My Witchy Temple Room Tour Video

I decided last week to do a wee tour video of my witch 'craft' room and altar space and giving more detail than a written blogpost or instagram photo could do. I hope you enjoy the tour :)

Glastonbury Goddess Conference 2015

At the end of July I was fortunate enough to attend the Goddess conference in Glastonbury once again. Last year had been my first time and I had only bought a day ticket, but this year was for the full week of the conference.

I didn't take many photos of the conference itself I admit, mostly as it didn't feel comfortable to do so but also it was just so intense and busy, so here is just a few of them,it really is just a smidgen of a taste.

One of the evenings involved the climbing of Chalice hill for the sunset and then the moon rising behind the Tor.

A magical time was had during the bonfire on the other side of the Tor (anyone else seeing a firebird here?) and perfectly timed shooting stars during the star charging part of the ceremony.

(Main altar in the Goddess Temple)

I found the conference a total roller coaster of emotions, good and bad. Moments of elation and deep depression and sadness, and although I went for the week on my own, if I went again it would be in company, I feel you need someone there to talk through your stuff with.

Saturday evening was concluded with a masked Goddess dance and I love to dress up in costume, seriously I think I need and a dressing up box :)

Imbolc Activities - Creating New Candles from Old

The other day on the blog I mentioned that the season of Imbolc, or Candlemas would begin in a few days, and I thought yesterday to make a brief video of one of the activities I would be doing as part of my preparations.

So if you would like to see a rare video of me chatting about candles feel free to click on the video below :)

Our Handfasting Anniversary - 3 Years and Counting

The past Four and a half years have gone so quickly since we moved here to the cottage, lots of changes endings and beginnings. One of those beginnings was the start of a new phase in mine and John's relationship when we (literally) tied the knot three years ago on our land with a Handfasting.

A small group of family and friends joined us for a quiet simple ceremony in the garden performed by friends of ours who are registered pagan celebrants, making the whole thing legal and without a separate registry office event.

This patch of land we are caretakers of already holds many memories for us, how many more will it hold in three, ten or twenty years from now?

Sometimes when the wind is howling around the roof, or when it's so cold you need to light the woodburner in august, moving to a warmer location feels a blissful daydream; but we are now bound to this land, it is a part of us as we are a part of it, together Handfasted.

May Day Blessings 2014

The brighter half of the year is here at last, time to take down the winter drapes and cover the beds with summer linens.

May day, or Beltane really does seem to make the beginning of the busy season on the smallholding, it is when foraging and harvesting really start for us.

The dandelions are in full bloom this week, encouraged out by some of the glorious weather we had at the weekend. They really are such a wonderful and useful flower it seems almost shameful to call them weeds, but I admit they are very rampant (appropriate for a festival season of fertility). I will be sharing some of my favorite uses for them very soon.

I even had some help for one of our two remaining chooks. The character above is the not so young anymore Scrit, and off camera is our rather old for an ex-battery hen Scruff, so named as she was such as mess when we got her 5 years ago, very old indeed for a hybrid.

They wont be alone for long though, the next couple of weeks are going to be crazy as we introduce nearly 2 dozen hens and ducks to our flock (I know seems very disproportionate). They needed a new home quickly and hubby volunteered us for the job as we were looking to expand anyway. I will post some piccies after the weekend :)

In the meantime I have some mead to set away before starting dinner so will leave you with a random photo, just because I like it :)

The Wedding Pics

Hi everyone, I must be a terrible blogger, it has already been 3 weeks since the wedding and i am just now getting my backside in gear and posting a blogpost. I have no excuses other than chillin after the rush that was the planning and doing before the wedding.

So here we go with just a sneak peek at the photos that I have received so far, beginning with just before the ceremony in our garden. We are fortunate enough to live in Scotland where you can be Handfasted legally by a registered celebrant, eliminating the need for all that registry office boring bit :) The ceremony was conducted by our friend Helen who is the registered Scottish pagan federation celebrant for Orkney :-) BTW anyone can be handfasted up here so if you want her number give me and email :)

 After the ceremony everyone retired to the cottage for the homebrew (strong stuff is that dandelion wine) and food, during which we cut the cake :)

 To reveal the surprise rainbow interior, I think the cake got more pics taken than we did lol