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 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 August 28, 2015
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My friend took me for a walk around New Galloway, and amongst the brambles and cow parsley we found beautiful meadowsweet, also known as mead wort or Queen of the Meadow. Although a useful herb, especially to a home brewer like myself,… Continue Reading “Meadowsweet”
Category: cooking, gardening, Nature, observation, seasons, UncategorizedTags: herbal, herbs, mead wort, meadowsweet, nature, walking
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
by mabhsavage
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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.