Idiorhythmic
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Trust the Process
I had a few more photos to reshoot for The Natural Home Wheel of the Year today. I will admit that I’m a bit photographed out. Not the least of which because I had to remake the twig wreath as I had thrown the last one out. That meant today I was attaching twigs to…
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Spell for Overcoming Obstacles
Domestic witchery is a fascination of mine, I think because it seems like it would be the oldest and most common form of witchcraft. Or maybe it’s just the lazy part of me that appreciates being able to accomplish two tasks in one. This spell is one I’ve been working with over the last year…
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Mending
I have a favorite IKEA bag. It’s a little, reusable shopping bag that folds into a pocket. I’ve had it for years and I love it. It’s part of my everyday carry and I’ve used it to carry library books, groceries, and when foraging. Things that get loved hard end up needing repairs after a…
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She’s Got It, Yeah, Baby, She’s Got It!
On the bulletin board behind me is a pin I bought years ago at a Worldcon. It reads: “I have the body of a goddess—the Venus of Willendorf.” A guy friend who was with me at the time said, “roach, you aren’t fat.” While I appreciated his attempts to soothe what he saw as me…
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For the Love of Kerchiefs
It started with this video. While the main point is about medieval hygiene, I was struck by the mention of head covers and how they helped keep hair clean. It brought to mind memories of my grandma, who would wear bandanas as a head kerchief. I don’t know if it was to keep her hair…
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Dreaming of a Craftsman Economy
“I like your computer,” she said. “It looks like it was made by Indians or something.” Chia looked down at her sandbenders. Turned off the red switch. “Coral,” she said. “These are turquoise. The ones that look like ivory are the inside of a kind of nut. Renewable.” “The rest is silver?” “Aluminum,” Chia said.…
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Witchcraft EDC
Last year, during the early months of the pandemic, I fell down a rabbit hole of prepper videos on Youtube. The men* stuffed their backpacks with cash, bandages, pain meds, extra batteries, a multitool, multiple knives, water purification tablets, and even handguns as part of their everyday carry (EDC). Watching these hyper-masculenized loadouts got me…
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Your Average Witch Podcast
I’m definitely loving doing podcast interviews. I get to talk about witchy stuff all while not having to change out of my around the house clothes. It’s a win-win for an introvert like me. My latest podcast interview was with Your Average Witch Podcast. You can click here to listen to it.
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Tarot Wrap Tutorial
My first and favorite tarot deck is The Herbal Tarot by Michael Tierra and illustrated by Candice Cantin. I bought it over twenty years ago from a Barnes and Noble when I was first starting down my Pagan path. After so many years of use the box is starting to fall apart, so I decided…
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Anniversaries
Spring is here finally in Wyoming. After so many years living in the Midwest I had forgotten how much longer the snow and cold holds on in the mountains. The month sees the anniversary of the release of The Scent of Lemon & Rosemary. This fall will see the release of The Natural Home Wheel…
Got any book recommendations?