Author: Maggie Turner

Mostly, I just feel sad when I encounter people who think simplistically about complex situations, and are unaware of it. I feel disgust for people who slyly promote simplistic thinking about complex situations, and I regard that promotion as a form of betrayal of innocence, a form of violence. In general people do not want… Continue reading Listening

The skies are grey, the temperature has risen above freezing, so the world is drip, drip, dripping. Ginger and I are enjoying our cozy home, it is certainly warm and peaceful in here! Although out in the world it is oh so dreary, I have had good news. Hydro, and the electrician tell me they… Continue reading Good News

8:20 a.m. It is still early, but I’ve already tackled multiple mini-setbacks in my morning projects. We have been up for hours, it is 8:20 a.m. Attila is out in the driveway shoveling us out. Yesterday evening and last night we received a lot of snow, not a lot compared to upper state New York,… Continue reading Setbacks

It began early this morning, the snow squall. Attila anticipated its arrival, suggesting we head out to buy our supplies yesterday, which we did. Today, as it storms out there, we are burroughed into cozy Mist Cottage for the duration. Today there is a lot of activity in the kitchen, as usual. I am making… Continue reading Snow Squall

The world was white when we arose this morning. It has been snowing off and on all morning. The snow melts, more comes down, as the day lengthened the accumulation slowed, reversed, and has melted away. There is hopeful news about the hydro service upgrade, which must be done before the furnace installation can be… Continue reading First Snow Cover