Author: Maggie Turner

The weather is doing its roller coaster thing, which it does here at Mist Cottage in November and February. Some days the temperature rises above the freezing mark, some nights it falls below -10C. Some days are cloudy, often offering snow, and occasionally rain. Some days the sun comes out, for a little while, and… Continue reading Ash Trees

It is snowing and blowing outside the window today, another winter storm is in progress. This time around the temperature is just below freezing, which I prefer to more frigid temperatures. Lots of snow though, and lots of wind blowing it around. In the 2020 lock-down during the first wave of the pandemic, a year… Continue reading Winter Storm

It is cold just outside my window, but not frigid. Snow falls gently at an angle, nudged by the breeze. How wonderful it is to be warm, free from pain, well fed, and relatively safe on such a day. Although winter has not given up on us yet, spring is just weeks away, and will… Continue reading Stories

Twenty seven years ago we moved into our city house. The weather was just like spring, sunny, warm, just wonderful! Early that morning we packed our wagon with clean clothes, towels, soaps, breakfast things, and set off to walk to our new home. We had been living for weeks without water, as there had been… Continue reading Rear View Mirror

When life is busy, there is little time for reflection. Tasks present themselves, one after another, sometimes tumbling into existence simultaneously, to keep the mind and hands engaged. Other times, when life has slowed to a pace that invites reflection, thoughts and feelings deferred present themselves. It is then that I notice the eroding effect… Continue reading You Are What You…