Hello…hello? Is this thing on?
I used to be a blogger. A very faithful blogger. In my first blogging gig (for my local daily Gannett paper) I wrote almost every day for many years about the local Pagan community and my thoughts...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on Leadership
There are some interesting things happening in the American Pagan communities right now. (For those of you in those communities, you know this is not an unusual occurrence.) A man running for office in...
View ArticleToo Long Away
I’m still not back in the swing of blogging, mostly because I need to do it from my phone. I’ve become someone who does so much from that little Android box and don’t open my laptop as much as I...
View ArticleBack to Back…and Back Again. But, for Now, I’m Back
This is a repost from my Matreon account, as I try to get caught up. See for yourself. Golly. It has been a zinger of a ride, I tell you. Back in February, I cancelled an appearance in Pennsylvania...
View ArticleThe Lusty Month of May
This is woad. Ysatis tinctoria. It’s grown as a dye plant but I use it as a magical oil, to access my inner Pict. Merry May, all! I’ve spent the day running errands and now it’s too hot outside to...
View ArticleMy Shoes Stink..and other tales of terror
Last week, we finally opened the top on the five-gallon barrel of comfrey compost tea. No, it is not tea for me to drink at 4 in the afternoon with a couple of cookies. It is compost for the garden....
View ArticleSitting and Waiting
I’m visiting my daughter this weekend and it’s always a time for talk, gardening, eating out and watching weird documentaries. Right now I’m sitting beside a 3D printer (something I’ve never seen work...
View ArticleLiving with a Fallen Tower
On July 23d, I posted this to Facebook: There is not a shadow of doubt in my mind–the Tower has fallen. It’s time to sort the rubble and continue the new build. Building community, building health,...
View ArticleClearing Rubble, Part Two
Thank you all for your thoughtful comments about the first part. Here’s Part Two. One more after this. Then I’ll work on a second essay–at least that’s the plan. …But do we have the strength, the...
View ArticleClearing the Rubble, Part Three
Here’s the final part of the new Tower Time document. I have notes for a shorter piece on tools and will try to get that done soon. For now, I’m getting ready to present at the herb fest at Wisteria in...
View ArticleInto the Coracle, and Away I Go
Au August has been a wild month! After returning from Cornwall, I spent several days writing up my impressions of that amazing trip which kicked me into more writing. First was the new Tower Time...
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