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Bare Feet
It’s easy to get trained
You see
By the horrid Winter freeze
To bundle up
And sneak outside
And hide from the elements
Then one sunny day in March
You wake up and hear the sound of
The garbage truck coming down your lane
And you are late again
You grab the box of recycling and race down the stairs
On to the porch
To the sidewalk
In the nick of time
And smile at the garbage man
As you turn around to head inside
Suddenly you realise
You’re outside in shirt sleeves
And standing on the sidewalk
In [...]
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Wordless Wednesday
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The Story of Dog
Once upon a time …
Long ago, when the Human race was still young and new to this world Humanity lived in caves and in tents made of wood and animal hides. Humanity had learned to harness the power of fire and to control it. Humanity had learned to kill the other creatures of the Earth and to use their body parts for more than just food. All the other creatures of the Earth had learned to fear Humanity, for Humanity [...]
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Wordless Wednesday
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Compost and Stone
Last night I dreamed I was sitting in a grove with a lineaged Traditional Witch or Wiccan.
I am not sure which Path she was on exactly, dreams are like that, but I knew she was hard-nosed Traditional.
We were discussing our different world views and Paths.
She leaned against a large grey boulder or small standing stone and said:
“My Path is like this stone, strong and old; a solid foundation upon which to build.”
Then she pointed to a pile of leaf litter [...]
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Musings About Life and the Land
I am a farm girl; I “get” the lambing season at Imbolg as I have spent many sleepless nights in the barn, praying to Brighid as I midwife livestock. I don’t need to be reminded of where my food comes from, I have grown it!
I don’t need a lesson to tell me how to experience the elements, I have lived in them, and I have worked in them. I have been up to my knees in frozen mud and in [...]
