A New Pair of Boots and the Bride’s Bed

bits and bobs and Imbolc very, very soon I got a new pair of work boots today and they came in a big cardboard box. Brilliant. With Imbolc only a few weeks away, my thoughts are turning to prep for that sweet holy day, and one of the fun things to do is create a bed...

Imbolc, with the Littles

As you may have gathered from my recent post, I rather love the upcoming holy day and the Divine whom it honors. I want to share with you some of the fun Brigid things we did as my daughter was growing up.  Some of it is old lore made fresh, some of it is new.  I...

Imbolc is Coming

It’s time now to move all the Brigid stuff from the South altar and honor our gold-red Woman.  We’re big on our Bridey at Mother Grove–She’s one of the reasons we decided to work on creating a Goddess temple here. Years ago, in the basement of...

A Long Season of Imbolc

  Brideog from the weekend retreat Samhain usually seems impossibly long, mostly because there are so many things to do, so much preparation for the powerful hinge that happens as Winter descends. We grown used to it after all these years of doing public rituals...

Readying the Bhrat

I was given the opportunity to help a grieving family with the arrangements for their loved one’s funeral and that was finished last night–at least my part was finished. Today I have turned my face toward the end of January and the coming of Imbolc. I got...