Category Archives: Holidays

HOLY DAYS 2017- 2018

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Manywoman

  I hardly know where to begin. Nearly a full year lost in the mists of Unreality A nightmare in our nation With insanity ramped up daily past all logical imagining We are living in an upside-down world Where nearly … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Political, Resistance, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

CHANGING TIMES

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Manywoman

    THOUGHTS WRITTEN ON OCTOBER 23:  SCORPIO and SAMHAIN THE FINAL GASP OF FALL. ENTERING THE SEASON OF SUSPENSE A brisk breeze blows from the northwest, wafting the scent of burning leaves from a neighbor’s bonfire through my kitchen … Continue reading →

Posted in FRIENDSHIP, Holidays, reflections, Season's Turnings, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

AUGUST 2: LAMMAS

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Manywoman

  A TIME OF RENEWAL AMID CHANGE AND THE UNKNOWN Lammas is the festival of late summer… we have gone over the top and are on the downward path of the year.  What lies behind is now memory, what is … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, reflections, Season's Turnings, Uncategorized, writing, yard-garden | 2 Comments

SUMMER SOLSTICE/ MIDSUMMER/ SUN ENTERS CANCER

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Manywoman

  WE ENTER LONGEST DAYS AND SHORTEST NIGHTS OF THE YEAR A TIME TO BLOOM A TIME TO UNTIE THE LACES AND STRETCH THE LIMBS REACH UP TO THE SUN LAY BACK TO BE ROCKED IN THE HAMMOCK OF LONG … Continue reading →

Posted in flowers, FRIENDSHIP, Holidays, Season's Turnings, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

SILLY FAIRY DAZE?

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Manywoman

Beltane Greetings.  Happy May-Day.  Good Fairy’s Day! Today marks the ancient Gaelic festival commemorating the official beginning of Summer.  This holiday falls midway between the spring equinox and summer solstice (midsummer) and was traditionally celebrated in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairies, Holidays, pixies, Season's Turnings, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

SPRINGING FORTH

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Manywoman

  SPRING __ EQUINOX __ EASTER __ ARIES Waking from the dreamy slumbers of Pisces into the impatient zest of Aries, we find that Spring Has Sprung upon us. With Equinox, (exact March 19) the Earth exists in balance between … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Season's Turnings, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

WINTER SOLSTICE: A TIME OF RENEWAL

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Manywoman

  THE LONG DARK OF WINTER SOLSTICE UNLOCKS THE DOOR TO DAYS OF GRADUALLY INCREASING LIGHT Winter Solstice represents a pivotal highlight of the year, the Rebirth of Light.  Fresh starts, nascent potentials and renewed ideas invigorate our consciousness. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Season's Turnings, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

MY 2015-16 HOLIDAY GREETING / RANT

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Manywoman

  Dear Friends: My holiday greeting is late this year. I simply have not been able to rouse a cheerful holiday spirit until now. I confess that traditional wishes for a happy, joyous, or prosperous holiday ring empty and trite … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Personal, reflections, Season's Turnings, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

FIFTY-THOUSAND WORDS DONE IN 30 DAYS! I WIN!

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Manywoman

I MADE THE CHALLENGE! But now I have run out of steam.  I put the manuscript aside on December 1 and don’t plan to pick it up again until sometime next year!   50,000 words is only about 2/3 of what … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Personal, Uncategorized, writing | 1 Comment

WHAT’S IT ABOUT ?

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Manywoman

LABOR DAY USA Holidays in the USA have become so commercialized and overlain with the popular culture’s icons that many of us forget, or never even learn, the original intent for the holiday observance. It is so, for me, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, reflections, Season's Turnings, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 2 Comments