A Witch Amid The Shamrock

What an unbelievably busy- blink of an eye and don’t stop for a breath year. So many things acheived yet so many things on the list remain undone. Daughter went off to University in the uk and we moved home. Those I guess were the big things. But all the little stuff has meant a [...]

Life has been- hectic to say the very least- since my last post in JUNE?Kids off to uk all Summer- Daughter left for good to head to uni- Son starting the “Big School”- going back to fulltime work- Family birthdays and gatherings and well just lifein general. Well it is time to decide wh...

Up at Dusk- just after 4:00- prepared my Litha Ritual for the Sunrise this Solstice Morn- Sunrise is 4:58 here in Leitrim. So in my outdoor circle I shall shortly be- the dawn chorus this morning is incredible. To all the folk at Tara- the Solstice celebrations from Noon yesterday till my departure ...

Wow- Pertussis knocked me for 6- still rattling and hacking – but finally it is dwindling. So with the approaching Solstice- it is time to redress the balance. I have been just so Robotic- plodding from one day to the next, with no real rhyme or reason and just existing- not really living. So ...

Been busy with w–k and family life and dashing here and there. Getting the house and garden back together after having the roof retiled and a new sewage system put in. Got so run down caught Pertussis ( Whooping cough) which is very very persistant despite having had all the jabs. So- have had...

Beltane eve on Friday- so once again I have fresh Rowan twigs ready to place at all doors & windows ( entrances) to the house for protection against negative/evil spirits- My son will once again be gathering and then strewing Primroses on the doorsteps to the house entrances to invite in only po...

The third year that we have attended this wonderful gathering. Each year more and more countries and cities are joining in. 122 countries against 88 last year. At home- we switch everything off including the freezer- light candles and talk (how novel). This year we all choose to retell the storyline...

I got up just before Sunrise- to light the equinox black & white candles- we kept them going all day and night- right through to the following dawn. I stood in the outdoor circle that my partner created for me a few years back, barefoot in the dew and watched and listened. As the Sun was slowly ...

Gonna get up at Sunrise- to greet the start of the day- then unfortunately gotta go to work. But will be home in time to cut the equinox cake (Thankyou Serrenog for the idea)and share with the family at Sundown. Ostara altar set up- black and white candles to the ready- gonna hold a quiet [...]