Posted on April 5, 2020
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Just a few of the things in my garden right now.
Category: gardening, Nature, observation, UncategorizedTags: garden, gardening, herbalism, herbs, mint, nature, outdoors, photography, plants, rosemary
Posted on December 24, 2019
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May you have a wonderful Yuletide or Christmas, however you may be celebrating or spending your time these next few days. Here’s my musings on the magic of the Christmas Tree over at Pagan Pages: https://paganpages.org/emagazine/2019/12/01/notes-from-the-apothecary-56/ 🌟
Category: pagan, seasons, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas tree, good wishes, herbalism, merry Christmas, tree, trees, Tuesday, Tuesday blogs, yule, yuletide
Posted on October 2, 2018
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I’ve never done inktober before as I don’t really think of myself as an artist. I was drawn to it this year though. No idea why! I think I maybe just needed a break from writing without stopping being creative, if that makes sense?… Continue Reading “Inktober”
Category: Nature, pagan, society, UncategorizedTags: art, drawing, femininity, feminism, herbalism, inktober, inktober 2018, magic, mandragora, Mandrake, poisonous, Tuesday thoughts
Posted on September 6, 2017
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Hello all, I hope you are enjoying the first touches of autumn and the first tentative fingers of the fall. Our lawn is already dotted with yellow birch leaves, and the odd ink cap that appears magically overnight. The blackberries are dragging the brambles… Continue Reading “September Pagan Pages Now Up!”
Category: interview, Music, mythology, Nature, pagan, seasons, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: aconite, autumn, crystals, daniel faria, fall, feminism, goddesses, gods, herbalism, herbs, Imelda Almqvist, magic, magick, nature, pagan, pagan pages, pagan wednesday, seasons, susan morgaine, trismegistia, tyr, wednesday
Posted on July 19, 2017
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I’m writing about Self Heal, prunella vulgaris, for next month’s Pagan Pages. I’m lucky enough to have some of the herb crawling over my lawn, and was even luckier to get this lovely visitor when I popped out to get some photos:
Category: gardening, Nature, observation, seasons, Uncategorized, writingTags: bee, bees, gardens, herbalism, herbs, insects, nature, outdoors, photography, plants, Self Heal, wildlife, wildlife photography, writing
Posted on January 13, 2017
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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 December 2, 2016
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The new edition of Pagan Pages is now up and live, in beautiful, glorious technicolour! I am pleased to have four articles in this edition, including Notes from the Apothecary which is all about the Dragon Tree, plus an interview with the fantastic author… Continue Reading “Pagan Pages Yule Edition”
Category: education, followers, interview, mythology, pagan, reviews, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: dragon tree, herbalism, magic, pagan, pagan pages, Solstice, starcat, winter, winter solstice, writing, yule
Posted on September 8, 2015
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…stripping elderberries off their stalks. Tedious but worth it in the end! What am I going to make?
Category: cooking, seasons, UncategorizedTags: cookery, cooking, craft, elder, elderberries, herbalism, natural medicine, nature, trees
Posted on July 19, 2015
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Category: gardening, history, pagan, seasons, society, writingTags: antiseptic, gardening, herb, herbal medicine, herbalism, herbs, insomnia, lavender, magic, magick, pagan, pagan pages
Posted on May 11, 2015
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Marigold seedling repotted. Yarrow ready to go into the garden. Asparagus peas: a new venture this year. Fresh Black Peppermint. Smells divine.
Mabh Savage 