A fine and subtle spirit dwellsIn every little flower,Each one its own sweet feeling breathesWith more or less of power. There is a silent eloquenceIn every wild bluebellThat fills my softened heart with blissThat words could never tell. Yet I recall not long agoA bright and sunny day,‘Twas when I led a toilsome lifeSo manyContinue reading “The Bluebell*”
Category Archives: Seasons
Yule
The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper And so the Shortest Day came and the year died And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world Came people singing, dancing, To drive the dark away. They lighted candles in the winter trees; They hung their homes with evergreen; They burned beseeching fires all night long ToContinue reading “Yule”
The Annunciation
You shouldn’t believe everything you’re told. The reality of it is not what you think. It’s not something people in polite company should want to talk about, never mind tell their children. It should have never been made into some kind of fairy story.
Daily Card – Le Jugement – 1st March 2022
This was meant to be posted yesterday, but for some reason, I am not sure what, my internet kept dropping every time I tried to post it, so here it is today – on the 2nd of March 2022 Today’s Card – Le Judgement – taken from Blood & Ink (The Devil Made me doContinue reading “Daily Card – Le Jugement – 1st March 2022”
Feast of Brigid
The Feast of Brigid The red-haired girl draws milkin a pail from the earth. The earth is a spotted cowwith teats that are geysersand anthills and rotten logs. The red-haired girlstrokes and strokesthe dark soil. When the milk rises in spurtsshe catches its arc of white frothto give out to visitors. At the gate ofContinue reading “Feast of Brigid”
Candlemass 2nd February
Bede records in his Reckoning of Time (A.D. 725) the use of candles at the Feast of Purification was common in his day. (Latin Text) [O]n the feast of St Mary, the whole populace with the priests and ministers goes on procession through the churches and the city neighbourhoods, all singing devout hymns, and carryingContinue reading “Candlemass 2nd February”
Today’s Cards 26.01.22- Eight of Swords
Today’s card is taken from Tarot of Mystical Moments by Catrin Welz-Stein. The Eight of Swords. First of all, what can we see? In this deck we have a large Angel, naked, they are sitting on the floor or what appears to be in an ornate vintage style birdcage. Their wings are open and spreadContinue reading “Today’s Cards 26.01.22- Eight of Swords”
Holocaust Memorial Day – January 27th, Avinu Malkeinu אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ; “Our Father, Our King
אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ; “Our Father, Our King I know that this is usually sung at Rosh Hashanah [Jewish New Year ]and Yom Kippur, [Day of Atonement ] but after the last few months/years, I felt I wanted something that touched my soul, to remember the horrors of the Holocaust and to give hope for all ofContinue reading “Holocaust Memorial Day – January 27th, Avinu Malkeinu אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ; “Our Father, Our King”
January’s Cold Moon.
A Chilly Night by Christiana Rossetti 1830-1894* I rose at the dead of night, And went to the lattice aloneTo look for my Mother’s ghost Where the ghostly moonlight shone. My friends had failed one by one, Middle-aged, young, and old,Till the ghosts were warmer to me Than my friends that had grown cold. I lookedContinue reading “January’s Cold Moon.”
Bluebells
The Bluebell* A fine and subtle spirit dwellsIn every little flower,Each one its own sweet feeling breathesWith more or less of power. There is a silent eloquenceIn every wild bluebellThat fills my softened heart with blissThat words could never tell. Yet I recall not long agoA bright and sunny day,‘Twas when I led a toilsomeContinue reading “Bluebells”
The Delightful Mrs P 