The big adventure of the day began when my glasses fell to the floor. Out popped the left lens. I need my glasses. I phoned Costco, they said they would try to put the lens back in for me, no charge, and were quite pleasant on the telephone. It is 40 km drive to Costco,… Continue reading Seeing The Light
Author: Maggie Turner
Things People Say
Pleasantries, thank goodness people use them. The things people say in superficial interaction are often pleasant, and meaningless. These pleasantries are the social lubricant that keeps us all getting along together after a fashion; but you can’t eat lubricating oil, it does not sustain life, and although it makes social interaction possible, it does nothing… Continue reading Things People Say
Tree Felling At The Rideau Camp
What a beautiful weekend we had. Saturday and Sunday were bright and sunny and warm. On Friday evening we packed Tank and headed out to the Rideau Camp. Packing is now done from a list, and a running list is kept at both ends of our journey, one for items to take to the Camp,… Continue reading Tree Felling At The Rideau Camp
Elliptical Life
This morning I am working on another dictated entry. I hope the program I am using will learn my speech patterns as well as I am learning its idiosyncrasies. I’m unaccustomed to speaking so quickly but I will get used to it. Another sunny day has dawned. When I looked out the window this morning… Continue reading Elliptical Life
Dictation
Wednesday June 7 Last night I decided to try the dictation function on my Macintosh computer. Years ago I experimented with dictation software and was very disappointed with the results. But this software works very well. I am pausing to add punctuation, but other than that there have been no problems. I am curious to… Continue reading Dictation