Category Archives: commentary

The Girl with Nowhere to Go – a book review

Posted on February 11, 2026 by karenmeg

The Girl With Nowhere To Go by Louise Guy My rating: 4 of 5 stars A story about unresolved trauma, divided families, buried family secrets that starts out with a mysterious 16 year old orphan girl, with nowhere to go. … Continue reading →

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Scattershot Saturday

Posted on February 7, 2026 by karenmeg

Winter olympics! Perfect weekend for it, woke up to -21 degree weather. I’m Canadian, but that is really cold. I was in Montreal for most of this past week, for a work meeting. Montreal was also VERY cold. Figure skating, … Continue reading →

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Country People – a book review

Posted on January 5, 2026 by karenmeg

Country People by Daniel Mason My rating: 4 of 5 stars A family of four travel from the comfort of liberal California to the country, Vermont when Kate, the mom, takes the opportunity to be the visiting English professor at … Continue reading →

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New Normal

Posted on January 3, 2026 by karenmeg

It’s 7 am on a Saturday. I’m up because I’ve been awake since 6:22 am. Which is late for me. No one else is up yet. The new normal. The house is quiet, it’s still a bit dark, snow falls … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas workout

Posted on December 25, 2025 by karenmeg

Well, at least there’s a lot of red and green! I haven’t been to the gym regularly in a good 3 weeks – first it was the awful cold that I couldn’t shake! Then I went back for a few … Continue reading →

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Change – NaBloPoMo finish line

Posted on November 30, 2025 by karenmeg

It’s the last day of November, and with this latest snowfall, the winter season is here to stay. Change of season, life changes, change is a constant. We had a neighbourhood couple over for dinner last night, with whom we … Continue reading →

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Three Things Thursday -Podcasts

Posted on November 6, 2025 by karenmeg

So many podcasts, so little time. Here are three that I keep on rotation: I am so Canadian in this regard. Our national broadcaster, CBC, has the best programming both on Television and radio, and online. Q features the most … Continue reading →

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Five things I love about Fall

Posted on November 3, 2025 by karenmeg

2. Comfortable walking weather – saw this cute kitty out just enjoying the soft sounds of the brooke in the trails in our neighbourhood. 3. Halloween – I mentioned in the post yesterday, we don’t get a lot of kids … Continue reading →

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Storytelling

Posted on September 20, 2025 by karenmeg

People tell stories so others don’t feel as lonely. I heard this being discussed on an episode of Q on CBC. The author and actress Zosia Mamet was being interviewed about her new memoir “Essays: Does this make me funny.” … Continue reading →

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R is for Regret; S is for Serendipity; T for Tulips

Posted on April 30, 2025 by karenmeg

Today’s there’s a three-fer (three for one) in my A to Z blogging challenge. R – Regret of the day – I did not manage to complete the A-Z challenge on time within the month of April. I think I … Continue reading →

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