to believe that the years are catching up with me going by something that has been happening more and more frequently.

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

You know you are getting old when...

Daylight robbery in supermarkets

When I expressed my surprise at the discrepancy, the man laughed dismissively and said only the prices at the till mattered.

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Daylight robbery in supermarkets

Daylight robbery in the big supermarkets

Some years ago, a branch of one of the large supermarkets chains found itself in the news for the wrong reasons.

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Daylight robbery in the big supermarkets

Power of soap operas

Once upon a time, many years ago, Mexican soap operas burst onto the Kenyan TV scene and quite a number of people were hooked.

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Power of soap operas

Stick shift cars aren’t for everyone

My sister was away last week and left me with her car so that I could run the engine occasionally.

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Stick shift cars aren’t for everyone

Walk a mile in their shoes

The only people who should be qualified to judge others are those who have walked in the shoes of the ones being judged

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Walk a mile in their shoes

God really is a mother’s best friend

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

God really is a mother’s best friend

Never say never

“Never say never” – this year I have had to swallow my words on two occasions.

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Never say never

Playing the proper tourist

A friend recently returned from a visit outside the country and was sharing her experience with me.

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Playing the proper tourist

Eek! I am turning into one of those meddling aunties

There are aunties who for some reason believe there is a specific day and time by when young people should have ‘settled down’

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Eek! I am turning into one of those meddling aunties

Here’s to marking another stage of life

To our oldest, and others marking this stage of life, well done and best wishes!

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Here’s to marking another stage of life

Bruised, battered but spirited matatus

Recent matatu ride into town reminded me of a rumour I heard about three years ago – that 14-seaters from around the country come to die on our route

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Bruised, battered but spirited matatus

Share your eureka moments

Archimedes while having a bath one day, made a scientific discovery ran down the street buck naked shouting, “Eureka!”

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Share your eureka moments

Mother’s Guilt Syndrome

Once you pass this test, you can move onto bigger things, like food from your favourite restaurant.

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Mother’s Guilt Syndrome

Everyone needs a break sometimes

Every time I manage to take a break somewhere out of town, the same thought occurs to me: Why don’t I do this more often? But I know the answer – it’s

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Everyone needs a break sometimes

The days when children were to be seen and not heard

You know the young people in your house are grown when two things happen.

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

The days when children were to be seen and not heard

Empty nest syndrome sets in...

There was a time when my days revolved around the school run every morning and evening.

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Empty nest syndrome sets in...

One plate, one spoon... and other new house rules

They say it is important to be aware of the changing times and seasons, and to move with them.

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

One plate, one spoon... and other new house rules

I cook in high heels...And other peculiarities

I realised some time ago that I had to find a way to elevate myself when cooking or doing the dishes because our kitchen counters are so high.

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

I cook in high heels...And other peculiarities

Poor good old Ebrahim

A couple of weeks ago, I read about the closure of Ebrahim Supermarket and I must admit I felt a twinge of sadness.

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Poor good old Ebrahim

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

There’s a part of me that is envious of how simply my mum lives

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

Baby power: Size has little to do with it

Babies are very influential people despite (or is it because of?) their size and dependence on others

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Baby power: Size has little to do with it

They don’t realise I was once a ‘cool’ kid too

Fast-forward to two weeks ago, the whole family was in the car on a long trip out of town and the radio was on

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

They don’t realise I was once a ‘cool’ kid too

Lessons from 2018

Looking back over the past year, I can confirm that there are many things I learned

By Ruth Lubembe 5 years ago

Lessons from 2018

Who’s up for camping? Not me!

I’ve watched the videos of lions or elephants or rhinos getting too close for comfort and have vowed that will never be me.

By Ruth Lubembe 6 years ago

Who’s up for camping? Not me!

A.S.K Show still rocks

A.S.K attracted even adults with this year's theme being 'promoting innovation and technology in agriculture and trade'

By Ruth Lubembe 6 years ago

A.S.K Show still rocks

How to stage a lie and get away with it

It turned out that the visit to see giraffes didn’t take that long so he and his friend decided to venture into an animal orphanage nearby.

By Ruth Lubembe 6 years ago

How to stage a lie and get away with it

What the youngsters have taught me

My dad used to say he would live long because he laughed a lot, and the reason he laughed a lot was because he spent quite time among young people

By Ruth Lubembe 6 years ago

What the youngsters have taught me

Oh how things have changed

Why would a right-thinking individual would walk into a shop, voluntarily pick torn clothing and leave good money behind?

By Ruth Lubembe 6 years ago

Oh how things have changed

Eggs, our holy grail

Every home has a food, or foods, that are staples.These are food items that everyone eats, that move fast and whose presence in the kitchen and fridge

By Ruth Lubembe 6 years ago

Eggs, our holy grail

No place like home

No place is better than home because everything is familiar therefore very comfortable.

By Ruth Lubembe 6 years ago

No place like home

Manners in the cab

There are different cab drivers with different manners.

By Ruth Lubembe 6 years ago

Manners in the cab

Of palates that refuse to yield

I was enjoying a meal of rice with meat on bone over the weekend and for the umpteenth time, offered our young ones a bit of the marrow from the bone.

By Ruth Lubembe 6 years ago

Of palates that refuse to yield

Too many 'unsuitable careers'

Our youngest is just about to choose subjects that she will be examined in for her secondary school qualification.

By Ruth Lubembe 6 years ago

Too many 'unsuitable careers'

An app to kick you into action

Thanks to our young ones, I am slowly starting to appreciate that there really is an app for everything.

By Ruth Lubembe 6 years ago

An app to kick you into action

Your children learn by copying you!

Those were the days when parking was never a problem and you not only found your car where you left it, but it was also completely intact.

By Ruth Lubembe 6 years ago

Your children learn by copying you!

Rehab centre where drug addicts get new lease of life

It lays emphasis on building character, a sense of responsibility and other values that will contribute positively to society.

By Ruth Lubembe 7 years ago

Rehab centre where drug addicts get new lease of life

Why you should only opt for a formal adoption

As adoption agencies in Kenya await conclusion of talks with the Government regarding licensing, one man would like to focus his attention on the importance of formal adoptions.

By Ruth Lubembe 9 years ago

Why you should only opt for a formal adoption

Emotional competence key to success

'Make It Happen' is the theme for this year's International Women's Day to be marked on Sunday. There are many women who have made it happen in different spheres of the Kenyan society and made a positive impact.

By Ruth Lubembe 9 years ago

Emotional competence key to success

Dusit D2: The heavenly green city in Nairobi

Tucked away in the exclusive, ultra-modern 14 Riverside cul-de-sac is Nairobi’s latest hotel — Dusit D2.

By Ruth Lubembe 10 years ago

Dusit D2: The heavenly green city in Nairobi

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