Family Thanksgiving
Another beautiful family Thanksgiving. Seventy-eight (yes, 78) people this year.
Archive for the ‘Holidays’ Category
Bittersweet
Bittersweet berries, from the vine on my front porch. Beautiful! But they have their shadow side. Bittersweet is an invasive plant. It is work to keep it out of flower beds, and it tends to climb trees. That’s its nature. So we wore crowns of bittersweet, and we thought about the shadow parts of our [...]
Awakening to Wonder
Today on an NPR blog I read about a symposium (at Concordia College in Minnesota) regarding “re-enchantment.” The posting caught my eye because “re-enchantment” is one of my forms of sacred play. From the College’s website: Awakening to Wonder: Re-enchantment in a Post-Secular Age Sept. 14-15 The symposium will explore the role of wonder in [...]
Fireworks!
With friends we went to the fireworks at our local fairgrounds. This is a photo taken by Sharon Lips. On a stars and stripes theme, here is a 4th of July card my husband sent me:
The Grands!
Very soon my granddaughters will arrive with their mother for a visit. Most people will be celebrating Independence Day this weekend, while I will be preparing for a house full of Interdependence. Grandparenting is indeed grand. To be able to share family traditions, form unique bonds, and experience the daily growth and boundless energy of [...]
Sun & Solstice, Mead & Marigold
Still glowing from the Sanctuary Without Walls gathering this afternoon, which focused on the Summer Solstice. A restful, peaceful time that included meditation, laughter, talk of spiritual practices and their relationship to light and dark, the warmth of friendship ~ and the sweet, solar glow of mead. Our mead communion included first fruits: cherries and [...]
Coltsfoot and Prosthetic Ears
We have returned from Vermont, where near the pond by our temporary abode we found coltsfoot in bloom.
Easter Bunny or Hare?
More info on rabbits, hares, spring, and Easter, from the blog eNature.com. This photo was taken by my brother-in-law when we were traveling in Cape Breton.
