Tag Archives: Family

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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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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Learning to fly

Posted on December 19, 2024 by karenmeg

Around this time twenty four years ago, we were introducing my son to solids. He graduated to using utensils on his own. Winnie, then Blues Clues, and Paddington were favourites. But with so much to explore, so many things to … Continue reading →

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Sleep wars

Posted on November 30, 2024 by karenmeg

Darn, I missed my Friday post! I was supposed to write it after I got home from my Friday evening outing (will be in my bonus post..). But I went to bed to read. So I dropped the NaBloPoMo ball … Continue reading →

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Friday wrap up

Posted on November 23, 2024 by karenmeg

How was your week? Hard to believe it’s the 3rd week of November! Managed to hit the gym three times and hope to go over the weekend, as usual. Wrapped up a writing course; went to a concert in Niagara … Continue reading →

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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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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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Secret

Posted on November 12, 2024 by karenmeg

Since our family was completed with the birth of our daughter, I’ve been quite open about our struggles with infertility, both online and in real life.  That’s the approach we’ve taken with our friends, acquaintances, strangers even (as I get … Continue reading →

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