Just a little fun thing.  Tell us what your favorite monster, myth or legend is.  Explain how it came to be your favorite, if it frightened you as a child, where you first heard of it - any kind of backstory. It's all in fun so please do not disparage someone else monster, myth or legend.  I will go first: Sasquatch - The first time I heard of him was when the Legend of Boggy Creek came...

As I perused the main screen today, I see the same thing as I did last Friday.  Arguing and name-calling and refusal to come together.  So I thought I would do something fun, at least for my own sake. Do you have a TV guilty pleasure?  Is there some show you watch that you would be totally embarrassed to tell your co-workers you watch? Mine is Days of Our Lives.  I have watched for decades....

The midwinter feast approaches.  The dark days of winter are entrenched.  However, Spring is on its way.  This feast is for purification and dedication.  The alter & temple room must be purified.  A self-purification is also recommended utilizing the four elements:  salt (Earth) bath for the body, incense (Air) for the thoughts, flame (Fire) for the will, and water (Water) for the...

November was horrible for my family.  I was never so happy to see a month end.  On November 6th, my father passed away.  One week later my mother in law passed away.  Family disputes (on hubby's and my sides) have made the events very painful.  My MIL's service was the weekend following her death here in NY.  The day of calling hours we had a major snowstorm.  It was a miserable hour drive to...

Lughnasadh (Lammas to some) is the first of the harvest feasts.  The menus includes grilled fresh veggies and items made from grains.  One tradition is to make a loaf of bread in the shape of a man - I changed that slightly.  I make homemade pizza in my gingerbread pan - so it is a Pizza Man.  I also make scones with fresh berries added.  This represents the Lugh the God of Light.  Grapes,...

Another Feast Day is upon me.  Midsummer or the Summer Solstice is the most powerful day of the year for the Sun God.  It is a Fire feast so bonfires will be lit. Incense: Sage, mint, basil, Saint John's Wort, sunflower, LavenderDecorations: Dried herbs, potpourri, seashells, summer flowers, and fruits.Colours: blue, green, and yellow Element: Fire Midsummer Incense Sage, mint, basil,...

  “Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!” ― Anne Frank  I am going to spend today looking inside of myself to find my potential.

  “A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive.” ― Pearl Bailey  As I think about this I see the truth in the quote.  If you do not want to go forward then what is there to live for?  If you do share yourself (love) others then again what is there to live for?  I consider myself...

5 Card Spread 1.  The things that need to be burned away to move forward 2.  Clear space in life for new energy 3.   The Keys to an abundant year 4.  Steps to achieve that abundance 5.  Messages from Ancestors Card 1 - The Five of Wands - Competition, conflict, disagreements, challenges, and squabbling need to be burned away at home and at work in order to remove the negativity from...

Beltane is right around the corner.  It is celebrated on May 1st.  It is a feast day that celebrates life.  Honors the Goddess and the Green Man.  Fire plays a big role in this celebration.  The fire celebrates the return of life and abundance of the earth.  Those with daring would (will) leap over the fires to cleanse, purify and gain protection and healing.  My family does build a small...

I was hoping to spend more time here - writing. I find that and cooking to be very cathartic.  However, life catches up and makes life overwhelming.  Have I missed anything?   So work has been very busy, new hospital data system has gone live and I may or may not have a job in the upcoming months.  I am getting too old to be looking for another job.  The good thing is I can come home and be...

I really do not enjoy cooking with canned soups, so I located and modified a recipe for condensed cream of chicken soup:  I use this in any recipe that calls for condensed cream of anything soup. 1 cup cold milk 2 Tbsp cornstarch 1 1/2 Tbsp butter 1 tsp chicken bouillon 1/2 tsp salt ⅛ black pepper ¼ tsp onion powder ¼ tsp garlic powder ⅛ tsp dried parsley Instructions:...