The River
On the drive up to the mountain, traveling back home after going to see the stars in the dark skies, there is a nondescript turnoff from the road. It’s rocky […]
Mugwort Dreaming
I harvested some mugwort today, fresh from the small patch I am nurturing in my herb garden. I currently have it in an old whiskey barrel because the guy at […]
Autumnal Equinox 2024
Autumnal EquinoxThe withdrawingThe darkeness envelopingThe inward journey The autumn equinox truly feels like the beginning of “my” time. It marks the start of the nights being longer than days, the […]
In Memory of the Hollow
In Memory of the Hollow It’s one of those morningsThe mist hangs like heavy laceAcross the low parts of the valleyIn the cleavages and dips of the landFog resting before […]
Lughnasadh 2024
The garden update from Lughnasadh Eve, is green lush, in bloom, and the beginning of the wind-down of summer. Yesterday, August 1, was the celebration of Lughnasadh, also known as […]
In the Mystery
She spoke in the voice of 1000 setting suns Her wide ocean hipsMountainous arms stretchhair of moss and soilCrowned by a ring of all the flowers of the earth Stars […]
Alban Heruin 2024
Today is the Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere, the longest day and shortest night of the year. It is also known as Alban Heruin by Druids and some Celts. […]
Gardening Vegetables
#StoriesOfHawthornHouse [Edited to Add: this wonderful podcast episode of On Being by Krista Tippett with guest Ross Gay talking about the delights of gardening, growing food, and being in nature. […]
Pulling Bindweed
#StoriesOfHawthornHouse My nemesis in the garden is bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis. When I first moved into my house several years ago, it had taken over a maple tree, and a pile […]
~*Beltane *~
This year for Beltane, I cooked a feast: a whole roast chicken, mashed potatoes, stuffing, made-from-scratch gravy, and steamed veggies., served with special grapefruit Italian soda from Trader Joe’s 🙂 […]
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