Author: Maggie Turner

There is a certain feeling, so special that it really defies description. The closest I can get to it in a word is home. For me this is a seasonal feeling, it rises as the temperature falls. Today I feel it. It is a feeling that seldom ascends to the conscious level, it rests just… Continue reading A Rainy Day

The heat is on, as of today, October 27, 2025. Last autumn, on November 6th, 2024, the weather was wonderful and mild, I had all the windows in the house open. This year the warm weather disappeared much earlier. In 2021 we turned on the heat on November 2. In 2023 we turned on the… Continue reading The Heat Is On

Last night the temperature fell below freezing for the first time. The day has been sunny, but crisp and cold. My parka and sandals walking ensemble now boasts socks with the sandals. I am slowly conceding to nature’s ways. Time is flying by these days. Other than forays out to replenish our supplies, and health… Continue reading The Lucky Ones

Tonight the temperature is supposed to fall to 0C for the first time this autumn. Today our breakfast strawberries were not sweet. If there is no heat, they do not develop sweetness. They still have a lovely strawberry flavour, and they are not sour. Attila harvested all of the strawberries from the garden, they were… Continue reading Last of the Strawberries

Today Attila and I received our senior’s vaccinations for the flu, and for Covid. My Mom did the same. Attila and I expect to feel a little under the weather for a few days, that is what usually happens. The process is well worth any discomfort. The grocery store was the next port of call.… Continue reading Vaccinations