Violet Experiments, 2022
May has been a long and winding month. As always happens when everything blooms at once, I ran out of time to do all of the things and, moreover, to write about all of the things. I’m feeling very behind … Continued
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
When Life Gives You Lemons: Clean it up with lemon-infused vinegar
Have you ever tried making your own cleaning vinegar? It is an easy way to add an extra step of intention to your cleansing magic with very minimal effort. Additionally, if you make it citrus-based, you can use all of … Continued
Celebrating Fat Tuesday with Fassionola Syrup and Hurricanes
As a kitchen witch, I love a good food holiday. There’s nothing quite like taking the time to spend a full day cooking for the people that you love – lovingly crafting a set of dishes from start to finish. … Continued
Winemaking in Witchcraft – 2021 Strawberry Wine
Last night, my coven mate Dora and I bottled the strawberry wine that we started as part of our Midsummer celebrations last June. Winemaking is a long-standing part of our personal practice – there is something so inherently magical (dare … Continued
Fire Cider Bloody Marys – A Potion to Cleanse & Banish Illness
Sometimes the right spell comes to you at the right time. In this case, as is often the case for me as I practice cottage-style witchery, the “spell” was a perfect recipe: Fire Cider Bloody Marys. If you’ve been following … 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
Cranberry Lemondrop Martinis – A Holiday Potion to Cleanse and Protect
The more that I explore botanicals and how they relate to witchcraft, the more convinced I am in consuming my magic. Sure, a good candle spell will solve a lot of problems but candle magic takes time. A candle spell … Continued
On How I celebrate the harvest as an eclectic witch, 2: $3 Bags of Peaches & Friendly Pears
I recently wrote about how I don’t celebrate the harvest festivals as they are written in the Wheel of the Year because they don’t…particularly feel right to me? But as the harvest comes in – as it arrives in all … 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