We decided to go for a walk on Saturday afternoon. I asked Attila if he thought it would rain, if I needed my hat. The sun was shining, so he thought that I would not need my hat. So I decided not to wear my hat. Off we went on a linear route, turning to… Continue reading Outrageous!
Author: Maggie Turner
First Harvest
Surprise! Attila left a surprise on the kitchen counter for me yesterday evening. Our first crop harvest for 2021. I immediately set to work, trimming, washing, dicing, making a pie filing, and then baking Rhubarb Squares using half of the diced Rhubarb. The other half was packaged in a labelled plastic bag and popped into… Continue reading First Harvest
Instruction Manual
Our kitchen came with an instruction manual, simple and effective. Actually, the manual was created by Attila’s Mom, and given to us as a Christmas present many years ago. Finally, today, Attila mounted the framed manual on the kitchen wall. He proceeded to tell me to follow the instructions. I did. Saturday saw some intermittent… Continue reading Instruction Manual
Teetering, but not falling.
Ah, the last day of April has arrived! April’s showers will continue for the coming week, and welcome they will be, even though it will be May. I looked up from the keyboard and out of the window just now, to find a Robin staring at me from his perch on the tree branch. Nature… Continue reading Teetering, but not falling.
Trees
It is just over 10C, which isn’t very warm for sitting on the back porch, but it is as warm as it is going to get today, so here I sit! And I am enjoying it. A pair of Cardinals are flitting around the yard, their nest in the tree beside the porch. They are… Continue reading Trees