Tag: monday blogs
Posted on August 21, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Things that hurt today: Pulling a chair in closer to the table so I don’t spill lunch on myself. Standing. Sitting. Putting socks on. Seriously, socks are the enemy. Putting on support bandage. The irony of the last bullet point.
Posted on July 24, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Ah Lughnasadh! The height of summer, a time of fun and games, the rise of the competitive spirit and a time to truly honour our ancestors, just as Lugh honoured his mother at this time. I could smell it this morning; that sweetness in… Continue Reading “Online Lughnasadh Festival”
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Posted on July 3, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Meet Big Jim the chilli! That’s the actual name of this variety. I haven’t tried the peppers yet as this is the first. They smell sweet as opposed to fiery, but taste will tell! I haven’t grown too many plants this year what with… Continue Reading “Big Jim!”
Category: cooking, gardening, Nature, seasons, Uncategorized, writingTags: big jim, chilli, chillies, gardening, monday blogs, monday Motivation, mondayblogs, nature, pepper, peppers, plants
Posted on June 26, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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This beautiful boy just hopped casually into the garden, flopped down, spread his wings and luxuriated in the sun. Why wouldn’t you?
Category: gardening, Nature, writingTags: animals, birds, blackbird, blackbirds, garden, gardening, monday blogs, mondayblogs, nature, outdoors, summer, sun, sun worship, sunbathing
Posted on March 6, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Monday Morning Moods I read an article in the e-zine I write for (Pagan Pages), about speaking with our morning spirits. I liked the article because it encourages you to address your own moods in a morning, and points out that it doesn’t matter… Continue Reading “Talking with the Morning”
Category: mental health, observation, pagan, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: blogs, Chronic pain, Depression, Fatigue, Hypermobility, Hypermobility syndrome, Medication, mental health, monday, monday blogs, Monday Mornings, monday Motivation, mondays, pagan, pagan pages, spirituality
Posted on January 16, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Sorry Madonna, please don’t sue me! I was reminded of this sentiment last night. I went to an amazing gig, with my other half and his eldest son. We saw In Flames who were outrageously good, Disturbed who were delightfully over the top and… Continue Reading “Music…makes the people…come together…”
Category: Music, observation, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: Avenged Sevenfold, blogs, bowie, celebration, David Bowie, death, Disturbed, gigs, grief, In Flames, Loss, metal, monday, monday blogs, mondayblogs, Mourning, music, Sheffield Arena
Posted on January 9, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Currently I’m researching bird related myths and legends, in an attempt to create a volume all about birds and their magical correspondences. This weekend, I had the strangest dream, undoubtedly inspired by my forays into feathered folklore. I had been rooting in bins for… Continue Reading “Bacon in the Desert”
Category: mythology, pagan, prose, seasons, Uncategorized, writingTags: bacon, birds, books, crows, desert, dreams, jackdaws, monday, monday blogs, mondayblogs, mondays, nature, outdoors, pagan
Posted on November 28, 2016
by Mabh Savage
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My article this month on Pagan Pages comes from an older blog I did about trying to meditate, when your mind and body are wracked with anxiety. Chronic in my case, but reactive can be just as destructive. Read the full blog here. I… Continue Reading “Anxiety Vs Meditation”
Category: mental health, pagan, society, UncategorizedTags: anxiety, blogs, Depression, end the stigma, health, magic, magick, meditate, meditation, mental health, monday, monday blogs, mondayblogs, pagan, pagan federation, Solstice, spiritual, spirituality, winter
Posted on October 24, 2016
by Mabh Savage
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Re-sharing for #mondayblogs as we’ve been feeding the birds more and more recently, now it’s becoming colder. We’ve also inadvertently been feeding the squirrels too. Read the original post here.
Category: Nature, Uncategorized, writingTags: birds, garden, gardening, monday blogs, mondayblogs, nature, outdoors, squirrels, wildlife, wildlife garden
Posted on August 22, 2016
by Mabh Savage
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Apperley Bridge Marina in West Yorkshire held a fantastic open day yesterday, to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the Leeds Liverpool canal. Kirsten Savage, my sister and wonderful cover artist for Pagan Portals: Celtic Witchcraft, joined me at a small small selling my book,… Continue Reading “Apperley Bridge Marina- Open Day”
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