by My Village Witch | Apr 6, 2021
We had our usual cold snap this past weekend–the one we call dogwood winter. Experienced gardeners in the area know which plants can reasonably be expected to survive temperatures in the 20s for a couple of days. My potatoes got “bitten” but the...
by My Village Witch | Mar 9, 2021
I was well chuffed, as my English friends say.
by My Village Witch | Jan 22, 2021
Today I worked in the garden for a while. The weather was bright and not windy and I had an important mission. Years ago we planted a wee liriope border at the spring perennials bed. And then I planted early primroses. And then the liriope did its thing of growing and...
by Byron Ballard | Aug 30, 2018
and going to a place I’ve never been before. Philadelphia. I’ll be teaching and doing a ritual for Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day. The folks there are very fine–and funny and smart. Three of my favorite things. I’ll be seeing lots of friends...
by Byron Ballard | Apr 23, 2018
We had planned to do a beautiful, lyrical ceremony for Earth Day. We consider it the birthing day for Mother Grove Goddess Temple and I wanted to do some dancing and chanting and singing. Instead, we cleaned up our little garden at the downtown chapel–a corner...
by Byron Ballard | Apr 13, 2018
The news–both personal and political–got the better of me today. This damned pipeline that is wending its toxic way through Appalachia feels like a boa constrictor around my heart. The water in Flint (and elsewhere) is undrinkable and has been for so...
