Author: Maggie Turner

A YouTube series I bumped into, Qin Dynasty, looked as if it might be interesting. I began watching it some time ago, there are 78 episodes, each 45 minutes in length, so it has taken some time watch the entire series. It is based on history, of Qin Dynasty, and follows a period of time… Continue reading Human Behaviour

“What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness. Those moments when another human being was there, in front of me, suffering and I responded… sensibly. Reservedly. Mildly.”George Saunders How true this is for me.My biggest regret was a lack of courage to be kind.It happened when I was a teacher, and for… Continue reading Hitting Home

Well, perhaps not so lazy! After spring planting, there is a short lull at the beginning of the summer, where the garden is busy growing, and just needs to be weeded and watered. That is where we are right now. Since there hasn’t been any rain for a while, watering is taking up a lot… Continue reading Lazy, hazy days of summer.

Yesterday Attila and I headed out at 7:45 a.m. to visit local commercial pick-your-own strawberry fields. The farm was finally open. We weren’t the first ones there, but we were the first ones to emerge from the field with our baskets full with six litres of fresh strawberries. Last night our dinner consisted of a… Continue reading Canning Season Begins

Some nights are a “long dark tea time of the soul”, at least in my life some nights are like that. Tonight is one of those nights. I don’t see them coming, and I am not really sure what triggers them now. When they arrive, it is usually about two hours after I retire for… Continue reading Gently