My Own Flow

I’ve been so busy these past few days. Rather than bore you with all that I’ve been up to I will focus on the present (such as it is) and share with you my dreams, doings and makings just for today ... my day that (as they say) lies ahead.

Today I have some cords to spin for some very special folks ... so while my floss and yarns are out I will re-make order by tidying the anal retentive color sorting that supports me in manifesting my Spirit Cords and Spirit Chokers. Hey - true support - in every aspect of life - is (at the very least) a two way street.

Today I am making time to rest and renew. I feel I deserve it. I feel I have earned it. So once my cords are spun and floss and yarn in order I will roam my little acre a bit, then cuddle up on my little sofa with my blanket and a pot of hot tea, my crocheting and art journal (and probably this puter) within reach, and football on the idiot box. I can feel a nap in there somewhere too.

This afternoon when The Boy comes home from work, it will be our friday (he has tomorrow off) so this will be our chill time to share ... with some nice ale ... good food ... time outdoors ... perhaps around the fire ... with some drumming ... and lots of love. You see, this is why I’m posting early today, so that my time with my Self and later with my sweetie may simply flow without interruption.

So as I often say, as I dream my life, “As it is, so shall it be." So ... that’s what I made today.

You Could Win This

Be sure to head over to Mrs. B's 31 Days of Halloween on Friday for your chance to win this handspun Spirit Cord! The charming glass flask has a lovely lead-free celestial goddess pewter topper and is filled with one of my handcrafted frankincense oils.

So, enter there and leave a comment here - and if you're the winner you'll get an extra surprise - but only if you leave a comment. Mrs. B isn't the only sneaky trickster, you know!

Idle Effort

Today was one of those October days that offered the rare gift of spontaneous idle time in Nature. I made my way around my little acre without much in mind at all, simply taking in the details ... and letting them be. I leveraged this gift by making myself comfortable, feeling the breeze, and breathing with it. I opened my senses and closed my eyes and sunk into a delicious darkness at mid-day.

It still feels as if I was there, in that sweet darkness, for a long while, but the keepers of linear time indicated otherwise. Regardless, the darkness behind my eyes became as a blank screen that filled with ideas ... intriguing ideas ... and I still want to write them down, for I feel they may fade and vanish like a night dream at dawn.

I made time to kiss The Boy's hair goodbye ...

... before he had it chopped.

I love his ears. I really do.

And, of course, I made time in the day to visit Mrs. B's 31 Days of Halloween where today she's giving away a lovely Tarot Bag, a copy of the Field Guide to Candy, hand made gift boxes and a bundle of skully, ghouly, Halloweenie things! Be sure to check it Mrs. B's blog every day through Halloween for fun, info and cool give-aways!

Very Nice

Today, among other things, I made a very nice corn chowder with very nice golden squash and a very nice Vermont cheddar.

I made a very nice whole wheat corn bread to go with the chowder and served it a very nice green salad with tomatoes. Very nice. That's what I made today.

A Recovery

OK ... yesterday ... I made space in "my" kitchen for the "new" shaker set from Annie. Aren't they darling? And--hey, abundance in the kitchen is cool with me.

... I made room on the line for my fresh-n-clean vintage aprons. My sense is that all three came to my mother via her mother-in-law, my paternal grandmother, Ann Conway-Roast. Aren't they the coolest? I just love them!

I made a sweet raisin bread for invaders who never showed up, which was fine with me since it allowed me to relax, crochet and watch the Giants mop up the Chiefs.

The Boy has today off, so last night was our "friday night" and he and I and Ale had a party ... thus this catch-up recovery blog.

Oh ... and this morning ... when I lifted off the butter-dish cover ... I wondered, yet again ... in pure amazement ... just how is it that they have managed to get so much of the earthly power?

More later!

Kitchen Play

Today, after the tasks of utilitarian responsibility were managed, I made kitchen play. I made bread. I made pasta sauce. I cooked barley. I stepped outdoors time and again to make love with non-stop autumn drizzle that blessed my little acre. I made time to admire the most recent earthbound gifts to come my way ... three 1950s aprons from my mom which I will gently soak and hang out to dry when the rain stops ... and a salt and pepper shaker set from my friend Annie, a set that belonged to her grandmother who shared some semblance of my name.

I made time (as I will every day in October) to visit Mrs. B’s 31 Days of Halloween to enjoy the day’s blog links and enter in today’s give-aways. Today you could win a vampire style belly dance vest or a cute set of Skele-pins or a lovely full moon print from Spirit Fox Photography!

By the way, yesterday, I was a winner - how freakin’ cool is that? I won the beautiful Divination Kit made by Cauan - Lucky me!

And tonight I'll be watching Revenge of the Creature and honoring the blessings of the October moon, full and ripe with melancholy madness, of a variety that only final harvests do offer.

Ashe. Ashe.

A Skeleton Bed

When the earth dried up I headed outdoors and made a bed in the firepit for my garden skeletons. My sunflowers, all but one it seems, have been stripped of seed by the goldfinches, chickadees and other assorted winged ones. Most are dried and blackened and will rest now as they await a still, starry night to go up in smoke and down in ash, and eventually return to the gardens as nourishing, sweet ash. I was pooped and sat to rest a bit only to discover that I sat in a puddle. This cued me that my work outdoors was done for the day.

Oh, I made a sweet harvest too and no longer wonder what green and yellow will find its way into my rainbow dinner.

The seasonal boxes where hauled upstairs and I began making my annual review of all things harvest, ghoulish and fun. Let the decorating begin!

I also pulled out some yarn to start a new winter cap for The Boy. Navy blue. He’ll like that and I’ll start it when we cuddle up on the couch tonight to watch a favored creepy movie, No Country for Old Men. That’s right friendo, it may not hold a halloween theme, but it takes creepy into the depths where shadows hide in darkness ... and darkness in shadow.

Last night several friends joined our monthly Pagan Wisdom Gather. Our topic for the evening was to share “experiences with spirit/s” and it was intriguing. As I listened to others relate their stories I recalled some of my own, long forgotten. For me, this sharing was very comforting, not to mention fitting to the season. When I took the dog out before bedtime I noticed what appeared as a pillar of whiteness in the dark of the yard. Halley noticed it too. We just stood there, watching it in silence. I understood ... the presence. We walked toward it, slowly, respectfully, and I swear it moved closer to us as well. I said, out loud, “thank you daddy,” and it faded into a mist of light and evaporated into the darkness. And again I say, thank you daddy.

There is so much to love about autumn and October seems to sing those blessings so clearly, in so many ways.

And one very fun way to love this season is to not miss a single day of Mrs. B’s 31 Days of October. Today you can visit more guest bloggers and snag a chance to win a Custom Zombie print, an adorable set of Halloween Candy Cups, and a beautiful Divination Kit. Check it out!

October blessings!

Autumn Love

My October opened up with a delicious and loving brew of dandelion root, a steamy seasonal treat to guide me deeper into the soft, comforting darkness of the season. As I sipped this brew I entertained what I might make this day ... time to begin the fall cleaning that carries and comforts me through the winter months ... a bouquet a sedum to adorn my little hut ... a tidy space for friends to join me in the evening for our monthly discussion, this time of our experiences with spirit/s ...

As I sipped I made time to peruse the treasures of the first day of Mrs. B's 31 Days of Halloween and leveraged opportunities there to explore, learn, grow, play, be inspired and even win some cool things like a Witch Rattle, Witches Flying Oil, Hallowbunny, or a copy of Sense and Sensibilities and Sea Monsters. Wow, what a start to a month of full autumn love!

Merry October everyone.