Apparently I have become a morning person in less than two weeks - I was awake by 7 am every morning all week, including all weekend. My neighbours may be less impressed with this development because we had Florence & the Machine blaring out at 8am this morning (Radio 4 isn't safe until 8.50 am on a Sunday) and I'm currently listening to Tori's ( Read more... )

Very interesting article critiquing the New Atheistic movement via Bookslut

I was going to post a picture of my sparkly Yule tree today but I just discovered that both sets of camera batteries are flat so you'll have to wait until I've recharged them!

I finished reading The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly before I went swimming at lunchtime. It took me a little while to get into it, but when I did, I really enjoyed ( Read more... )

In a single sentence - What is the essence of your spiritual beliefs and/or principles?

Love the Universe, and act like it.

Between being ill and the Boy being away, I've watched rather more TV than usual over the past few days. The Olympics has been pretty entertaining, especially with the women doing so well (although the girl my sister went to school with didn't make it into the final of her rowing event EDIT: I spoke too soon, apparently her and her partner ( Read more... )

Last Tuesday evening, I was curled up with my lover in front of a crackling log fire, and on Wednesday night, we were huggled together on a bench in a churchyard, under a gloriously bright full moon, watching shooting stars. I don't think I've ever cast a shadow just from the light of the moon before, I felt like a proper little country witch.

BBrrrr! It's amazing how a few days in a milder area makes you feel the cold back in the Frozen North, although it's probably as much because I'm tired as anything, straight to bed after BSG tonight! And a nice cuppa and chocolate in the meantime ( Read more... )

Monty Don was on Start the Week on radio 4 this morning talking about a project to use working on a small holding to rehabilitate heroine-addict criminals and as he was talking about a spiritual connection to the soil, the land, and growing things, I think I grasped what Brian Day is presumably trying to get at with his book The Modern Pagan: How ( Read more... )

I sat down to watch Among the Believers on BBC2 Scotland last night because it was about the role of ritual in faith, which is something I'm struggling with just now, and I thought it might give me a thought-provoking new perspective. I expected to find the usual array of monotheists taking part and instead was very pleasantly surprised when the ( Read more... )

Had a very civilised weekend :)

Friday, I ended up cooking chicken and pepper fusili, which was rather delicious if I do say so myself

( recipe here if anyone is interested )