Tag: solstice
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Be Careful What You Wish For
Photo by auntikhaki; creative commons license. AND SHE WILL ALWAYS CARRY ON SOMETHING IS LOST BUT SOMETHING IS FOUND THEY WILL KEEP ON SPEAKING HER NAME SOME THINGS CHANGE SOME STAY THE SAME –“Hymn to Her,” The Pretenders If you know me well enough to know what happened with my last relationship and still know…
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A Wonderful Summer Solstice
Photo by littlesprite; used with permission; all rights reserved. With rain on the horizon, a lot of local Solstice rituals were cancelled because they were weather dependent. Or because it was just way too hot outside. Neither was a problem for us. The weather cooled down the moment the circle was cast, the mosquitoes we’d…
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Solstice Reflections: Growing Up and Just Growing
***Summer Solstice 1992: Me kneeling with Shannon and pregnant with Aislinn. Yes, I had my ears triple-pierced and my hair was in an asymmetrical cut under that sequinned headband, but at least not carrying a briefcase and wearing a suit, matching pumps, and matching stockings for a whole day!*** “And as I hung up the…