Clearing the cobwebs

Wow! Has it been that long? (picks up old blog and dusts it off) A lot has happened since last August. I did end up canning jellies and pumpkin butter, which disappears at an unbelievable rate around here. Yule and Christmas came and went, and in mid-February we moved, again. But this time, we bought a house. What a lovely place. We painted the whole house before we moved in, that way it would ready. I painted the kitchen area a color called "Happy Camper Green". And on a shopping trip to Pearls of Wisdom I found the perfect Green Man plaque (the color is a little off in the pic on Amazon) to hang on the wall. The color of the green in the plaque matches the color of the walls to a "t". I also found a "Merry Meet" plaque to hang across from the front door, and a pentacle/tree of life plaque to hang at the end of the hallway. But, it's a much larger place, and we are much happier here. It has a good vibe to it, despite the shady past (drug dealers, wife beaters and such), and the neighborhood is much better than the house's past suggests. The only negative energy that seems to be in the house comes from the hormonal teenaged female in the house, and that's only on occasion. The neigbors are great (unlike the last set of neighbors who wouldn't have known manners if they had been smacked in the face with them), and we all watch out for each other. We have a fairly good sized backyard, with a pond surround by a Chinese Zen garden, a deck a big as the living room, and plenty of space to plant the flowers and herbs that I want. We pulled up the ornamental grass next to the front door, and I planted a pair of holly bushes. So, life is good. How is everyone else out there?

Can you feel it?

I can feel it on the wind. I can smell in the breeze. Fall is coming! I may have been born in the summer, but I love fall and winter. I am more than ready for the changing of the season. We are planning a fall camping trip, for when the days are cool, and the nights are even cooler. But in the mean time, I will busy myself with canning jellies and jams. Making and drying noodles. Sewing costumes for the upcoming Ohio Renaissance Festival. Knitting holiday gifts. Well, I will if I find the energy after work in the evenings and on weekends. Oh, how I long to be a housewife, again. The things I could accomplish. *sigh* But, I march on, with plans for this weekend to make some fresh bread, apple jelly, white grape jelly, pumpkin butter, whole wheat rotini noodles and home made alfredo sauce. Oh, and give the house a good "fall" cleaning. Now, let's see what unexpected plans pop up. hee hee!

Where did I leave the furniture polish?

Well, let's dust this blog off a little. Wow. It's been awhile since I've been in here. Please excuse the cobwebs in the corners. And it's time to get the besom to sweep out the dust. But do sit down, so you can rest, we can chat, and I tidy up a bit

These past months has seen alot of activity. I have moved. Katie has joined softball for another season. I've gotten another year older. My best friend had a baby, after more than 10 yrs of trying for another. My grandmother has passed. And I have inherited her dog. My cats aren't too pleased, but considering that they are bigger than she is, I think they'll get over it. I have started making the house more eco-friendly (no more paper towels, disposable cleaning clothes and such), and have gone back to making as much as I can from scratch. My latest accomplishment has been apple jelly, since I couldn't find any in the store that didn't contain high fructose corn syrup.

We've celebrated the Sabbats as best we could, either due to limited attendance, or limited funds, but we've had fun.

But, here's to the next full moon, as it's the next date to celebrate.

Busy, busy, busy

Wow! It's been a long time. It's been a very busy year, so far, and considering it's November already.

I do believe that I have everyone that is interested in the PIF Exchange. If you are one of the people for that, and I haven't contacted you, don't worry, I should be doing that as soon as I can. I'm clearing out a few projects, finishing charity knitting, and help my room mate slowly move out, but the dust should settle soon.

Anywho! I did celebrate Samhain, even if it was small this year. We watched the Ghost Hunter's live special from Waverly Hills, and Katie prepared a pumpkin bread for me. Here's a pic of the offerings, as meager as they were:

The wine is from my mom. It's her 2006 Plum wine, made from Japanese Table plums from the tree in what's left of their small orchard. Too bad that tree is dying off, because it produced some great plums and some awesome wine. I still have a bottle of the 2004 that is waiting for a major life event before I open it.

Ok, if I drop off the face of the Earth (again) for a while, it's because I am finishing the charity knitting and starting my Yule knitting.

Blessed Be!

PIF Exchange

I got this idea from one of the knitting blogs that I read, and joined it on my knitting blog. I thought I'd carry it over to this blog. It's called the Pay It Forward Exchange. Inspired by this movie:



Here are the rules:

"Here is how it works! I'll send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange! I don't know what that gift will be yet, and you may not receive it tomorrow or next week...LOL... but you will receive it within 365 days, that's a promise! and it will be something yummy!! The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog..."

I will be taking the first 3 people that say they are interested. So, if you are interested, just leave me a comment with your e-mail address, so I can contact you for your snail mail address. And please remember, Lady Karma can be really mean, and if you don't follow through, she'll come back to haunt you, in a baaaad way.