Worldless Wednesday

Young Love


So you are probably wondering what this has to do with Beltane right? Well this shell was given to my Youngest son P from a girl at the daycare where he currently goes. She's a little bit older but is completely infatuated with him. When I dropped him off this morning she was blushing when he came in. And that has a lot to do with Beltane...young love...

Beltane Craft

Fairy Furniture

May is a month that fairies love. Show them your appreciation and give the kids a great project by making them some furniture!
Items needed:
twigs, vines, dried flowers
needle and thread
scrap material
scissors
hot glue gun-be sure little fingers are safe!
pruners to cut the twigs-again watch those little fingers

Directions:

Decide what you're going to make. We'll make a chair, to give you an example. Cut the twigs in this manner - one long, bendable piece that will form the back legs and back of the chair, and four equal lengthen twigs which will form the two front legs and the seat. The chair should stand no more than four inches tall (including the back)

Bend the long twig and hot glue one of the smaller pieces in between the two ends where you want the seat to be. This will be the back of the seat. Hot glue on each side of the bent twig facing towards you a smaller twig; these will be the sides of the seat. Glue the front piece of the seat to these side twigs. Glue the two front legs to the seat so that the chair legs are even. If you wish, wrap the vines around the chair back and legs. Cut the scrap material to form a "back" and a "seat" - these are NOT to be as wide as the chair, but will fit inside of the twigs. Using your needle and thread, attach the material to the chair using a whip stitch. Hot glue small dried flowers at the top of the chair. This technique can be used to make all kinds of fairy furniture, from tables to beds, to sofas - all of which are sure to delight your fairies as much as your children!

Beltane Recipe

Beltane is this week and it is one of my FAVORITE sabbats (Hubby's too...hehe) So this week I want to try and get as much info up about Beltane as possible :)

Oat Cakes

Here is a tasty way to enjoy traditional Beltane oats.

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 cups oat flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup butter
1 egg
1 cup mashed banana
1 3/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp each nutmeg and cinnamon
PREPARATION:
Preheat your oven to 350F. Stir the flour, baking powder, and brown sugar together until well blended. Cut in butter, and then add egg and fruit. Drop filled tablespoons of dough onto a greased cookie sheet, leaving 2 inches between each.

Bake 15 min.

Weekly Winners 04/20 - 04/26/08

For the week of 04/20-04/26/08
Weekly Winners is the brainchild of the wonderfully Sarcastic Mom, Lotus

Herbs



Candles



Gems

Herb show and horoscope

The herb show today was WONDERFUL!! SIL and I walked around and looked at all the different booths and herbs, vegetables and flowers. We picked up some Basil, Chives, Parsley, Peppermint and rosemary. After that we went to Elwood Thompson, the Aquarian Bookstore and Avenue. All in all it was a great day.

I am one happy witch

And talk about fitting for today...

Today's Pisces Horoscope: Apr 26, 2008
This is a terrific day for you, dear Pisces, and you will find that there is a great deal of power at your disposal. This is a day of new beginnings. You have the opportunity now to start over and create a solid emotional base from which to work. Rid yourself of negative feelings and self-doubt. Use this day as an opportunity to strike out on new ground and achieve whatever you set your heart on

Happy Witch

I am one happy witch right now. Tomorrow my SIL is going with me to the Herbs Galore show!! This means I get fresh herbs tomorrow. I is a happy witch. Happy happy happy :) I get to get some kitcen herbs and some witchy herbs. Yes Definitely a happy witch.

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Random facts about me (ie can't come up with anything else)

1. I was Raised Roman Catholic. Yes this witch started out with the teachings of Cathol (sorry I think i live with Eddie izzard stuck in my head)

2. I am Irish, Italian, German and Polish. Talk about your combination. Growing up the Italian and Irish was heavily stressed...the polish more then I was clumsy.

3. I was the perfect little Catholic kid. As a child I LOVED going to church. I looked forward to it. I couldn't wait for Sundays to come so we could go to church.

4. When I was put on Birth Control for an out of control monthly cycle at age 14 I cried for a week because I was sure I was going to hell. (now I'm pretty sure if there is such thing as hell I'm driving the bus)

5. The entire family went to church together. When I say entire I mean. Me, Parents, my brother. Both sets of Grandparents, my Great Aunt (my Nanny's sister) and various cousins if they were in the area.

6. The entire family then went from Church to my Nanny and Poppy's house for Sunday dinner.

7. I knew how to make a Screwdriver, Gin and Tonic, and Vodka, Diet Pepsi and who drank what beer in the family by the time I was 5. (No I'm not joking.) You didn't even think of trying it because well...it was a grown up drink. I guess since it wasn't a taboo thing I never really thought about it.

8. I learned at an early age never to say the following words at a family gathering, "Anybody want anything while I'm up?" That usually was followed up with a long list of drinks that was wanted and you would spend the next 30 minutes getting them all.

9. Trying to dip bread in the spaghetti sauce as you snuck into the kitchen usually resulted in a swat on the ass with a wooden spoon.

10. As a kid is my brother and I were about to get in trouble. My Poppy (Dad's dad) would take us out of the house and we would walk across the street to get an Italian Ice or down a few block and go to the Carvel shop (The real original Carvel shops not the crap they sell in supermarkets now. I had Flying Saucers made to order)

11. My Nanny and Poppy's house was not only on a 6 lane very busy street in Queens, NY. But Next door was a Funeral Parlour. I grew up constantly smelling Eucalyptus and Gladiolas.

12. Growing up we walked everywhere. We only had the one car and Dad took that to work. My Mom walked us to school every day (you couldn't take the bus after 2nd grade)

13. Right now I would do anything for one of those walks with my Poppy for ice cream...