Last weekend it was in the 40s. I wore my sweaters. I had my first fire of the season in the fireplace. My handknit socks came out. This weekend, despite the fact that the leaves are all yellow and orange and falling through the air when the wind blows like autumn snow, it is 70… Continue reading The Leaves Are Falling Down
Category: Up North
After the Solstice
This year, I was finally able to get Up North to the cabin for Summer Solstice. It was so lovely. I didn't do anything special in terms of food and I didn't have a ritual prepared, but just being amongst the pines and by the lake was magical enough! So, so healing. I had never… Continue reading After the Solstice
Autumn All Around
Well, kind of. It looks like Autumn, but it doesn't feel very much like it. Having the windows open and enjoying the weather in November? In Wisconsin? Crazy. Just crazy. But my concern and fear of climate change isn't what this post is about. It is actually about....nothing! Just a random mix of words and… Continue reading Autumn All Around
In The Woods
Ye olde fish cleaning shed I went north for Beltane this year. In January my family purchased a cabin in Northern Wisconsin that we had been visiting every year for the past 30+ years. When I was a child my maternal grandfather owned a cabin in the woods in a different part of Northern Wisconsin,… Continue reading In The Woods
Old Pine Hollow 