New Year's Eve, 2011

Happy goings-on here with family gathered around to celebrate the New Year, share a delayed Christmas/Yule holiday with all the trimmings and play marathon board games. We are even planning our own drum circle tonight!

Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable celebration, and many many good wishes for 2012. See you next year!

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Green Christmas and a Squee!!!!!

Green Christmas. We live in a very snowy, wintry region. It is unusual to have no snow for the December holidays. I am not crazy about dealing with digging out cars, icy streets and parking lots, frigid wind chills and all that. But I will admit to missing the white stuff on Christmas morning. It lends a certain ambiance. I am sure the Snow Gods will be making up for lost time soon though. Remind me in late January that I said I missed the stuff!

Squee!! Guess what I received for a wonderful Yule gift from my darling and delightful husband. A drum.  Did you hear me?  I said:  A DRUM!! Yes, that is right! No more borrowing drums at drum circle, or practicing at home on a Folger's coffee container. A real, honest-to-Goddess djembe! A conspiracy that was afoot for two months, between my husband, son and our dear friend Mary Hudson at the Fey Dragon methaphysical shop. I had no clue, and was completely WOWED!! I will get a photo of it soon, but here's an image of a similar drum.

The drum is made from mango wood and has a very good sound. It will be a blast at the next drum circle, I'll tell ya!!  

Am I lucky or what?!?!

Merry Greetings

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Wishing you peace on Earth, good will toward all.

Merry Christmas Eve!

Do you hear what I hear?

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Merry Christmas to those that believe!

Yule Blessings to All

Please accept my sincere and best wishes for a wonderfully warm and blessed Yule. I send a hug to each and every one of my dear blogging friends, followers and readers. This time of year, though it is dark, dreary, sometimes bleak, is also a great time to think about plans for the coming year, setting goals, giving a thought or two to what you would like to change, improve, get rid of, study; or to try out new things. While the snow blows (if you get snow where you live) spend time with the family, explore new hobbies, new authors, new pursuits. It is the best time to look inward and see what you can see. This is what I plan to do. I really want to expand my Wiccan practice by studying the areas of divination/scrying and perhaps adding a few new things to enhance spellwork. Plan now to put into practice later in the year. The one thing you can be sure of is that the Wheel keeps turning. Be ready for whatever that may bring!

On a personal note, my Yule plans are a bit thrown off kilter by caretaking duties for my brother. Add to that, my husband hurt his back yesterday and he is out of action for a while. Not quite sure how the rest of the holidays are going to go, but there is always a quick moment to light a candle, play some appropriate music and think about the Solstice, the God and the Goddess and be glad in that very moment. It is somewhat difficult at this time to have the usual festivities, but the important thing is that we are together. There has been no opportunity to decorate or get the tree up or bake. Hopefully a delayed celebration sometime later as my brother recovers more.

Blessed Yule, sweet friends!

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Hanukkah Blessings

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Tonight at sunset, the Festival of Lights begins for Jewish people to celebrate the miracle that occurred long ago. Sending blessings of love and light to my Jewish friends and all who observe this sacred time.

Wiccan Checklist for Yule

Oak log......check!

Plenty of holly.....check!

Herbs to throw on the fire.....check!

Sun ornaments.....check!

Red and gold candles....check!

Menu of spicy, hot food.....check!

Wine, mead and other such beverages....check!

Recipe for hot cider....check!

Thoughts of peace, light and warm good wishes....check!

Ready to honor the The God as he is re-born, and the Goddess as she welcomes him....check!

Will merriment fill the air?    Check and Double-check!!

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