All of these things are *out there* and also *in here*. Every problem I see in the world, I see in myself. It’s tempting to turn toward my “personal work” and stare at my bellybutton until I don’t find any of those aspects in me anymore, but meanwhile, the problems go on in the outside world. Read more
I just returned from my 3 week trip to the UK and Ireland on Saturday night and, while it was wonderful to go adventuring, I’m really happy to be home. There are a lot of food related differences between here and there. What we call french fries are there called “chips” and what we call chips, they call “crisps”. Not too hard to get used to. Other things that surprised me were: “bacon” is more a very thin ham steak,... Read more
There is so much to do and see in this wondrous world! So many different kinds of beauty are quietly existing for their own sweet sakes, and sometimes we are just in the right frame of mind to really immerse ourselves. The simplest thing is fascinating when it is unfamiliar. Read more
I am currently away from the homestead. Having some minor technìcal challenges, so for the next couple of weeks I will be posting sporadically. Thanks for your patience! Read more
I have a big, fat, awesome trip to the UK beginning tomorrow and I've been full of planning and worrying and preemptive homesickness. My daughter's been at Oxford for a month now and I'll be meeting up with her at my student's home in Sheffield for a few days of fun and juju before traipsing off to sample a whole wide assortment of across-the-pond goodness. I'm going to miss my beloved husband, my dogs, my chickens and trees. My dirt. And all that thinking/feeling is landing me squarely in The Future. Read more
As humans in our human world, there are pieces of the puzzle that we will never connect with. There are powers that cannot be mediated into the world of refrigerators and books; those who remember us before the planting of crops, when we struggled to survive on what was given us. At some point, if we need to, possibly we can find them again. Possibly, out of pity, they will help us. Read more
Later in life, our clan learned a little something about actual magick. We learned that candles can hold prayers and that Fire is a great energizer and transformer. This made the old birthday candle ritual a little weak, as far as real juju goes, so we came up with a new idea. Read more
The *good* solution was to make something at home that would serve the same purpose: to keep a person from starving to death when they’re not being thoughtful enough to make an actual meal. But if we are going the homemade route, this recipe should be able to respond to changing conditions, i.e. whatever’s available at the time of making. It should be perfectly good in its simplest form, but also able to be dressed up for company. You know, like the little black dress of nutrition bars. Read more
Bless each day thusly: arise, delightful soul clothed in flesh, light streaming from your heart... Read more
Everybody has some consumable they are a connoisseur for. Some folks know all the different names of the heirloom tomatoes and which are best for sauce vs. sandwiches. Others will have 8 kinds of olive oil in their pantry, one for every occasion. Then of course, there’s chocolate and cheese and vinegar and wine, all simply thrilling to those whose passions are ignited by these pleasures. My husband is a Vosges (look it up) guy. My daughter loves her Harrod’s teas. ... Read more
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