I kick-started my day with this thought expressed in a discussion I’ve involved myself in on Facebook: Economics is a field used to describe and quantify the distribution of goods and services in our world – it is based on a zero-sum assumption – “When the gains made by winners in an economic transaction equal… Continue reading Preservation of Life
Author: Maggie Turner
A quiet weekend at home.
THE most pleasant aspect of my jobs is the drive to work. There is always something to see that inspires awe. That every day it is something entirely different is in itself amazing. I took this photo after an overnight snow storm, this is an underrepresented portrayal of the beautiful landscape. When I came to… Continue reading A quiet weekend at home.
Back at Work
Attila and I returned to work yesterday after a wonderful holiday. We ate our Christmas dinner with my sisters, brother and Mother and their families via Skype. Not perfect but very, very heartwarming. On Boxing Day Luna and Janus and the grandbabies and granddogs arrived, as did Terra and Lares (which was a surprise, the… Continue reading Back at Work
Counting My Blessings December 24, 2011
Here it is, Christmas Eve, my bread is rising by the hearth, Attila is preparing to bake his chocolate chip cookies and croutons. And the oven on the stove has suddenly and irrevocably stopped working. Attila has pulled it out from the wall and fiddled with all fiddleable parts. No joy. It isn’t going to… Continue reading Counting My Blessings December 24, 2011
Counting My Blessings December 23 2011
This year, for the first time, in our time together, Attila and I are able to pay all our bills at Christmas. No shuffling, no borrowing from Peter to pay Paul, just simple direct payment of the money owed. This feels better than any wrapped present ever could! “If you ask what is the single… Continue reading Counting My Blessings December 23 2011