I do consider Samhain to be the beginning of my spiritual year, but I also cannot deny the status quo in regards to modern society. Generations have looked to the point between December and January as the threshold to a new year and the continual existence of all. I can’t deny the power associated withContinue reading “Looking Forward to the New Year”
Category Archives: gardening
Working with Nature
It was always easy for me to connect with The Nature Spirits. Upon reflection, I must confess that it was the Nature Spirits who originally helped me decide to turn to Paganism. I’ve always been an environmentalist. At a very early age, I started to learn about animals, ecosystems, and the huge amount of damage humans were inflictingContinue reading “Working with Nature”
Mama Nature as Drummer
The nights are getting much colder so I brought most of my plants in a week or two ago. They’re flourishing in my art and ritual room. It looks a bit like a greenhouse in there! Unfortunately, they can’t exactly take advantage of the copious amounts of rain we’ve had recently. I moved the wateringContinue reading “Mama Nature as Drummer”
Poor Plants
Do you ever feel guilty when you accidentally neglect a garden plant? I forgot to water my container garden yesterday and now my yarrow and one of my basils is very dry… I feel so, so bad. A lot of people probably shrug or lament the waste of money. Me – I feel bad forContinue reading “Poor Plants”
Time in the Garden
I did a lot of walking this weekend while away and unable to tend my garden, so I decided to stay close to home and pamper the domesticated plants today. I’ll get back to the forest later this week. I have two new additions to my garden – a lovely pineapple sage and a hangingContinue reading “Time in the Garden”
Mushrooms in my Garden
I’ve got a few tiny mushrooms in my garden. According to everything we’ve been reading, the veggies are safe and the mushrooms can indicate good soil and benefit the plants. The shrooms themselves are not edible but the plants will not be contaminated. We think they’re conocybe albipes. Pretty neat! In other news, my interestContinue reading “Mushrooms in my Garden”
I visited a local greenhouse and procured some new additions for my garden. I bought some spinach seeds as well as a habanero pepper plant, some kale, and salvia. The later adds some lovely purple to my garden and should be welcomed by the many butterflies that flit around. (I saw a yellow swallowtail anContinue reading
The Joy of Gardening
I know that I keep bubbling about this, but gardening makes me so, so happy. Something about the success of caring for a living creature, the production of my own food, and the intimate relationship with nature that it fosters… I always find something new and exciting in my garden. Sometimes I find things thatContinue reading “The Joy of Gardening”
Show and Tell
Catnip in a crocheted hanging basket. Some of my cucumbers (they’re finally flowering!), a tigerella tomato plant, and a fox to guard them! A gnome stands guard amidst the oakleaf lettuce and dill. Below are marigolds and lemongrass. A sunny wind chime adds to the relaxing atmosphere that is my patio garden. Hanging nextContinue reading “Show and Tell”
First Harvest!
My husband and I made tempeh sandwiches with a side of steamed asparagus for dinner today. We sliced some organic tomato for the sandwich and also used some freshly harvested oakleaf lettuce from my garden today! I have some more stored in the fridge for future sandwiches or salads. I think I would like toContinue reading “First Harvest!”
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