Author Archives: karenmeg

Mother and Child

Posted on February 12, 2025 by karenmeg

My daughter shared with me the video below. Your child is always your child no matter what your age. Wouldn’t it be cute if that were us in the future? Except I’ll be 123 when she’s 84. You never know!

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Heartbreak in Uni

Posted on February 12, 2025 by karenmeg

I belong to a Facebook group for parents of students at my daughter’s university. Although we had already gone through this post-high school stage with our son, we hadn’t been as involved. Being the firstborn and having so many different … Continue reading →

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Love Forms – a book review

Posted on February 8, 2025 by karenmeg

Dawn is a 58-year-old divorced mother of two adult sons, living in London, trying to settle into a nice middle aged life. She is a native of Trinidad with roots and family still back home. Both of her kids have … Continue reading →

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Friday Round up

Posted on February 1, 2025 by karenmeg

This past week went by very quickly -and yet I feel like I’m stuck and not moving. Which is practically the case. Because of the reno’s, Hubs and I are limited to three rooms in our house- bedroom, kitchen and … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year of the Snake

Posted on January 30, 2025 by karenmeg

It’s the Lunar New Year. The Chinese zodiac sign is the Snake. My year. The zodiac goes in cycles of 12 years, one animal for every year. We left the year of the Dragon. This year will also be an … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name – Daily Prompt

Posted on January 21, 2025 by karenmeg

Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc. Karen. I was named when it was one of the most popular names for girls. In every classroom there were at least two of us. Always spelled the OG way, … Continue reading →

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Learning Dance Choreography at Any Age

Posted on January 21, 2025 by karenmeg

Ok, I’m gonna learn this choreo, baby. That’s my goal. I know, I know. I’m like 40 years older than the average person in this video and I have bad knees. I just wrote a scene about my love of … Continue reading →

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Fireplace Channel and Five on a Friday

Posted on January 17, 2025 by karenmeg

I used to think that the Fireplace channel (and also the Aquarium channel, for that matter) were just the strangest offerings on TV. We found occasion to watch my TV fireplace this past week. You know when you’ve got stuff … Continue reading →

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Friday Roundup

Posted on January 10, 2025 by karenmeg

First full week of the new year. A lot going on but with some flexibility in schedule, it feels like things are going lightning quick but alternately at a snail’s pace. The week started out on a high, looking forward … Continue reading →

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Glass half full

Posted on January 4, 2025 by karenmeg

Glasses, some empty, some partially filled with water, so many glasses…strewn around the house.  A glass in the living room, a couple in the family room, errant ones in the bedrooms upstairs, on their desks. In the basement, in the … Continue reading →

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