The paint by number is growing, slowly, but surely. I'm still really enjoying this and really like how it is looking. I am trying to intentionally meditate while working on this and it's been a very calming experience. I also spent some time outside last night as well as time with Delilah, who was especially needy last night. She and I played with her new favorite toy, which happens to be one of my shoes. She is obsessed with this shoe and it cracks me up. I finally got s

Yesterday was a total solar eclipse over parts of Europe. In my area, we had a partial, but it was storming for a good chunk of the day, so I couldn't go out and see what the eclipse looked like through the leaves like I did during the last partial solar eclipse in the area in 2017. The photo below does not belong to me, and if you want to check out the gallery that it came from, here is the link. Instead, I lit a small candle at my desk around the time of the eclipse in Ic

The paint by number of Brighid is coming right along. I worked on it some last night while listening to the thunder outside. Before bed, I lit a small candle and watched it until it burned out. Today is the new moon, and a solar eclipse on top of it. I didn't want to do any kind of major ritual around this event, so I thought that a simple candle meditation last night would suffice. As I watched the candle flame dance, I could see the shadows moving around it. This remind

I was able to find a Brighid paint by number kit online last month and decided it was time to work on it this weekend. I was wiped out after the first move-in, but working on the painting really revived my spirits. As I worked on the painting, I chanted a simple prayer. Lady of the sacred flame, hear us as we call your name. Sometimes just a simple chant like that can help bring your mind into focus. It certainly did for me this weekend. On Sunday, Brian and I went shopp

Last night I needed to spend some time on the back porch relaxing and listening to the sounds of nature around me. I finished my bardic coursework on the OBOD site yesterday at lunch and now am entering a contemplative time where I will write about my experiences on the bardic grade. I decided that a good way to ground myself before beginning any of this would be to sit in the hammock and look at the trees and bird flying by. It was a very calming moment. Before bed, I dra

How I celebrated Lughnasadh this weekend.

Last night was the full buck moon and I went out to take a look to commune with her, but sadly I could not see the moon at the time due to hazy clouds. When I was looking down from the back porch though, I realized I was being watched. Sometimes you have one intention and then the divine has a different direction for you to go. I truly felt blessed by this visit last night and was reminded that if you are open to receiving, the gifts of the divine are all around you. All i