I am grateful to see the calendar turn. 2022 was not a year I want to re-live. Long post ahead, so pull up a chair. 2022 was a year that included too much loss and grief, I wrote books I
Goodbye 2022! A Retrospective Look Back
To Samwise
Blogmas: National Fruitcake Day
Okay, here’s a divisive subject! I grew up with a mother who LOVED fruitcake. I always hated it. So…what side do you fall on? Love it? Hate it? Never had it? Used it as a brick? Tell me!
Blogmas: Gingerbread House Day (Giveaway)
Today we’re celebrating gingerbread houses! I love looking at them–though I have to admit, I’ve never made one. I miss eating gingerbread (I’m severely allergic to ginger), which I used to love. But I have a couple gingerbread house ornaments
Blogmas: Candy is Dandy
My favorite holiday candy is fudge–I’ve always loved fudge and I’ve finally found a way to make it dairy free. It’s very close to the texture of ‘real’ fudge and it tastes wonderful! Dairy Free Fudge 1 – 10 ounce
Blogmas: Favorite Holiday Goodies!
What are your favorite holiday goodies? What do you love to munch on during the holiday season, from Thanksgiving on? Pumpkin pie? Peppermint brownies? Turkey? Stuffing? For me, it’s pumpkin pie, peppermint mochas, peppermint chocolate fudge, and turkey soup. I
Blogmas: National Holiday Lights Day
I love, love, LOVE holiday lights. The twinkling little ones, the glowing larger C-6 lights, the lit candy canes and wire deer and all those wonderful sparkling decorations in the yard. We go all out each year, as you can
Samhain: A Tarot Ritual
November 1, Samhain—the Festival of the Dead. The year is waning, venturing towards the winter solstice, the darkest night of the year. Leaves lay crisp on the ground, their burnished reds and bronzes a reminder of the fallow fields of
Litha: A Summer Siren Bathing Spell
Summer Solstice–or Litha, as we call it in the Craft–is coming. When I think of summer, I think of the beach. And I think of water and frogs and the ocean, and cleansing rituals. So here’s a summer-siren’s cleansing ritual
A Merry Yuletide to All
Way back in 2001, when the towers fell, I mourned for a long time, like most Americans. I think we were all in a collective shock. When the holidays drew close, it was hard for me to know whether to