Today I took a lovely drive to the country. I had company, not happy company, but company nonetheless. This morning I moved the live trap to the back yard. I set it out in the sun where it would appear warm and inviting. In it I placed a fresh cracker, generously spread with delicious peanut… Continue reading Success!
Author: Maggie Turner
Canning Beans
Although the weather is springlike, it is early springlike. The wind is strong and nippy, even though the sun is strong. I am still wearing a wool scarf, a wool hat, gloves, and a parka to go for my walks. It isn’t the kind of weather to sit outside and relax in the sun! So… Continue reading Canning Beans
Short and Sweet
Attila has come and gone. He arrived for supper last night, we talked till midnight, collapsed into bed, and resumed our conversation in the morning over coffee. We have a lot of weighty issues to work through together right now, and it was exhausting! We took ourselves out for Easter lunch to McDonalds, and returned… Continue reading Short and Sweet
Tea’s Ready
5:00 a.m., Saturday, April 4, 2015, Little House in the City At 3:00 a.m. I was wide awake, and fighting dark thoughts. It happens. The dark thoughts are real, they are relevant, it isn’t worry, it is stark reality. At 3:00 a.m. the dark thoughts seem like the only reality. And that isn’t true. It… Continue reading Tea’s Ready
Slow Recovery
Monday, March 30, 2015 The flue is on its way out! Friday morning my temperature had returned to normal. I feel better every day. The cough lessens in severity every day. I still sound “stuffed up”. It just above freezing out there today, and very, very windy. I had planned on running errands, but instead… Continue reading Slow Recovery