Category Archives: Family

Meet Cody: resilient senior dog

Posted on November 21, 2024 by karenmeg

This is Cody, our 16 year old Shih Tzu. We adopted him when he was 4 (they thought he was 2 when we applied for him, but found some of his original papers so they gave us a $50 discount!). … Continue reading →

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National Fast Food Day

Posted on November 17, 2024 by karenmeg

Wow I can’t believe I missed it! What is your favourite fast food? At my age I try not to indulge too often, but I can’t say no to an Egg McMuffin from Mc Donalds – that and a medium … Continue reading →

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From Childhood to Adulthood: My Love for Libraries

Posted on November 16, 2024 by karenmeg

I love books, I’ve always loved to read and the library has had a place in my life since I first picked up a book in elementary school. When we moved into a new subdivision where there was no public … Continue reading →

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This Charming Man*

Posted on November 28, 2020 by karenmeg

I’ve been doing some decluttering lately. We usually save up to donate to the Canadian Diabetes Association – who in turn take our donations and sell them to Value Village. All for a good cause – we feel we are … Continue reading →

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She knows what she wants …

Posted on November 21, 2020 by karenmeg

The other day my 15 year old daughter came into my office and showed me her ear – with a second piercing. Hold up – a second piercing? She hasn’t left the house much since the pandemic hit, and rarely … Continue reading →

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People stories

Posted on February 9, 2019 by karenmeg

It’s been a couple of very icy, snowy days, and we’ve been mostly housebound. With only one walk a day, my little Cody has adjusted well and has appeared to grow new brain cells that allow him to let me … Continue reading →

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Walk of Life

Posted on February 4, 2019 by karenmeg

So – happy 2019! It’s been a busy couple of months… since the last post, we had the holidays, the boy got through exams  at university (lots of drama there…), he got himself a new girlfriend, my daughter turned 14, … Continue reading →

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The dragon leaves the nest

Posted on September 1, 2018 by karenmeg

I heard the sound of the garage door opening in the middle of the night.  Followed by heavy footsteps into the laundry room, further into the kitchen, the subsequent opening of the refrigerator … all accompanied by the blinking of … Continue reading →

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Camp: the girl’s gone solo

Posted on July 25, 2017 by karenmeg

Friday night was fairly typical of previous “the night before away camp” evenings.  There were the packing lists, the clothes strewn all over the floor, checking of the flashlights for batteries,the discussions about the pros and cons of bringing rain … Continue reading →

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Watching the days go by …

Posted on June 5, 2017 by karenmeg

“Whoo – hoo!”  Thump.  Thump. “Hey, be quiet up there, your sister is sleeping” the annoyed parents yelled up at the boy-man (irony, yes we were yelling at him.) Six foot 2 inches of excitement came flying down the stairs … Continue reading →

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