Imbolc Waning Moon of the Cold Month This is the holy day of Bridgit, the triple goddess; she of the eternal fire at Kildare, a goddess who tends to the fire of creativity at home, for the poet and in the smithy, the place where things are made by hand. As with so many things […]
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Beltane Waning Planting Moon Emma’s excursion yesterday gave her, as things turned out, her last chance to wander on her own, beyond the woods and backyard that have been her home for over fourteen years. She died last night, in her crate. It was probably an arrhythmia that did not convert like the one several […]
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Fall Waxing Dark Moon A word about litter mates. Kate and I buy litter mates when we get puppies. Once in a while we’ve gotten adult dogs given to us by a breeder and we did buy one solitary wolfhound, but otherwise litter mates. Of our current pack all of the dogs were litter mates. […]
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