Early Spring at Artemis Hives and Gardens

Beltane                                                            Waning Last Frost Moon

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Bee Diary March 26, 2011

Spring                                               Waning Bloodroot Moon All three colonies are dead.  I rechecked them last weekend.  I have ordered three packages of bees, the larger 3 pounds boxes, that will arrive in early April, perhaps April 9th.  Hiving the new packages takes place as soon as possible after I pick up the bees from Nature’s Nectary outside […]

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Walking and Talking

Imbolc                                        New (Bloodroot) Moon Took a walk along the road that goes around the Monastery.  A beautiful day with a blue sky and sun.  The sun has, like me, been on retreat this last week, and it seems to have returned bright and shiny, ready to get on with its job of sending us truly […]

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Snow in LA. Earthquake in Indiana. Ice Here. End Times?

Winter                                                                         Waning Moon of the Winter Solstice Headlines you never expected to see: Wind gusts topping 90 mph topple trees in L.A. area, blocking roads; snow closes I-15 Magnitude 3.8 Earthquake Rattles Indiana Whoa.  Earthquake.  Indiana?  What the…   Here’s an example of today’s news coverage.  My old buddy Ed Schmidt made a joke on his […]

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Going to the Mailbox

Samhain                                                          Waxing Moon of the Winter Solstice The storm seems to have slowed down a bit, winds have decreased as has the snow.  It looks we got around a foot, but I can tell you that many of the drifts exceed that. First, my insulating vest over my sweatshirt.  Then the wind pants over my […]

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OCD

Lughnasa                                       Waning Artemis Moon I have OCD.  Obsessive Computer Disorder.  If something’s wrong with my computer, it’s like a raspberry seed stuck between my teeth.  I worry it and worry it and worry it until it’s not there anymore.  Latest example:  I lost my google search bar.  Not a big deal, you might say.  Except […]

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Build the Mosque

Lughnasa                                Waxing Artemis Moon On mosques and sites and sealing wax. Are we fighting with Islam or with terrorists who use Islam as a cover?  You know the answer.  What message do you give to the ummah, the worldwide Islamic community, if you deny a mosque near a site where the terrorists who use Islam […]

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Ordinary Stuff

Beltane                                       Waxing Strawberry Moon The half Strawberry moon hangs just above the basswoods in our woods.  The night has a velvet texture, not the Elvis portrait kind but the backing for a stunning diamond necklace kind.  The moon lays upon it as a gem of unique character, instead of fire it has a subtle glow, […]

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The Horse

Winter                   New Moon (cold M00n) At breakfast this morning I sat two tables away from Miss Rodeo Wisconsin.  I know this because she had a big sash on that said so.  She looked like a wholesome gal and a good choice. I’m not at the Doubletree.  Instead, I learned my reservation was for the Courtyard […]

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Woolly Monday

Winter                              Waning Moon of Long Nights Woolly Mammoths And a Red Stag In the Black Forest. Woollys met tonight at the Red Stag.  Ode takes off for Mexico Wednesday morning.  Taylor is getting booted out of the teen cd program.  Bill’s brother with prostate cancer and the 500 PSA lives on, long past the four […]

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