After Attila arrived home from work on Saturday, we decided to make a trip into town to deposit a cheque, purchase fuel, and pick up some supplies. At the grocery store we noticed that the Pharmacy had someone available to give flu shots. It would save a trip to have our shots then and there!… Continue reading All Tucked In
Author: Maggie Turner
A Quiet Day
A new day has dawned, sunshine prevails. It was cold last night, and the morning fire is a welcome ritual. Mist supervises, sitting beside me as I place the firewood in the fireplace, watching me carefully until the fire is lit, the door is closed, and the flames begin to blaze. Then she wanders off… Continue reading A Quiet Day
Baker’s Yeast
Occasionally, just occasionally, I become aware of how restricted my life has really become. Sure, intellectually I know it is restricted, and as a rule I just get on with things. But I seldom feel it. I seldom know it in my bones, in my cells. My allergy is a game changer. It reaches into… Continue reading Baker’s Yeast
Luna’s New House
Monday, October 21 On Saturday afternoon I built the last of the curing burns in the masonry heater. Then I closed the dampers, and Attila and I headed out for a visit with Luna and Janus and the Grandbabies. Luna and Janus moved last week, to their dream house. They bought a 1908 vintage home,… Continue reading Luna’s New House
We are in hot water!
Friday, October 17, 2014 Funny when I think about it, when I was a kid, receiving at Christmas was all I thought about. It was magical, the thought that an entity existing in the “outside” world would be kind or generous in any way, Santa Clause was a myth with a heart. It wasn’t that… Continue reading We are in hot water!