seasons
What does Begin Again mean?
When I watch the trees unfurling (don’t you love that word?) in the first signs of Spring, their tiny leaves the color of that bright yellowish-green that Crayola has called…
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Snowdrops & Imbolc
Early February when I was still living on Long Island was cold with some snow still on the ground. My family planted many flowers and the ones above-called Snowdrops were…
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Do you burrow in the winter?
It’s already January 17th but the nights are still long, and the days are cold and we still have a ways to go till spring. We have survived the holiday…
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Do you know what today is?
Today is the Winter Solstice and tonight will be the longest night of the year. And starting tomorrow the hours of daylight will slowly start to lengthen day by day….
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Fall is upon us and are you ready for it?
The Spirits travel across the darkening indigo sky Longer nights reaching dark fingers across the land Cooler breezes whisper through the woods rustling leaves to the ground Squirrels scamper home…
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What is a Solstice?
We have all been noticing that the days have gradually been getting longer and longer as we get further into this year. The longest day of the year is yet…
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Never iron a four leaf clover!
Never iron a four leaf clover as you do not want to press your luck! I came across this quote- author unknown and smiled at the joke of it. I…
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Spring brings new beginnings- what are yours?
Spring seems to be the time of year for baby lambs and chicks and first flowers blooming. There is a great rush for new life being born and plants flourishing….
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Do you hear the earth waking?
This week’s brief cold snap was like a last reminder that in terms of winter we are not out of the woods yet. But, the temps have started rising again…
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Hygge and what is your comfy place?
The word “hygge” has been popping up all over the place and lately has become as they say an American obsession. Hygge is a “Danish word used to acknowledge a…
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