We've likely heard it many times, the cautionary statement "be careful what you wish for." We know that the Fates, the Norns, the Powers That Be, by whatever names you know them, can be capricious and literal in ways we would never expect.Let me add another caveat to that caution: "wishing" is not always what …
Month: August 2013
Garden 2014
Hard to believe I am plotting next year's garden, already, in my mind!On one hand, though, this is a good time to start it, as the successes and failures are either unfolding before my eyes, or at least recent enough to still stick in the rusty steel sieve that suffices for a brain these days.Next …
A Year (more or less) Of Transition
For those of you who haven't figured it out yet, I am officially an "old fart"... or an old crone, which actually fits me better. I turned 65 this year and thus qualified to begin the insanity of dealing with Medicare. The full Social Security Follies being next year when I reach "full retirement age." …
BIG Inspiration!
More than just a "little Inspiration," this is a 4' diameter Inspiration hex signHave I told you lately how much I love making BIG hex signs? No? Well I'm going to! The largest they come (unless you have a big barn, lots of scaffolding or a nice "cherry picker," and are willing to cover my …
It Feel Like Autumn
Ornamental Japanese Lantern plants in the perennial "herb" garden; perannial herbs doing great, annual ones, less so.August is usually NOT my favorite month. Nor September, either... though with the coming of equinox, the month grows on me as it progresses. My first thoughts of September, though, always reflect an Ogden Nash poem... September is Summer …
Four Done Eight to Go!
Four small signs shipped today!It isn't very often when I get a chance to inundate the Post Office with a shipment, but today was one of those great days! The signs shown above all are headed off to different homes now. Upper left is a Protection sign, upper right a custom design for a wedding, …
Harvest Feast
In the world of the pagan folk, harvest feasts and festivals -- a time to celebrate nature's bounty and our hard work, to give thanks for what is and to petition the Gods for their continued blessings -- come more often. Not surprising, I guess, considering that much of the focus of this path is …
