This image is by Linda Ravenscroft, as printed in Llewellyn's 2017 fairy calendar - it seemed appropriate for today.
This little wooden sign also seemed appropriate; it was a gift from my mom to her spring baby.
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Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
Monday
March 20th, 2017
Happy Ostara, and happy 21st birthday to me! I celebrated both events by... doing homework and going to class. Such is the life of a college student. I did get to go out to dinner with my mom and my roommate, though, so that was fun.
This image is by Linda Ravenscroft, as printed in Llewellyn's 2017 fairy calendar - it seemed appropriate for today.
This image is by Linda Ravenscroft, as printed in Llewellyn's 2017 fairy calendar - it seemed appropriate for today.
Sunday
March 30th, 2014
So I never posted pictures of my Ostara altar, and I thought I should remedy that before the month is out:
As usual, the lighting was not cooperating, but what can you do? I also took a picture of my shrine, which is set for general use and is currently housing a bunch of birthday cards as a sign of gratitude.
And finally, here's a close up of the card from my grandparents, which I thought was too quintessentially Pagan to be ignored:
For the first time all spring break, it's actually warm outside, and I have my windows open for the first time in 2014. It's so nice to have sun, heat, a gentle breeze, and the sound of windchimes all at once. Here's to spring!
As usual, the lighting was not cooperating, but what can you do? I also took a picture of my shrine, which is set for general use and is currently housing a bunch of birthday cards as a sign of gratitude.
And finally, here's a close up of the card from my grandparents, which I thought was too quintessentially Pagan to be ignored:
For the first time all spring break, it's actually warm outside, and I have my windows open for the first time in 2014. It's so nice to have sun, heat, a gentle breeze, and the sound of windchimes all at once. Here's to spring!
February 24th, 2013
I had a fabulous time at Hazelnut's birthday party yesterday - after a mind-numbing two hours doing a mandatory charity walk for National Honors Society (couldn't we have done something more useful to help people?) she picked me up and we went with her other Pagan friend, Haley, to the mall to do a bit of shopping. Hazelnut got a bunch of cool Hunger Games memorabilia on clearance, Haley found an adorable stuffed dolphin, and I got a Goddess necklace and Hummingbird worry stone from a store selling Native American crafts.
Here's Hazelnut and Haley trying on hats in an anime/movie store.
Drinking bubble tea. Mmm....
One of my presents to Taylor - a Triple Goddess Washcloth that I knitted. I also took a tiny wooden treasure chest and painted elementals all over it for her. It was really cool, but I forgot to take pictures - I'll have to do that next time I'm at her house.
Happy birthday, Hazelnut, and brightest blessings to you and yours! )O(
Here's Hazelnut and Haley trying on hats in an anime/movie store.
Drinking bubble tea. Mmm....
One of my presents to Taylor - a Triple Goddess Washcloth that I knitted. I also took a tiny wooden treasure chest and painted elementals all over it for her. It was really cool, but I forgot to take pictures - I'll have to do that next time I'm at her house.
Happy birthday, Hazelnut, and brightest blessings to you and yours! )O(
Monday
February 18th, 2013
A very happy early birthday to my friend Hazelnut! I've been working on some (hopefully) cool presents for her, but as per last year, I'll have to wait until after her party to post pictures - don't want her coming on here and finding out what they are early!
Since today is President's Day, I've been off from school and am just relaxing at home. I spent most of the morning reading, and I painted some pictures as well. I have to work this evening, but on the whole its been nice to just reconnect with my creative side. My brother is feverishly preparing for spring, reading and rereading seed catalogues, looking for interesting vegetables to grow in our garden. Everywhere, the snow is melting and the animals are coming back out. Even so, we're supposed to have another winter storm coming thorough here in the next couple of days. Spring is on its way, but it sure isn't going to get here without a fight!
Speaking of spring, I don't think I ever shared pictures from my Imbolc altar.
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I actually really like how this altar came out - I think I finally got the right balance of color!
Since today is President's Day, I've been off from school and am just relaxing at home. I spent most of the morning reading, and I painted some pictures as well. I have to work this evening, but on the whole its been nice to just reconnect with my creative side. My brother is feverishly preparing for spring, reading and rereading seed catalogues, looking for interesting vegetables to grow in our garden. Everywhere, the snow is melting and the animals are coming back out. Even so, we're supposed to have another winter storm coming thorough here in the next couple of days. Spring is on its way, but it sure isn't going to get here without a fight!
Speaking of spring, I don't think I ever shared pictures from my Imbolc altar.
February 11th, 2013
I am absolutely exhausted today - I went to bed a little late last night, and then could not fall asleep. So I'm very grateful that I finished all my work in class and don't have rehearsal. My weekend was really busy too; I had to go to a birthday party for the son of my mom's friend, and all their cousins were over and were messing around, being loud and annoying. I also had to take the ACT that same day, and then was at my friend's house until 11:00 working on a project. The one highlight of my weekend was an idea for a story based off the major arcana of a Tarot deck - I wrote a little intro to it today and really liked it. I'll probably wait to write more until after I finish the story I'm currently working on, though. Has anyone else used the Tarot as the basis for a story? Thoughts?
Saturday
March 24th, 2012
Happy birthday to me... Happy birthday to me... Yes folks, Tuesday was my Sweet 16, and it was fantastic! After a long day of school and musical practice, my family took me to dinner at my favorite restaurant. While there, Mom decided to surprise me by inviting Hazelnut to join us, and when she walked in, I'm pretty sure if you had blown on me, I'd have fallen over. She gave me a fantastic birthday/Ostara card, two awesome scented candles, some packages of wildflower seeds, and a Japanese tea set, among other things. When we got back home, mom and dad gave me my first car! Unfortunately, it's only an inch long. Actually, it was pretty hilarious. A few days after my birthday, on the 23rd, one would have found me standing outside in the rain at 6:00 in the morning. Why, you ask? While I certainly like rain, usually I would have stayed inside. However, as I was setting my bags in front of the door to go, I happened to look down. And there, right in front of me, was the largest spider I have ever seen outside of a zoo. IT WAS HUGE. At least an inch in diameter with long, spindly legs, and mandibles so big you could see them standing up. My first instinct was to bend over and pick up a shoe. However, spidey caught the movement and scuttled back into the door frame where I couldn't squish it, but could still see its legs poking out. Therefore, I gathered all my things, walked through the house, out the back door, through the yard and the gate to wait in front of the house in the rain. Now, while I'm generally terrified of spiders, I understand that they have significance in mythology and even in daily life. So I ask: does anyone have an idea what it may mean to see a giant spider in front of the door?
Sunday
February 26th, 2012
The 24th - 25th were simply amazing. I picked up Raincloud and her cousin, Lara, after school on Friday, and we then drove to Hazelnut's house. We had pizza and an awesome cake:
And Hazelnut opened presents from her family. I also gave her a little gift; a clay "pencil dragon" I had made.
Then, the four of us headed upstairs and I gave Hazelnut a second, more magickal, present.
I hadn't thought mom would let me buy Hazelnut tarot cards, but she ended up not caring, so I got The Wildwood Tarot from Barnes and Nobel. The illustrations seemed really Pagan and earthy, from what I could tell from the box, and Hazelnut had been hinting that she'd been wanting tarot cards for a while. I suppose I underestimated her in that aspect, she nearly exploded when she pulled off the wrapping paper. :D The four of us hung out all evening, reading everything from Rupert's Tales to various poems. The morning of the 25th, we woke up bright and early (6:00), and took the train to Brookfield Zoo, where we spent the day. Talk about trippy. We had been there hardly an hour when all of a sudden we heard this eerie howling. The wolves were more than out and about; the big alpha male was seated on a rock, calling away for a good 20 minutes, with the others gathered around, listening. They were beautiful creatures; shaggy and grey with pale faces and darker legs and tails. Later, we were searching for the penguins in their exhibit, when we realized that they were literally right in front of us, directly up against the side of the enclosure, and that we'd been looking over their heads the entire time. Indeed, all the animals seemed over-active, as though determined to put on a good display for Hazelnut's birthday. The sea-lions were practically doing flips for us, and an African Wild Dog walked directly up to us and touched the glass with his nose. On the other hand, the Grizzly Bears were most decidedly asleep, curled up in a giant mound of hay so that they looked like great lumps of brown fuzz. We also saw the peacocks; two or three males and at least as many females, being trailed by a horde of guinea fowl. A while back (was it last summer? The summer before?) a peahen adopted a bunch of guinea fowl chicks, so I think the ones we saw must have been the same ones, all grown up. As we were on our way out of the zoo, Hazelnut stopped by a gift shop and got replicas of two amazing instruments: an Andean Flute, and a miniature African drum. Not only will they be great for rituals, they're fantastic looking, and can also be employed for fun, or for meditation. We were passing out the zoo gates, when a most enterprising peacock decided zoo life bored him, and walked right out the gate himself. We were quite panicked at the thought of an escaped peacock, but were assured that the bird was allowed to roam as he pleased, and that he was perfectly all-right. "Escaped" peacock taken care of, we proceeded to return home. I didn't want to leave, but unfortunately, I had church this morning, so I couldn't spend another night with my friend.
Today, I haven't done much besides church and homework, but I just thought I'd mention: the Forget-Me-Nots I planted just started to germinate; I've got one itty-bitty plant! Good thoughts for him, please!
And Hazelnut opened presents from her family. I also gave her a little gift; a clay "pencil dragon" I had made.
Then, the four of us headed upstairs and I gave Hazelnut a second, more magickal, present.
I hadn't thought mom would let me buy Hazelnut tarot cards, but she ended up not caring, so I got The Wildwood Tarot from Barnes and Nobel. The illustrations seemed really Pagan and earthy, from what I could tell from the box, and Hazelnut had been hinting that she'd been wanting tarot cards for a while. I suppose I underestimated her in that aspect, she nearly exploded when she pulled off the wrapping paper. :D The four of us hung out all evening, reading everything from Rupert's Tales to various poems. The morning of the 25th, we woke up bright and early (6:00), and took the train to Brookfield Zoo, where we spent the day. Talk about trippy. We had been there hardly an hour when all of a sudden we heard this eerie howling. The wolves were more than out and about; the big alpha male was seated on a rock, calling away for a good 20 minutes, with the others gathered around, listening. They were beautiful creatures; shaggy and grey with pale faces and darker legs and tails. Later, we were searching for the penguins in their exhibit, when we realized that they were literally right in front of us, directly up against the side of the enclosure, and that we'd been looking over their heads the entire time. Indeed, all the animals seemed over-active, as though determined to put on a good display for Hazelnut's birthday. The sea-lions were practically doing flips for us, and an African Wild Dog walked directly up to us and touched the glass with his nose. On the other hand, the Grizzly Bears were most decidedly asleep, curled up in a giant mound of hay so that they looked like great lumps of brown fuzz. We also saw the peacocks; two or three males and at least as many females, being trailed by a horde of guinea fowl. A while back (was it last summer? The summer before?) a peahen adopted a bunch of guinea fowl chicks, so I think the ones we saw must have been the same ones, all grown up. As we were on our way out of the zoo, Hazelnut stopped by a gift shop and got replicas of two amazing instruments: an Andean Flute, and a miniature African drum. Not only will they be great for rituals, they're fantastic looking, and can also be employed for fun, or for meditation. We were passing out the zoo gates, when a most enterprising peacock decided zoo life bored him, and walked right out the gate himself. We were quite panicked at the thought of an escaped peacock, but were assured that the bird was allowed to roam as he pleased, and that he was perfectly all-right. "Escaped" peacock taken care of, we proceeded to return home. I didn't want to leave, but unfortunately, I had church this morning, so I couldn't spend another night with my friend.
Today, I haven't done much besides church and homework, but I just thought I'd mention: the Forget-Me-Nots I planted just started to germinate; I've got one itty-bitty plant! Good thoughts for him, please!
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