This afternoon I pulled our daughter close in a long embrace as I whispered “goodbye, I love you”. Natalie and her partner Alex were with us for a week at the cottage. Watching the sunset from the sofa at the lake, I massaged her feet. I made her favourite spice
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM - A Blog by Donna Thomson: A Day To Remember… Always
Yesterday was a day that I will always remember. Nicholas came up north to our family cottage for the afternoon! It has been seven years since was last here and we were all unsure whether he could withstand the pain of such a long (two hour) journey each way. Let
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM - A Blog by Donna Thomson: Love and Memory at the Lake
My husband Jim and I met and married ‘up at the lake’ as we call our summer place in the Quebec Laurentians. Jim’s parents met and married at the lake too. Our grandparents were part of a group of friends, all english Montrealers, who bought property at the lake in
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM - A Blog by Donna Thomson: Summer Memories of the Lake
Today I am at the lake, remembering. Nicholas used to come with us here – to swim in our crystal clear water, to play charades with family (Jim and I met on the lake, so there are a lot of us here) and to share in family meals on the
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