Forsythia Experiments
For the past couple of weeks, my town and the surrounding area have been glowing with the bold yellow of the forsythia bush. As a lifelong New Englander, I grew up with forsythia as one of the first real signs … Continued
Garden Adventures, Early May 2022
My garden continues to grow and change daily. All of my bulbs have passed (I need to put in tulips this fall as I now know that they are good for eating) so it is up to the ground cover … Continued
On The Spring Crocus (Crocus vernus)
A few words on the humble crocus. First of the flowers (at least around here in my neck of the woods). Though diminutive, crocus pack a big punch because they bring with them the first hints of the colors of … Continued
My Witchy Journey: A Snapshot of my Week – February 2022
All best-laid plans come tumbling down sometimes and I need to learn to be okay with that. I had a lot of ideas for my weekly blog update but none of them are quite gelling together at the moment. This … Continued
My Witch Garden (2021)
Yesterday we experienced a Christmas ice storm. After the worst of it ended, I stepped outside with my camera to capture the effects of it in my tiny corner garden. To my absolute delight, all of my plants and trees … Continued
Bayberry Candles – American Folk Magic
If you’ve been around for a while, you may have picked up that I have been looking to localize my craft. I have found that a lot of modern magic is very Eurocentric which doesn’t make a whole lot of … Continued
On Sea Magic: An Autumnal Day by the Beach
Gray and I ran away to Cape Cod on Saturday to try and harvest some of the wild forageables that we had scoped out throughout the year and I thought that I could take you all along for the ride. … Continued
On How I Celebrate the Harvest as an Eclectic Witch (and three tomato recipes that I make to do so)
How did it become the end of August already? (It will likely be the beginning of September before I publish this…) It seems like only last week that I was writing about the tiny bulbs bursting out of the ground … Continued
In Search of the Mighty Monarch
Some of my earliest fond memories from my childhood involve wading through chest-high milkweed in search of monarch caterpillars. I know it was in the house-by-the-lake so I was younger than nine. My mother was teaching an elementary school class … Continued
When Life Gives You Jewelweed, 1
As an intuitive witch, I strongly believe in working with the plants that are growing in your natural environment. It is a part of the covenant that I have made both with my spirits and the spirits of this land … Continued