Posted on December 18, 2018
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Posted on December 16, 2018
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The boy pulls my arm Look at this bubble! He cries, and sighs In delight. It sits, unharmed, on the rainy tarmac Wet and round and glossy A perfect hemisphere A ghostly fried egg imitator A final resting place With no predicted pop. It… Continue Reading “Lonely Bubble”
Category: childhood, mental health, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: bubbles, celebrations, childhood, christmas, fairs, festivals, loneliness, outdoors, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, writing
Posted on December 15, 2018
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It’s nearly Yule and what better way to enjoy this indulgent season than with some delicious choccies? Apperley Bridge Marina hosted its first chocolate tasting event last night. We arrived under a frosty half moon with the boats glistening in still and cold water.… Continue Reading “Chocolate Tasting at Apperley Bridge Marina”
Category: cooking, observation, seasons, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: apperley bridge, apperley bridge marina, cafe, chocolate, chocolate tasting, christmas, Christmas fair, coffee, coffee shop, cooking, drink, food, homemade, lightbix, Marina View Coffee Shop, Solstice, winter, yule
Posted on December 15, 2018
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I often find myself distracted in the kitchen. I’m supposed to be jamming. Making jam, not music. But the pigeons coo, the great tits see-saw whistle, the blue tits chatter and the wrens scold, their huge voices belying their tiny bodies. My feelings war… Continue Reading “Distracted by the Birds”
Category: childhood, cooking, gardening, mental health, Nature, observation, parenting, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: birds, garden, holidays, jam, nature, self care, Solstice, yule
Posted on December 14, 2018
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Sometimes the tea is Heavy, dense; peculiar. Why did it go cold?
Posted on December 13, 2018
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We’ve not got much money this year so we’re finding new (old) ways to make the place look festive! Big thanks to Leeds Real Junk Food Project Sharehouse for rescuing flowers that were going to be thrown away by supermarkets. We got two lovely… Continue Reading “Solstice Decorating”
Category: art, childhood, parenting, seasons, society, UncategorizedTags: candles, decorating, decorations, festive decorating, flowers, jars, Leeds, pagan, pine cones, real junk food project, sharehouse, Solstice, upcycling, winter, yule
Posted on December 12, 2018
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I’m frying things in butter Oil in cupboard, with the clutter Bottling rainwater from buckets Standing guard until it chucks it Down and how I check the weather Smell of air and pinch of leather Pine cone shrinking, mercury rising Direct sun and cloud… Continue Reading “Old Ways/New Ways”
Category: pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: Celtic, cooking, crystals, modern times, pagan, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, spirituality, writing
Posted on December 1, 2018
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This poem was written for Sue Dudley, one of the winners of a competition during the Pagan Federation Beltane Online Festival. Sue was happy for me to share the poem that she inspired. I just never got around to it until now! I am… Continue Reading “The Path”
Category: Nature, pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: Beltane, competition, nature, online festival, outdoors, pagan, pagan federation, paganism, poetry, Wicca
Mabh Savage 