Litha is the season of expansion, when the crops burgeon forth. We forget winter’s cares and spend our days basking under the brilliant light. The Summer Solstice brings us the longest day of the year–the zenith of the Sun King,
The Nature of Litha
Fun Summer Kid Activities
Hello everyone, Jennifer here with today’s blog post for you. Yasmine asked me to share some ideas with you all about fun summer activities to do with kids. My daughter and I are both already signed up for
Summer in Texas
Hey everyone! Jennifer, Yasmine’s assistant, here with a blog post for you again. During the course of the summer Yasmine and I tend to compare things like temps and rain fall levels for our different areas of the country. So
Brain Candy Friday: Summer Activities
Hello everyone! Jennifer, Yasmine’s assistant, here again. Yasmine and I were talking about the summer activities I have planned for this year and decided I should do a post about them. My biggest pet peeve is when I hear, “Mom
Litha–the Summer Solstice
This week Pagans “turn the wheel” by celebrating Litha—the Summer Solstice. In the southern hemisphere, they celebrate Yule—Winter Solstice. Summer Solstice takes place on June 20th, at 9:24 PDT this year. Litha is the season of expansion, when the crops
Summer Thoughts
For me, summer is usually frustrating. It’s usually spent fretting, waiting for publishers to get their asses in gear (they practically shut down during summer and it’s really hard to get them to move with any speed on anything), and
This, That, & Happy Memorial Day
It’s hot and muggy here. We have entered summer. It was eighty-five degrees here. The plants are loving it after the massively wet past six months, but it was a bit much for me. My comfort zone for summer runs
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
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