october greetings...

 october greetings to you...

september was a whirlwind and i'm still getting my feet under me.  i have a lot to share and will be back to do that soon.

but on this first day of october, i wanted to come in with a pretty photo (book is The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden).

the mornings here are cool even when the heat comes back late in the day. i am enjoying every cool breeze and cloudy sky, even the sunny days and the afternoon heat. 

i'm just starting to read the backlog of posts that i've missed and hope to get caught up reading your adventures this week.

i hope that october brings you everything you hope for in the season.

thanks for being here...

love and magical wishes...

~*~

 

hello september...

august has passed and it did so rather quietly. that is always a blessing to me. i think we might even be making friends, august and i.

we spent the month with long walks, lots of moon gazing, garden tending, painting and even a finished knitting project.

i woke this morning to very chilly winds and it was a wonderful way to start the morning off with a walk.  i even had to wear my hoodie. :-)

september is here and i am excited.  i love that we are closer to sweater wearing and cozy candle light evenings. color changing and falling leaves, apple everything and, of course, pumpkins. 

what do you love about september?

thanks for being here...

love & magicks

~*~

ps...i won't be around much in september as i have some things happening and will be offline. (everything is fine)  i'll be back soon as i can. xo

 

just a little bit of...

the days have gone by in a blur. i've been keeping busy with painting, knitting, garden time, and riding the doombus. (doombus is what i call doomstash busting)

i've been figuring out how to save seeds from the lone sunflower that bloomed this year. and thanks to Heather at northridgefarm (site is down so can't link) i've been harvesting my first ever grown celery and dehydrating it for use in soups and stews over the winter.  it never would have occurred to me to do that.

anywho...i finished my shawl!  i still need to give it a soak and block then weave in the ends.  but it feels SOOOOO good to have finished a knit that i've had on the needles for two(+?) years? i'm sure i'll share a photo once it is blocked.

that's pretty much what is going on around here. i'm uncovering all kinds of things during my doombus rides and it is giving me all kinds of ideas.

well...i hope to be back again in a day or so.  

thanks for being here...

love & magicks

~*~

 

it feels like a sign...

 

today i went for another walk and it felt good. that's been happening a lot lately...

the sky in the early mornings lately are so beautiful...

insomnia provides a wonderful opportunity for moon and star gazing, despite the light pollution...

today i put on a cute new dress and lace kimono, i did my hair and put on my jewelry and went out to run my errands before therapy (despite the beginnings of a migraine)...

a gift from the morrigan found outside a big box store, it feels like a sign...

there's a storm brewing outside and it makes me happy...

this is all i have to offer today.  i have a visit with the art witches in a couple of hours and my head is pounding and screaming at the same time, so i need a bit of a rest...

how are things in your corner of the world?

thanks for being here...

love & magicks

~*~ 

 

a bright light of magical goodness...

today was a good mail day, and boy did i need it...

first, the mail... several years ago i came across an account on IG called wild_inthe_woods. sirena is a wonderful wool dyer and maker of fantabulous things. she was creating the boxes inspired by Practical Magic (the movie and the book).  i have purchased one every year since i first found them and they never fail to deliver beautiful wool and so many amazing surprise treats! this year i was so happy to see she was doing another box and immediately ordered it. 

today it arrived and it is, i think, the most magical one yet!  as long as sirena makes these, i intend to purchase! she has other lovely boxes she creates as well and i highly recommend checking out her shop. 

and now, why it was such a wonderful and timely arrival.

ya'll...i am exhausted. i mean, dragging around, can barely move, in bed by 6pm exhausted. i fall asleep exhausted and i wake up exhausted.  i've been tired for years. really tired. but this...this is next level. this is utterly ridiculous.

i get that having multiple chronic illnesses can take it's toll on a body. and the longer these illnesses persist, the worse the effects. but, c'mon...this is just too much.  

i'm still functioning every day.  getting things done around the house, taking walks, working in the garden. i just am moving slowly and wearing out much more quickly.  seriously...f'ing exhausted.

so, today, when things are seeming a bit bleak, i'm feeling lost and alone, opening this box was a bright light of magical goodness.

if you're on ig, give sirena a follow. her feed is a magical and visual feast. and if you love yarn, check out her shop. 

hope you are having a great week...

thanks for being here...

love & magicks

~*~

 

wordless wednesday...

 

 

love & magicks

~*~ 

 

faerie wishes...

in the garden this morning, the most curious thing happened. i was out watching for the little tomato thief.  he's decided that not only should he steal and eat only a few bites from the tomatoes, he should cart them up into the spinach pot and dig around in there, tearing out my seedlings.

as i sprinkled a little cayenne around, hoping to scare him off, i heard a whispering at my ear. i looked up and looked around, but didn't see anything.  then suddenly a wave of faerie wishes appeared, floating here and there.  so pretty, with all the colors of the rainbow wrapped in each wish.  

"make a wish, make a wish," the whisper said, so that's what i did.  i made lots of wishes for every bubble i could see.  some of the wishes landed in the sunflowers, some in the flowers and some floated off into the woods and some up into the sky farther than i could see.

i think i might take a blanket out to the garden and lie in the grass watching for faerie wishes. maybe a little picnic or tea party? doesn't that sound like fun?

i've been painting this morning and am headed back to that. so a break in the garden sounds good. right?

well...i'm off to explore with paint. see you soon!

thanks for being here...

love & magicks

~*~