Every year, on October first, I write my Welcome to the Witching Season post. October has always been my favorite month and autumn, my favorite season. This makes sense, of course, given I’m a shamanic witch and this season is
Mabon and Allergies and Other Stuff, Kinda
So, a few things have been happening. Tomorrow is Mabon, the Fall Equinox. For Pagans, it’s considered the second harvest—the harvest of fruits. You might think of it as a non-secular Thanksgiving, when we give gratitude to the Goddess of
Allergy Friendly Picnic Food
Fried chicken, potato salad, apple pie…yes, it’s end of the summer picnic season! But when you have food allergies, quite often the fried chicken and everything else seems off limits. Except that now it’s not. I’ve managed to come up
The Perseids are coming!
Every year, an event happens that’s free to attend and spectacular, depending on where you are located and what your vista is. The Perseids meteor shower happens during the second week of every August, with a beautiful, breath-taking display that
Beach Days
So, this is beach weather—even here, we’re having 70-75 degree days and summer this year, so far, is pleasant rather than the scorcher it was last year. We live on the coast—we have inlets here, which come in from the
A lot of new things…
First, not making the “official announcement” yet, but yes, some of you have noticed FURY RISING is available in E-format and in POD paperback. The paperback is $15.99 because Print on Demand is expensive, no way around that. The e-book
Twas the Night Before Solstice
In 2001, when tragedy struck the nation in September, some of us fell into a paralyzing, frozen state of emotion. As we neared Yule, I knew I wanted to celebrate but it just seemed…wrong? Perhaps not wrong, but hard to
Autumn Decorating
Every autumn I love to decorate the house. Early to mid September, I deck it out for Samhain, and then when Samhain is over, I take down the more ooo-spooky decorations, and keep up the rest of the autumn ones
Facebook, Writing, and Rain
It’s been a little while since I wrote a more personal blog. And actually, I’m not exactly writing this one — I’m using Dragon voice software because my hands are aching tonight from my tendinitis. I can’t use Dragon to
The Scent of the Brine…
We went to Saltwater State Park–about a fifteen-twenty minute drive away on a good traffic today. Needed to be near the scent of the salt water and brine…that smell to me is home, it’s cleansing, it’s reacharging and if I