The Wheel of the Year turns.  Samhain is the end of the Wheel.  It is the last of the harvest feasts.  Root vegetables are a mainstay.  The veil was very thin and the ritual flowed through me.  Apple - Cranberry wine Bacon wrapped scallops as an appetizers    Beet Chips as an appetizer Main Course: Dutch Oven cooked Pork Roast, Potatoes & Carrots:  Buttercup Squash :  Pork Gravy...

Yesterday was Mabon.  The first day of fall - the Autumnal Equinox.  Cool fresh air with a slight nip in the air - the smell of apples and falling leaves.... My favorite season of the year.  My feast consisted of apple chutney over pork chops, roasted potatoes with apple cider vinegar, carrots, apple fritter bread, leaf shaped cookies, pumpkin spice cookies, frosted spice cookies and apple...

Another year has passed and another anniversary has been enjoyed.  We spent a glorious week in the small lakeside town of Skaneateles.  We had a nice little boutique hotel (no kids allowed).  It was comfortable and on a side street, so no street noise.  It was in walking distance of the shops and restaurants.  My anniversary morning began with a mimosa at a lovely little diner (Clovers).  My...

I have not added any feasts for awhile, so I thought I would share my feats from August 1st.  It was Lughnasadh.  It is the first harvest feast.    It honors the Celtic god, Lugh.   It is a celebration of the the first harvest (early crops), community gatherings and athletic games. The food is grain based (breads, cobbler etc), berries and early garden items such as zucchini, summer squash and...

So hubby and I are celebrating 40 years tomorrow.  We are taking a 4 days at a Hilton in Saratoga Springs.  We spent 7 years dating prior to that.  In essence we grew up together.  We have 2 wonderful kids (adults).  10 years ago he bought me the house I wanted even though he swore he would never own a Cape Cod.  It has beautiful hard wood floors.  His new thing is to tell me to pick out...

Anything special or new in your lives?  Something GOOD????   Something you enjoyed?   For me - it has been a long wet May.  Chilly and drab, but this weekend it has been sunny & chilly so we got the area of Summerland set up ( the place we put memorials to lost pets & flowers for lost persons).  My lilac bush planted for my passed sister in law is blooming.  The mums for my mother...

This is what I have been worried about right along.  Men wanting women to be property once again & to be happy that way.

 https://www.bpl.org Very early this year.  The Spring Equinox is Ostara.  The beginning of spring.  Flowers are pushing through the cold ground to show us their beautiful colors.  Ostara marks the Spring Equinox, which happens between March 19 -23. Ostara is a pagan celebration of the German goddess Eostre and the origins of the Christian celebration of Easter. As the beginning of spring...

I just ordered a new tool for my Wiccan collection.  I can't wait to use it.

It is the Mid-Winter Sabbat.  It occurs on Groundhog's Day (February 2nd).  It is the time to use up the stores (root vegis, left over grain).  It is a meager feast, but a feast just the same.  We have survived half the winter and looking forward to the Spring Equinox. My feast day begins with a batch of scones - I used dried cranberries in mine.  My daughter and sister adore my homemade...

The veil between here & the other realms is starting to thin and will be at it's thinnest on Samhain.  It is a time for visiting with family, friends and pets that have moved across the veil.  So gather the pictures of your loved ones, light a candle or two, light some incense, and speak to those you love that have gone across....who knows, maybe they will speak back....