I’m still champ of the thanksgiving scrabble game.

My mom and I took a trip to my brothers so over the weekend I got to play scrabble (one of my classic favorites) and three rounds of Scooby doo clue with my nephews and brother. Scooby doo clue was a fun variant on classic clue. The best part is everyone won once except my brother. 😂

There are days when you feel a little extra and you make your own sugar free vanilla London fog in a seasonal mug and dust it with cinnamon. It is okay you are worth it.❤️🫖☕️

I cannot begin to explain how much I love this book by @christopherpenczak.bsky.social My ears are burning, my mind is racing, full of inspiration as I read, pulling me out of a 2-year funk. I’m rebirthing, reclaiming, returning. This writing has lit the flame of my cauldrons.

Our pumpkins.

Tonight’s board game was tea witches. It is our first time playing and it is a complex cozy game. I feel like it will take a while to get the strategy. We think it was a bit harder than flamecraft but takes up as much table space. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tea-witche...

This Wednesday, join Adam Sartwell and Matooka Moonbear to explore the plant ally of Basil. Learn its magickal associations, use in medicinal herbalism, and take a drumming journey to work with that plant’s spiritual medicine. Register today! lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/qx6h445

I poured a little of the boiled water into my mug to warm it and then dumped it into the sink before pouring my tea. Steve looked at me like I was as precious as a puppy riding a unicorn.🦄

With the libra dark moon and new moon upon us you might be looking to set the intention for balance. This meditation on my patreon can help. You can buy it outright or if you sign up to be on the undine or higher tiers you get this meditation for your support. www.patreon.com/posts/balanc...

This is what 47 looks like. This tee shirt didn’t fit me until a couple of weeks ago when I finally reached 40 pounds lost. I’ve enjoyed rediscovering things that used to fit that do again.steve said it looked like 2013 so I guess it is vintage now like me.😂

Here is a picture of a monkey blue sky.

Most of writing is thinking about stuff while going on a little walk

We celebrated 20 years together with an intimate hand fasting. Here is the only picture I took. 😆

Temple lilacs blooming in September…🤷🏻‍♂️

To break up the doom in your feed here is a picture of part of what I have done with my apples I picked this year. This pie and five frozen apple crisps vanquished the last of them this afternoon.❤️🍎🍏

My bookshelf collapsed out of sheer exhaustion killing this Mercury statue.

Happy autumnal equinox to you and yours!

“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.” ― Epictetus

The sliver of the dark moon in Virgo was peeking over the horizon as I took my walk this morning.

I have been doing these little vibe casts for my patreon subscribers. This one talks about the energies of this week and how to use them to your advantage. www.patreon.com/posts/vibeca...

Apple season begins with sautéed apples on French toast with vanilla Greek yogurt.

As we have sunny day it is time to air out our fall decor so it smells less like the basement.

My new journal from archer and olive honors the majestic trash panda. I was surprised at TempleFest to find a stuffed raccoon in one of my class spaces. Could it be a confirming omen of support in salvaging things from this dumpster fire we call the present day? Oh trash panda give us your guidance!

Some fun night market pictures!

My masquerade outfit. Photo credit @matookamoonbear.bsky.social

The magick of TempleFest for me starts with a cup of tea.

Watching the play of early morning light passing through the blackthorn tree this morning made me realize that there are moments of pure beauty and wonder that one can’t fully capture on film and can only be enjoyed in that moment. A sweet melancholy washed over me knowing it can’t last.

Everything is practice.

Have you ever had a dream so magnificent that you wish you could have taken a picture to share it with everyone?

The temple store is closed for online orders until after TempleFest which is on Labour day weekend. Thanks for your patience as this helps give Virgo ministry time to work on getting ready for our only in person store event of the year. We will be open again to your orders on September 3rd.

Every year I decorate the altar of Hecate’s feast with a ring of white and red roses. It is not a traditional offering but came to me early on in a vision of what the feast altar should look like and I’ve done it ever since.

Feast of Heracles, August 12 hermetic.com/hermene... #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay

Join us this Wednesday to honor Hecate on August 13th, her Feast day. Come to the crossroads and listen to the Great Goddess, Hecate. We honor Her by bringing offerings to Her sacred fire and listening to Her from the guidance of Her torch. Register today! lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/d66ts9u

It has been a long road but I have reduced my weight by 30 pounds since last December.

A few weeks ago I accidentally snapped a screenshot of my audiobook on Libby. If you like artists who solve murders in the Scottish highlands here is a series for you. I’m on book three and still loving them.

Happy Lammas! Of course I made bread 🍞

500 days of Gaelic. I’ve learned some really useful full sentences like “ tha da chu aig callum” Callum has two dogs or “Chan eil mi sgith. tha thusa sgith” I’m not tired. You are tired. “Tha dile agus ceo ann” there is a down pour and fog. 😂

Today in the library donated books section was about 15 Murder She Wrote books. I love two things about this. One that these books exist at all and two that someone bought all of them, read them, and then donated them to the library all at once. You go Jessica fletcher, you go!

In a new book, writer Suleika Jaouad explains why journaling is a form of alchemy — and offers tips on how to reignite your practice if you're feeling stuck, bored or uninspired by your own writing.

I’m going for a cozy tea vibe for August. I got a sheet of stickers when we were in NYC that was called “snug room” which fits the vibe. I had these two washi tapes from archer and olive. I used a stencil to make a little tracker on the side in a different way that I have before.

I'm presenting an online workshop on Queer Rites of Passage this evening starting at 6:30 pm EDT for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills CUUPs group. Learn more and join here: https://uucsh.org/connect/calendar/ Suggested donation $10.

This video is for @stevekenson.com so he could be with me on the rail trail even though he is at Gen-con. Miss you already.❤️🚴🏼‍♂️

“Oh that was a nice moment. He is going to get hit by a cart.” -me ten seconds before that character got hit by a cart. #thatpsychiclife #guildedage #spoilers

Join us tomorrow to learn about St. John's Wort. We will be learning its magickal associations, its use in medicinal herbalism, and we will be doing a visionary journey to work with its spiritual medicine. Register today! lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/e59j45r

Fantastic four was good. I want a show from Herbie’s point of view now though.

Adam Sartwell is teaching an Inner Temple of Witchcraft class at the temple here in New Hampshire, starting in October. If you want to experience the in-person class instead of online, this may be a great option for you. Sign up today. templeofwitchcraft.org/education/wi...

We have many upcoming in-person Lammas Celebrations! We hope to celebrate with you. Salem, NH Bellingham, MA Glastonbury, CT Reading, PA www.facebook.com/templeofwitc...

Join us next Thursday for a captivating lecture on Lady Frieda Harris, the artist behind the Thoth Tarot, whose artistic brilliance extended beyond the final deck. Many of her early, altered, and rejected versions of the cards remain overlooked. Register today! www.facebook.com/events/68758...

Oh Mercury you saucy so-and-so. I just realized my patreon vibe cast didn’t get uploaded.😳🙄😂