Author: Maggie Turner

I’ve been perusing historical documents posted to the internet, from the area where my Mom grew up, where my maternal ancestors were settlers. One image, of an adult man, standing in the snow beside his horse drawn sleigh, in the 1940s, brought my Grandpa’s presence to me in the here and now. Such a richness… Continue reading Lovely Weather

This past week we have had frost on two different nights. Last night we didn’t get frost, we got a hard freeze. It was -2C this morning, and Attila said the water in the wheelbarrow was frozen solid. By midday it should be obvious which plants survived and which did not. The strawberries were covered,… Continue reading Hard Freeze

Well, after two years of high anxiety diligence to get the new heating system installed, and to gain access to the applied for grant, it is over! They told me the cheque was in the mail. The cheque arrived in the mail. I am so relieved that the heating system upgrade is complete! Ginger has… Continue reading Project Complete

At last, a visit to see my Mom! It has been years, literally years, since I last saw my Mom, or my sisters. The pandemic has been quite the experience for all of us! The traffic on the drive to the visit was horrendous, it was stop and go for miles and miles and miles… Continue reading At Last

Well, I just keep finding things to sort out! I’ve been working on genealogy for over 35 years, and in that time I’ve collected a LOT of data. The software I use allows me to attach document and image files. There are over 8000 of those attached files, but about 1500 of them are missing… Continue reading Apron Prototype