Lughnasa New (Artemis) Moon This month is the Artemis moon because Artemis is the goddess of honeybees and the name goddess for our hives. Why this month? Because the end of August is the usual time for honey extraction among beekeepers in our area. Our brand new extraction equipment is in en route to us […]
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Imbolc Waning Wild Moon Fake Nostalgia for a Pre-Therapy Age Past “I can tell you one thing,” he announced, as I recall. “Back in my day, you didn’t have young kids going around talking to shrinks, yakking about their fee-ee-ee-lings, getting all doped up on medications.” This article in the March 8th NYT made me […]
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3 bar steep drop 30.16 0mph NE windchill 3 Samhain Waning Gibbous Moon of Long Nights My brother Mark asked me my thoughts on turning 50. This April 11th he has his 50th. By then it will be, as it always is, twelve years since I had that birthday. Twelve years ago is a long […]
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