Wishing You a Merry May Eve and Joyful Beltane
Blessings of May Eve and Beltane! Let us celebrate this magical time together, knowing we are blessed by countless ancestors and Divine Ones as we do.
Spring
Wordless Wednesday: The Fragrant, Fertile Greening
The Green Veil spreads across our woods and gardens at Laurel Hill Cottage. Won’t you pause a moment today, and cherish the fragrant touch of Spring?
Wordless Wednesday: Welcoming the Spring Beauty
As the budding of early Spring opens in our Laurel Hill woods, one of our earliest visitors is the ephemeral wildflower, Spring Beauty. Photo by John.
Welcome Glad Bringer of Brightness! Blessed Ostara!
The Wheel has turned. What will you give birth to? What will you grow in your heart’s garden? Wishing you a blessed, hopeful new beginning for Ostara!
The Light of Life Emergent: May the Blessings of Imbolc Be Upon Us All
Celebrate! The darkness now recedes, for this is the way of the Earth. Learn how aligning with this holiday’s magic can bring you healing and hope.
Wordless Wednesday: In Hawthorn-Time the Heart Grows Light
“In hawthorn-time the heart grows light, The world is sweet in sound and sight..” from Tristram of Lyonesse, by Algernon Charles Swinburne. Blessed be.
Hooray for You Brilliant, Magical Twinsies! It’s Gemini Time!
Happy Birthday to you chatty, smart, funny, whiz-kid Geminis. We all benefit from your cutting edge brilliance, vast curiosity, and networking skills.
Wordless Wednesday: Spring Beauty or Fairy Spud?
Prized for its beauty and medicinal gifts, the Algonquins cooked the tubers like potatoes. Did they learn this from the Faery folk, hence the name?
A Slightly Belated, but Heartfelt Happy Birthday to All You Gorgeous Taurus People
You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead. George Lucas (Sun and Ascendant in Taurus) Happy (slightly belated) Birthday to all you beautiful Taurus people! The Sun moved into your sign Tuesday! If you are a Taurus, you are generally patient … Read more
Wordless Wednesday: Many Happy Returns
Our dear hummingbirds have returned, despite the somewhat chilly temperatures.