It is cold outside this morning: -19C. It is a little chilly in here this morning, but the heavy socks and down vest are keeping me comfortable. Yesterday the temperature soared to above freezing during the day and the snow came down from the roof on the south side of the house, right onto the… Continue reading Mastering
The Water Carriers
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year! Attila and I greeted the New Year at 7:00 a.m. this morning, well rested and ready to enjoy our first mugs of coffee by the fireside in the year 2013. We retired for the night at 10 p.m. last night, New Years Eve. This bodes well for us for… Continue reading The Water Carriers
Poetry
We were lucky children. There were few books in our world. There was no local library, and only a few precious purchased books in the house. BUT, we had my mother and that made all the difference. She read and recited poetry, told us short stories and sang songs to send us off to sleep… Continue reading Poetry
Christmas 2012
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Day! We travelled to our little house in the city on Christmas Eve Day for an overnight visit so that we could spend a little time with Terra and Lares on Christmas morning after Terra got home from work. She worked overnight Christmas Eve and enjoyed it, she… Continue reading Christmas 2012
What kind of an end of the world is this anyway?
Almost there! The fever is virtually gone, no headache, the cough is calming and the nausea only manifests when I haven’t eaten in a while, or I move around too much. This should be the last day of significant symptoms. I am taking it very easy, fearing a relapse. I know that today we were… Continue reading What kind of an end of the world is this anyway?