Maggie Turner: Page by Page

About 27 years ago I bought a used and battered book for “recreational” reading. It was called “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men”. It was written in 1936, by James Agee, the photographs in it …

Attila struggles with his health issue where he works, at the best of times. The heat is extreme year round, 40C or hotter, particularly where he has to perform his tasks. He had been slowly …

This year’s garden has so far been a huge success. Attila’s efforts have been rewarded. He spent hours watering and tending the garden, every single day of the week. It is now producing all sorts …

8:15 a.m. I am taking a break after washing the jars of canned tomatoes that were preserved yesterday, drying them, labeling them, and taking them down the stairs to the basement to be stored away …

It is a whirlwind around here! Harvest season is always intense, and this year it is even more intense than most. Attila started the garden during the lock-down, while he was laid off work and …