Attila had two consecutive days off work! Monday was a statutory holiday in Canada, leaving us with Sunday and Monday to spend in any way we chose. We visited the little house in the city, leaving the country house mid-afternoon on Saturday, after Attila arrived home from eight hours at work, and arriving at the… Continue reading Retirement Blues
Category: August
August Entries
Finland
Here is it Friday, and I have just posted my entry for last weekend! The week has been largely spent on my genealogy project. Attila’s family history hales partially from Finland. Researching his family history has been interesting, I do not speak Finnish! But I have found some lovely people in Finland who are guiding… Continue reading Finland
Buckwheat Husk Pillow
The treatment recommended by the Dermatologist has been working for Attila. The Hogweed is gone, thank goodness. The episode with the Hogweed triggered a severe Eczema event, affecting a high proportion of Attila’s skin. That too is now healing nicely. The treatments must be diligently kept up, several times a day, but the effort is… Continue reading Buckwheat Husk Pillow
Barometric Pressures
Barometric Pressures – Maggie Turner Atmospheric change, the quality of the air, the sky, and sound have shifted. I feel new energy, strange and electric, with every intake of breath. And deep within, there is a loss, a sudden empty cavern, waiting on each breath. So it is, after time divides. Sarah Tryon Smith passed… Continue reading Barometric Pressures
Ism Schism
In my opinion Ageism has been actively created, in recent history. It is a phenomena that encourages the young to regard their own perceptions and abilities as superior to those of their elders. I did not buy this line when I was a kid, or as a young adult; I do not buy it now.… Continue reading Ism Schism