Yesterday I wrote another journal entry with pen and paper, sitting on the back porch. But it has not been typed into this page. Perhaps someday. This morning my ears take me on a magical journey through memory. Light My Fire, Feliciano, Jose Feliciano1969When I was accepted into Ryerson University, I moved to Toronto, Ontario,… Continue reading Maggie’s Song
Month: July 2020
Luddite Day
I am writing this morning in the heat and glory of the morning. I wanted to write while sitting on the back porch yesterday morning. But I have become accustomed to hammering out my thoughts, my words, on a machine, a keyboard, and my aging laptop lacks a functioning battery; so it is tied to… Continue reading Luddite Day
If I Had Thought This Through…
Hot! Humid! This morning it was 30C in the shade on the back porch, at 9:00 a.m. The temperature rose from there. Both Attila and I chose to do indoor projects today. Attila is working on the last stretch of basement wall, building studs, installing insulation, then vapour barrier, then drywall, then painting. He has… Continue reading If I Had Thought This Through…
I Love Mornings
I love mornings. It is the very best time of day, in my view. The world is quiet, the blank page of waking hours waiting, unfolding slowly. The light is at its best in the early morning, the bird song is more cheerful, the calm before the storm of traffic This morning I wandered out… Continue reading I Love Mornings
Muggy Heat
It isn’t as hot as it was last week, but it isn’t pleasant out there nonetheless. Rain is predicted here for today, and quite a bit for tonight. One 1000 litre rain tank is full, the overflow rain barrels are full, and the second 1000 litre tank has about 250 litres of water, it might… Continue reading Muggy Heat