Thursday I worked a full day with a wonderful woman. I find that I look forward to any day I am working with her. She is diligent, intelligent, has oodles of common sense and is basically kind hearted. There are no unnecessary confrontations with customers on her watch and she breezes through sales interactions with… Continue reading I want, I want, I want!
Author: Maggie Turner
Chimney Sweep, among other things…
Attila and I had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend. Attila worked Saturday, as usual. After he arrived home we packed a few belongings into the car and headed for the little house in the city. The drive was wonderful! The leaves on the Canadian Shield are at their peak of colour, and it was quite a… Continue reading Chimney Sweep, among other things…
“Jocko’s Sadness”
I read the book Brother Fish, by Bryce Courtney, with interest. It was an engaging book, although most of the female characters were rough sketches. One of the significant concepts in the book was the camaraderie born of shared traumatic experiences, in this case the Korean War. The characters, once depending on one another for… Continue reading “Jocko’s Sadness”
Nothing Like Experience
I did not abandon my youth easily or willingly. It came late in life and left abruptly. I was old before it arrived and old in the same measure after it left. I count myself lucky that it ever existed at all. And who knows, I may get another crack at it yet! Early morning… Continue reading Nothing Like Experience
There and Back Again
I’ve been to visit the Grandbabies! They carried on with their day-to-day activities: breakfast, school, swimming lessons, homework and playtime. So bright and delightful. I am biased, no doubt about it. I am their Gramma after all! Luna has her hands full, taking care of her small house, which is under renovation, and these three… Continue reading There and Back Again