It’s another harvest time! Here in New England we are seeing the apple harvest and the pumpkin harvest, even if we don’t have personal gardens where we may still be finding some cool weather greens. I look over the yard and herb garden and think about the various herbs that have gotten … Continue reading →
Lammas, the height of summer, is when we think about “Harvest”. It’s hardly surprising, the grain harvest gives us bread, beer, and porridge, that which most of our cultures base our diets. True, the poor may get most of their protein from pulses, fish and eggs, (or in some cultures, dairy), with … Continue reading →
I woke from a fragment of a dream this morning in which I was having soft soil spread over me like a cozy blanket. Fully awake the image seems strange. On the surface it could have been scary, like being buried alive. Yet, as the folksong, John Barleycorn, suggests, the same actions … Continue reading →
It’s an old joke, someone says “freeze” to mean ‘hold still’ and the other person interprets it in terms of temperature. Usually we mean ‘hold still’, but that’s what happens when things get cold, they stop as they are. Or, sometimes when water is just at the temperature where some has a … Continue reading →
Those who read tarot know the four of swords. Even without the many unique images various artists have used to illustrate the card, (and I recommend an image search, there are many that offer amazing insights- such as this one where the ladder of swords provides a risky and probably painful exit, … Continue reading →