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Hey all. February … continues… If you haven’t noticed, It’s been a rather … hard month for me up here at the shaky shake. But it has also been a good month. There is much to be found in the deep dark. If, as… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 21: The Deep Dark Spark Edition”
February… time of the Snow Moon. The Hunger Moon. The moon that can get me down if I let it. Time to strap on the snow shoes and venture out. Don’t stay inside. Seek the wild. Find the beauty. It’s OK…. Spring is coming….… Continue Reading “Snow Moon… Hunger Moon”
While we are on the topic of slowing down… I wanted to share this opportunity with you. It is a 21 day meditation “challenge” being offered by Oprah and Deepak Chopra. I’ve been signing up for a lot of things lately. Trying to keep… Continue Reading “21 days of Meditation – with Deepak Chopra and Ms Oprah herself”
There come the days when you just have to stop. stop pushing the river and sit and listen instead. be still. stop all the doings and the desire for doings and be still. This is that week. And this? This is a day for… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 20: The Tea and Poetry Edition”
Time for the Saturday Chicken/Check-in Ritual. The Quick Chicken (The Doings that help me with the Being): Walks: 5/7 Guitar: 6/7 – woot and a woot and a woot woot woot! Yoga: 2/7 Meditation: 4/7 Work on NIP: 5/5 ++ (I do Writing Hours… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 19: The Pickin’ Lickin’ Edition”
Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood Shit. I’d danced right through the broken glass, in my bare feet too. Some butterfly. I limped into the main room, trailing bloody footprints and looking for a towel. I washed my feet in the bathtub, the soles looked… Continue Reading “Women Who Kick #4 – Joan Foster (Lady Oracle)”
OK…. hands up everyone who has had Just About Enough of this cold. Seriously. It’s -34C up here. AGAIN. Well… I’ve good news for you all. Despite my sad face at a sunny shiny Imbolc yesterday — Wiarton Willie is predicting an early Spring. … Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 18: The Fred and Willie Edition”
Helloo-Hallay it’s a glorious day! Today is Imbolc — called Candlemas by some — the Feast Day of St. Brighid. It is the First Rite of Spring – though it never really feels like that ’round these parts. Those of you who have read… Continue Reading “A Simple Imbolc Ritual”
Because there's never enough time to do it right the first time but there's always enough time to do it over
Stories and photos from Scotland
Historical fiction, poetry, essays
The Healing Journey and Covert Abuse
Because there's never enough time to do it right the first time but there's always enough time to do it over
Stories and photos from Scotland
Historical fiction, poetry, essays
The Healing Journey and Covert Abuse