FRUIT CAKE – A recipe for all seasons

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Fruit coke Should be made a few weeks before icing and kept well wrapped in greaseproof paper and foil to mature. Because of all its rich ingredients, this cake can keep moist for several months. By Vivian Chemitai Cake Specialist, Bakers Bounty During my childhood I grew up with a dislike for the fruit cake,…

Flowers and Love. Jeremiah and Jane Kaibiria’s approach to parenting

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‘I had girls come to me with very deep and hurting issues. Others, unable to talk about the issues, would act out. An otherwise humble girl would turn to be very rebellious.’ ‘I had told my children long time ago that unlike us, older people who came from big families with many siblings, they only…

If you want to stay away from unsolicited sex

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Keep off men’s residences, particularly their bedrooms. Men’s residences Women who find themselves getting raped in a boyfriend’s house usually do not even scream when assaulted because they are embarrassed, since they took themselves there. Later they blame themselves. Caution: If you want to stay away from unsolicited sex, keep off men’s residences, particularly their…

Sex boycott Shakes Marital Bliss

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Mother’s day was a success. Not only did I reconcile myself with my in-laws, but I managed, to a large degree, to tickle my wife’s fancy. I loved watching her face glow as she animatedly talked about the events that took place all the time we were at our parents place. It seemed like an…

Should a baby’s hair be shaved?

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Do you remember the story of Samson and Delilah in the Bible? When Samson was conceived, an angel of the Lord predicted to his parents Manoah and Zorah that they would have a son who will deliver the Israelites from the Philistines. Samson’s parents promised not to shave or cut their son’s hair. Samson’s strength…

Change of heart

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Six Years After An Operation To Prevent More Pregnancies, Her Husband Wanted Another Baby On 17 January 2006, Mary, a 35-year-old woman, walked into our clinic with her partner. Her records indicated she had been an old patient at the clinic. Six years before she had undergone closure of both her fallopian tubes in a…

Hail Motherhood

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My mother visited us last week and brought with her dried meat, whole maize meal flour, traditional vegetables and groundnuts. During her stay, being the great cook that she is, she often found her way to the kitchen to prepare delightful meals. One may say that this is expected ‘motherhood’ behavior and I agree. However,…

Being your own Lawyer

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Sometimes the money is not enough to do what needs to be done, leaving you on your own to do the necessary representing yourself in court, and being your own lawyer. Yes it is possible. There are instances where the law may allow you to forego having a lawyer such as; when you need to…

Mama-My inspiration

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What would I do without my mother? Whenever I ask this question I always shudder even as I wonder what my life would be like without her. My mother is a part and parcel of my life; I knew her even before I made entry into this world. Today I am a grown woman with my…

Sex after delivery

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Is there a universally agreed ‘back to sex by’ date?  No hard and fast rules                                                                                 …