Mother of boys

A tribute to dad

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If Never Give Up was a person..

It would be my mother. There are many attributes about her but i will share a few things about her. My mother retired from public service when she was only 45 or there about. She mentioned how this was a rare thing at the time and that there were efforts to stop her early retirement.Continue reading “If Never Give Up was a person..”

Modern day chariots

The other day i started researching about chariots, their types and the general purpose they served. I learnt that they were used as a means of transport. Transport for royalty or battalions, they served to move an individual or army from one place to another. I have caught myself trusting in modern day chariots. AContinue reading “Modern day chariots”

Is your vacuum cleaner bag plugged in? How full is it?

Let me explain why i ask. Many years ago, when we returned from boarding school, we found that dad had acquired a vacuum cleaner. I remember it was orange in colour with black wheels and black pipe. Ofcourse we had seen it in movies, knew what it did and were excited to plug into powerContinue reading “Is your vacuum cleaner bag plugged in? How full is it?”

My dear boys….

Zachary, Donald and T.H, this year is just half way but lots of things have happened. When you are older, i hope you can read this blog and possibly tell this story to your own boys. So in 2020, the World was faced with a disease. This disease had no cure and quite a numberContinue reading “My dear boys….”

If i were a father…( my thoughts based on Bluey’s dad

I am a fan of Bluey- an Australian cartoon. So Bluey has a dad, mom and a sister called Bingo. My children know i love this cartoon so they call me once its showing. I would love to tell you why i love this cartoon in Honor of Father’s day. In all the episodes iContinue reading “If i were a father…( my thoughts based on Bluey’s dad”

Gratitude note to the heroes in my family

Gratitude note On a Monday like this 1 year ago, my helper at the time decided to leave feigning that one of her relatives had died and she was going for burial and would return after a few days. I bid her farewell and even handed her money to facilitate her and her family inContinue reading “Gratitude note to the heroes in my family”

She just would not let it rest -How my mother taught me the skill of swimming

I was about 3 years when i had a near drowning incident at a swimming pool. I was told by my mother that i lent another child my floater while i was in the pool even though i was on the shallow end of the pool. This was not a children’s pool and so iContinue reading “She just would not let it rest -How my mother taught me the skill of swimming”

Raising child number 3

So we had our first child in 2010. Bubu2010, was our first child, and the first grand child for my father. Oh, how loved he was. He was such a high light and my family related with him before he was born. He had toys of all kinds. You know how you buy age appropriateContinue reading “Raising child number 3”

The Breath of God

Originally posted on Let Laura B:
This morning I woke up to another nightmare called life. I’ve been feeling exhausted from all the public addresses on TV from the Ministry of Health and the president. The local and international news is like a never ending ‘end of times’ action movie. It can’t get worse, right?…