Yesterday Attila left work an hour early, having gone in an hour early, allowing us an early start on our most recent journey to the little house in the city. After driving for an hour we hit an ice storm. It began as rain and quickly evolved into a downpour of ice pellets. Luckily the… Continue reading Lumpen Mass
Just Like An Arrow
When I arose at 5:00 a.m. this morning it was still dark outside. The neighbour was up though, and there were a few lights on at their house. Standing in the dark, the kitchen window became a portal into a fairy land. The distant lights in the windows beamed through the branches of the white… Continue reading Just Like An Arrow
First Snow 2013
Timers are my best friends. They are accommodating, understanding, uncritical, and essential. I have a manual timer for the kitchen, at timer on the range, and a timer on the computer. Today they were all three put to good use. Geeky Computer Details After seven hours of downloading and updating, Mavericks for Mac is installed… Continue reading First Snow 2013
Underconsumers
Added Note: Fourteen years ago today I began keeping this journal! The very first entry, hand coded html, is here: Maggie’s very first blog entry. As Attila was leaving for work this morning, and I was waving goodbye from the window, he held up a snow ball. A small amount of snow, or it could… Continue reading Underconsumers
The Snow Queen Cometh
Snow in the weather forecast, for next week! In fairy tale terms, the Snow Queen cometh. And so we slip towards the dark days of winter, when Attila leaves before light, and returns home after dark. And me? I will spend my days with the trees and wind, only interacting with other humans in darkness,… Continue reading The Snow Queen Cometh