Like millions of other little children, I loved the Tales of Beatrix Potter, featuring Peter Rabbit, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Jemima Puddleduck, and all the rest. She was the first author that grabbed my imagination and made me think, “I want to do that.”
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Wordless Wednesday: Backyard Buddies
It’s been a while since I shared a Wordless Wednesday. But these friends enjoying some quality time together were just too sweet not to share!
Blessed Be the Bountiful Sun – Now the Solstice Fire Has Come
Blessed Litha! Today is the ending of the waxing year and the beginning of the waning year, in preparation for the harvest to come.
Rejoice and Make Merry! A Blessed Beltane to All!
Rejoice in Life’s creative ecstasy! On this happy sabbat we dance the mysteries of fertility, beauty, and Nature’s flowering. Blessed Beltane!
Blessings of May Eve and Walpurgisnacht!
The Wheel turns, the veils between the human world and the primal worlds part and fly open. Dance into the ancient enchantment. Merry May Eve!
A Glad and Blessed Ostara and Equinox to All! May Welcome Sit in Every Face
Glad Bringer of Brightness, hail! Maiden of Grace, Lad of Laughter. Gifts of vigor are returning, Spring’s surprise, rainbow’s embrace. Quickened be the heart within us, Opened be our souls to grace, May the blessing be abiding. Welcome sit in every face. Caitlín Matthews, Celtic Devotional: Daily Prayers and Blessings Welcome Spring! As you probably [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Sunset at Laurel Hill Cottage
Sometimes we need a quiet moment. Here’s one, after our first snowfall, from our road that leads to Laurel Hill Cottage. We’ve had more snow since.
From the Stillness, Darkness Melting, Blessed Be! The Light Is Come
Watch now, and hold fast. For we have woven together a mighty alignment of the Solstice promise. Today we celebrate Life’s insurmountable triumph.
Embrace the Quiet that is Nature’s Gift: The Halcyon Days Are Here
Today we step out of our ordinary cares and the workaday world. This ancient practice offers a pause, to honor the Yule with peace and kindness.
Let’s Join Together, Me and You, Tonight We Light Our Candles Two
Tonight, people across the globe in every continent will celebrate the second Sun Day of our Advent Solstice Sun-Wheel ceremony. Please join us.