Yule log Ritual
This rite is to be performed at Yuletide using either a Yule Log candle holder or a Yule Log cake with three candles in it. It is best done on Midwinter night or it can be done on The Long Night’s Moon. The first candle represents the people of the past – Our Ancestors The second candle represents […]
Continue Reading...Yuletide Traditions
The feast of midwinter takes place on the Winter Solstice. It is not the middle of winter here, but really only a couple weeks in. Our winter lasts from pretty close to the end of November to April, though snow in October and April are quite common and frost can be expected in both September […]
Continue Reading...Cinnamon Clay
This is a non-edible recipe for making a yummy-scented dough with which you can create charms, ornaments, and small altarpieces. Preparation Time: Ingredients: 1 cup Applesauce 1/3 cup White Glue Any combination of ground Cloves, ground Nutmeg, ground allspice, and/or ground ginger to equal 1 cup 1/2 cup of ground cinnamon More Cinnamon Directions: In a medium bowl, stir together cinnamon, cloves, […]
Continue Reading...Banana Bread
Banana bread is a wonderful take-along snack, quick breakfast, a great holiday gift and the perfect way to use up overripe bananas. Preparation Time: 1.5 hours Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup white flour 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking-soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp vanilla 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp allspice 1 cup coconut oil or butter at […]
Continue Reading...2019 Pepper Review
This year was to be the year of the pepper. I am afraid I am not very good at peppers. Our local weather conditions aren’t the best for flavorful peppers. We just don’t get a lot of heat out of them. My research suggests that I water them too much and that our weather is […]
Continue Reading...2019 Tomato Review
I tried a variety of tomatoes in our Great Lakes region garden this year. Here are the best and the worst.
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Sisyphus Tricks Death
Who is Sisyphus this man who struggles endlessly in Hades to push a rock to the top of a mountain, only to watch it roll down again. Who is this man who knows only labor and futility in death. This man who is denied rebirth by Persephone the merciful and denied rest by his very […]
Continue Reading...Orpheus and Eurydike
Orpheus was a bard, a singer of great renown, son of the Muse Calliope and also the King of the Cicones, a tribe that lived in the Rhodope Mountains in Thrace (part of what is now Bulgaria). They say that he was the first to master the lyre that Hermes made upon the first day […]
Continue Reading...Macaroni and Cheese
Macaroni and cheese is the ultimate comfort food. This is a favorite in my house and often requested. Preparation Time: 20-30 minutes, depending on your options Ingredients: 1 package elbow macaroni noodles, cooked according to package directions 1/4 cup butter 1 package cream cheese, softened 1/4 tsp ground mustard seed 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 4-5 grates of fresh nutmeg 1/2 tsp ground paprika […]
Continue Reading...Researching the Whistleblower Thing
This is not a political blog. This is my personal blog and I am a political person. I get frustrated with the way the media doesn’t tend to tell the whole story and I get frustrated with the way politicians twist the story to fit their narrative. I often end up diving down a rabbit […]
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