Michaelmas and Revenge of the Blackberry (Tarts)
September is flying by much faster than I’d prefer. But that also means it’s time again to prepare for Michaelmas by collecting the last of the blackberries. And this year I’m baking tarts!
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A Cookie for the Fall Equinox
The Fall Equinox is coming this weekend so I’m celebrating by telling a harvest myth while baking chocolate shortbread cookies that promote world peace.
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Nutting Day: A Forgotten Feast of Courage and Love
Nutting Day, a forgotten autumn tradition tied to hazelnuts and Celtic folklore, teaches us about courage, resilience, and the romance of thresholds between endings and beginnings.
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A Constellation of Tears
This week begins the highlight of the Perseid Meteor shower and the spectacular cosmic display often called the Tears of St. Lawrence.
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Louisa May Alcott’s May Day Baskets
Celebrate the timeless charm of May Day Baskets with a look at their history and how Louisa May Alcott captured their magic in her 1880 children’s book, Jack and Jill.
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An English Tea for St. George’s Day
Today is St. George’s Day. A day to celebrate the slayer of dragons and defender of chivalry. So there’s nothing else to do except have a proper English tea party!
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Aurora & Eos: The Bringers of Light
Although it’s raining today, I’m writing about the mythic roots of Sleeping Beauty’s Aurora and the dawn goddess Eos—two light-bringers whose stories merge across time. Discover how their symbolism can inspire your creativity, your writing ritual, and your own luminous new beginnings. ✨
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: A Short History
A brief history of C.S. Lewis’s famous series The Chronicles of Narnia — just in time for its 75th Anniversary and a new illustrated book, Painting Wonder, about Pauline Baynes, the famous illustrator of these charming books.
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The Anemoi of March
The mythological origins of the March winds in Virginia aren’t as strange as they might first seem. These fierce northwesterly gusts from the Shenandoah Mountains echo the ancient Greek Anemoi, the Greek gods of the winds.
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Persephone: A Goddess for Spring
Today is the Spring Equinox, and it’s a time to reflect on the changing seasons, and the hope that Spring brings to all of us, including Persephone.
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The Happiest St. Patrick
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, in honor of the happiest Irish saint known for his great compassion, great humility, and great love.
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Leprechauns or Fairies?
The legend of Leprechauns is more complicated than most people know. Are they of the fairy world? Or of the real world? It’s impossible to know, but it is possible to catch one, if you have the right kind of Leprechaun Candy.
