I've actually managed to achieve stuff today which is a rare for a Monday. That's what happens when I do things before turning the computer on! As a result, I have a tea loaf cooling in the kitchen and had a lovely walk earlier before the sun started going down. We're in the midst of our first really cold snap of the season at the moment - it's ( Read more... )

This is a pretty good article about the rise of Paganism in the UK, except for her insistance that Harry Potter helped make "pagan spirituality and mythology part of pop culture". Given that religion is completely absent from Harry's world, the books probably have less to do with pagan spirituality than any other books which include witches and ( Read more... )

Short work contract came through, unexpectedly full-time, so I've been a bit snowed under. Still, the money will be good ( Read more... )

I'm hoping the weather will be better tomorrow because we are off to St. Andrews Castle to the Medieval Beltaine Fayre for the day with some friends and I'm particularly looking forward to May pole dancing as I've never actually done it ( Read more... )

It's sunny but very windy here, winter hasn't quite given up just yet and my windows are whistling as usual ( Read more... )

It was so mild yesterday, despite being really windy, that I walked home from the pool with wet hair and no hood on, so I've decided it is time to banish the ice berries for a few months and break out a spring icon. It's looking quite spring like around here - my clivia is in full bloom, I have pretty little tete-a-tetes flowering, and the ( Read more... )

The snow isn't so much coming down as flying past my window horizontally. Somewhat appropriately, since today is otherwise celebrated as Candlemass, I have 200 watts of candle bulbs* lit so I can stare at this screen without damaging my eyes ( Read more... )

I guess it's the time of year for it but all I want to be doing just now is playing in the dirt - I have plants in need of repotting, shooting bulbs which need potting up, and last night at pottery class I got my first handmade beads back, all glazed and shiny, and now I'm hooked and just want to sit making more and more... Feeling the cool earth/ ( Read more... )

I have cheery fairy lights, dinner smells lovely and a friend is coming to join us for the evening soon. I hope everyone else is as blessed today and that the returning sun brings much light and love to you and yours!

Have a magical evening, everyone ( Read more... )