Author: Maggie Turner

Winter weather has arrived, after an extremely mild start. We have had some snow as well, but not a lot compared to what we were used to at the country house! I decided to leave the Christmas tree up until Candlemas, which is also Imbolc, or in some circles known as the dead of winter.… Continue reading Winter!

We don’t have snow, but we do have bugs! The mild winter thus far, I assume, is responsible for continued insect activity. The two insects that we find with great frequency in the house are Asian Beetles, and Stink Bugs. We are still finding them crawling around the house, this first week of January. This… Continue reading No Snow

Here we are, the very last day of 2023! Wishing you a prosperous and healthy New Year! The weather is colder than it has been, -5C this morning. It is cloudy, dreary really, out there. Attila and I went for a stroll, there were few other people braving the streets. The sidewalks are bare, which… Continue reading Seeing The Year Out

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays to those who celebrate other special days. We are having a very quiet and peaceful day here. This year we once again decided to buy needed household items for ourselves as gifts, but to do it a bit differently. I gifted Attila small kitchen items, and… Continue reading A Christmas Apron

At our house discussions about how to manage early retirement for Attila are ongoing. Of course, money is the main issue. Retirement will not be a cake walk for us, neither of us have a pension beyond what we will receive from the government after a lifetime of paying into their plan, it has been… Continue reading About Peter and Paul