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In planetary mysticism this day is associated with Venus (or, Freya who many consider to be the Nordic version of Venus/Aphrodite). Usually I celebrate Venus with a simple ritual of lighting a candle.

It is only a 40 min drive - and yet - the landscape couldn't be more different. Oak and walnut trees make up the canopy. Wild roses, Cali grape, blackberries, and elderberry grow in abundance.

Whenever I visit California I am invariably asked this question: "When are you moving back home?"

“The heart is just a muscle,” someone said to me the other day. I tried very hard not to explode into a rant about how this central organ is a little more than that. The heart is connected to your lungs,

These past few weeks visiting California has gone by in a blur. A happy blur, to be sure! As usual these quick trips are full of visits to friends and family and thus, a fair bit of festivity has taken

"The Obelisk Gate" the second book in the Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. It is a hybrid between scifi and fantasy because there are elements of magic as well as scientific ideas about

Hello world!! This weekend I attended a Bachelorette party. Eight ladies sharing one house with a huge flower garden. There was also a lot of partying and fun. Today, though, I want to talk about the flowers

Hello, my dear hive gardeners here at @gardenhive! I was really occupied lately, so I didn’t write much about my garden updates here. I had to deal with the father of my son’s return after 2 years of

I made it to California! This trip included bus rides, long flights, another bus & finally a train. I finished a fun book, watched a lot of movies, and got to meet someone that I will never forget.

I don't want to embarrass myself by revealing just how long I have been working on this zine. This was the week I finally finished it, and that is what matters, right? I celebrated international zine month

A few days ago I shared a bit about my DIY writing retreat and my goal to publish my longest zine yet. I recieved a comment from someone who had never heard of zines before. So, I wanted to go in depth

If you aren't familiar with the term zine let me briefly explain. A zine is a DIY, self published booklet. A zine can be about anything. It can be printed on a single page and then folded into a b

For years and years Jona and I have been dreaming of building our own house with our own hands. About two years ago we got the chance to make our dream a reality. And while this experience has been very

While scrolling through social media I saw a post with a text asking "Are you prepared for a energy shortage?" The associated video showed a couple filling their car with propane and gasoline

Thinking back to December 31st as I explained what I do for work to a group of friends I was gripped by a fear that the advances with AI would replace me. That my thoughts & homemade pictures won't

I am in a reading mood. Maybe it is the season of fall. Or maybe it is me accepting my true self - a nerd who loves all things herbal.

a zine is a self-published magazine and it can be about anything. A zine can be as short or as long as the writer desires. A zine can be factual, fictional, of dedicated entirely to fandom.

Flower essences are remedies for our time's troubling psychological load. Here's the lowdown on making your own.

This week I had the opportunity to spend a whole week alone at my house while my hubby is away helping family on the other side of the mountains. Having no one else at home (and thus no one to cook fo

It has become a bit of a cliche in movies : the writer, alone for weeks on end writing their novel in a cozy cabin in the mountains. That sort of thing does sound nice but ... I wonder how very productive