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A Dog Knows Who Needs Them

My Katie ðŸ’” I still look for you my sweet girl,  In all your favourite sleeping places,  I see a shadow and I think it might be you,  I think I hear you ringing your bells  Or scratching on the door, I can still feel the softness of your fur,  Your doggie scent still surrounds me, ..

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We were making memories

All through the caregiving years, we were still making memories although I did not realize then, how precious our caregiving memories would become. Every life stage matters. Even though your parent or loved one cannot do everything they once did, there is still a beautiful bond, and time spent together is precious , whether it..

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The Christmas the power went out

Christmas day some years ago, we had just finished our turkey dinner when the power went out. We were a small group that year…..only my elderly parents, sister, my husband and I. We sat in the living room, candles lit, and decided to tell about Christmases past. My sister and I shared stories of visiting the Eaton’s Santa in the ‘50s..

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Summer Traditions

Summer traditions live on through the generations. One such tradition was the old carousel at Port Dalhousie on Lake Ontario in St. Catharines. There was once an amusement park there in the 1950s and our family went every summer , enjoying the beach, the airplane ride, the ‘caterpillar’, bumper cars and of course , the..

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