Category: childhood
Posted on October 2, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Some time back Nathan (seven) and I decided we wanted something in the front hall way that brightened the place up, and showed the changing of the seasons. I dug out this lovely, eastern style lantern with different nature images on each panel, and… Continue Reading “Season Tree”
Category: childhood, mythology, Nature, pagan, parenting, seasons, UncategorizedTags: alban elfed, autumn, childhood, druidry, fall, interior design, magic, monday, monday blogs, mondayblogs, nature, pagan, paganism, parenting, photography, seasons, winter, writing
Posted on August 28, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Yes, it’s a blatant take on GoT’s signature slogan, but the drama of winter is a way off (we hope) and I’m loving browsing Pinterest and Tumblr and seeing how excited folks are getting about fall, Halloween and Samhain. The primary colour is orange,… Continue Reading “Autumn is coming…”
Category: childhood, gardening, Nature, parenting, seasons, UncategorizedTags: autumn, blackberries, blogs, Brambles, childhood, fall, food, foraging, fruit, fungi, halloween, monday, monday blogs, monday Motivation, mondayblogs, nature, November, orange, outdoors, pagan, parenting, samhain, summer, writing
Posted on July 2, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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I love getting books from authors I have not read before, as I have no expectations and can approach with a totally open mind. I was particularly looking forward to reading Imelda’s volume, as it deals with supporting the spirituality of younger people and… Continue Reading “Book Review: Natural Born Shamans by Imelda Almqvist”
Category: childhood, mental health, reviews, Uncategorized, writingTags: book review, books, children, Imelda Almqvist, Natural Born Shamans, Shaman, Shamanic, Shamans, spirituality, Young People, Youth
Posted on April 23, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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I’m languishing in bed feeling sorry for myself at the moment, however at the start of the Easter break I did manage to get out and about a bit. Nathan and I had a lovely walk to our local town, via the woods that… Continue Reading “Spring Treasure”
Category: childhood, Nature, observation, society, writingTags: animals, childhood, days out, flowers, ladybirds, Leeds, nature, outdoors, parenting, plants, pudsey, school holidays, yorkshire
Posted on March 2, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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After accepting that mummy simply did not have the skill nor the will to fabricate a Harry Potter costume overnight, Nathan decided he would ‘wear a word’ which is a great option this year. Especially for those of us with dubious organisational skills and… Continue Reading “World Book Day”
Category: childhood, parenting, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: alan garner, books, childhood, dress up, folklore, folklore thursday, magic, parenting, weirdstone of brisinghamen, world book day, world book day 2017, writing
Posted on January 13, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Here is my ‘To Read’ or ‘To Read Again’ list for 2017. A Mystic Guide to Cleansing and Clearing by David Salisbury. I’ve read this already but am looking forward to revisiting some of the chapters when I have a bit of a clear out… Continue Reading “Friday Reads”
Category: childhood, education, gardening, history, mythology, Nature, pagan, prose, seasons, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: birds, books, Celtic, David Salisbury, Elen Sentier, folklore, Friday, friday reads, fridayreads, herbalism, herbs, Irish, Legend, magic, magick, Mandrake, merlin, Morgan Daimler, mythology, Neil gaiman, Niall mac Coitir, norse, norse mythology, occult, pagan, paganism, parenting, plants, Reads, roald dahl, terry pratchett, Wolfsbane
Posted on August 15, 2016
by Mabh Savage
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Jim, Nathan and I made the most of the sun by heading down to Temple Newsam Home Farm in Leeds. Nathan befriended a sheep and was freaked out by the apiary, which I, conversely, found fascinating. We saw baby rabbits, squirrels and had a… Continue Reading “Summer Adventures: Temple Newsam”
Category: childhood, Nature, parenting, Uncategorized, writingTags: animals, bees, days out, holidays, Leeds, monday blogs, mondayblogs, nature, outdoors, sheep, summer holidays, temple newsam, travel
Posted on March 15, 2016
by Mabh Savage
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I was highly chuffed and deeply honoured to be involved with the wonderful Headingly Lit Fest again this year. Last year I performed at Outside In, alongside poets and musicians from all over Leeds. This year’s event was similar, with some familiar faces and… Continue Reading “Headingley Lit Fest: Cabaret Thirty”
Category: childhood, education, Music, observation, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: Bazouki, Billy Humphries, Bouzouki, children's fiction, ethan lowe, guitar, headingley lit fest, headingley litfest, heart centre, john darley, kari medalla, kirsten savage, Leeds, Lewis King, live music, live poetry, music, Owen Spafford, poetry, Samantha Crossfield, short stories, Sophie Joelle, spoken word, stories, Violin, writing
Posted on March 28, 2015
by Mabh Savage
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An ‘up cycling’ achievement: half of one leg of a dead pair of (clean!) tights with two handfuls of oatmeal in the foot, suspended in the running hot water of Nathan’s bath to help ease his chicken pox. Plenty of cold water added… Continue Reading “The Power of Old Tights!”
Category: childhood, observation, parenting, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: chicken pox, childhood illness, complementary medicine, health, herbalism, holistic health, medicine, natural remedies, oatmeal, oatmeal bath
Posted on September 28, 2014
by Mabh Savage
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There are pens on my table I just can’t explain When every refrain Is tapped out on the lap top Or vigorously thumbed Into iPhone note pad apps Between bites of baps And inevitable wine Lubricating the rhyme There are pens on my table… Continue Reading “Pens on the Table”
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