Author: Maggie Turner

I had thought that canning season was over. It wasn’t. We found some reasonably priced fresh cranberries from Quebec on our last shopping trip. I had plans for those cranberries. We also bought an expensive and small bag of organic oranges. I buy organic oranges when I mean to use the whole fruit. Following a… Continue reading Entertaining Ourselves

Ginger is a happy cat today! A few hours ago a delivery came to our door. The box held shampoo, and soap. These items were packed with brown paper, lots of it. While opening the package, I placed the brown paper packing on the living room floor. At first Ginger ran out of the room,… Continue reading Ginger

My allergy sent me on a life journey to avoid preservatives. I have had this serious allergy for 40 years. As the use of preservatives spread, I have had to become more and more diligent over the years. Attila and I have been together for 30 of those years, and together we have evolved into… Continue reading Where does the time go!

As I was chatting with Attila, who was on his break at work, there was an odd knock at the door. I looked out the window to discover a pileated woodpecker pecking at the front door. For an hour so so afterwards, that woodpecker darted around our house. A harbinger? I wonder. Worldly Weather Updated… Continue reading A Knock At The Door

I’ve been living with a life-threatening condition since 1984. It is anaphylaxis, and with extreme diligence I’ve survived thus far. It has altered the way I live my life, no restaurants, no pot luck dinners, no enjoying homemade food gifts, and worst of all, the allergen is a non-medicinal ingredient in some medications, making human… Continue reading Weighing Options