Lammas

Here's a picture of our Lammas bread we baked today.

We also picked poppy seeds on a very hot walk with Indy and made a rhubarb crumble with rhubarb from our garden.

Bright blessing :o)

Winter Solstice

So here we are with the last few days before the wheels turns anew.

Standing in the circle

Beneath the web of light

Dancing in the moonlight

On a cold New Years Night

And it seemed that we were lifted

Flown across the years

Power-circled shifted, by power-circle seers

And the Goddess abd John Barleycorn

Will put flesh upon the bones

Fly ribbons round the barrows

Plant food prints round the stones

The Goddess and John Barleycorn

Will keep the spirit strong

For those who remember

For those that sing the song

So stand in the circle, weave the web of light

Dance in the moonlight

Bring fire to the night

Release the past that made us

Release the fire within

Revel in the mystery

And embrace your

Sacred kin

by Brian Boothby

We have been to search for our yule log and a beauty called to us. It lay beneath a beautiful tree so we asked if we could have it. The girls and I took it in turn to ask the question and Iz sealed it with a kiss!

We decorated our log with hopes and resolutions for the new year and also with things we would like to let go of. We'll burn the log tomorrow after a special meal. I know this time of the year is a time to be social but for us it really is a time to hunker down together and just enjoy each others company and to be still and plan for the year ahead. This is a time of year that I truly feel in my bones. I feel the last turns of the great wheel and the prickle of excitement at the beginning of this new year is tangible.

I will be filling in the 2011 tab soon with all my wishes and hopes for this year - there are many!

We've also been tree decorating for for the 21st.

How unimpressed Indy looks with her tinsel collar!!

Scruffy

Had to share this picture of Indy looking very scruffy. I came down in the night to find her sleeping on the sofa, naughty, but she looked so cute I didn't have the heart to mover her!

Winter colours

We took Indy for an afternoon walk in the winter sunshine. The colours of the trees look amazing with the light behind them. Here are just a few to share.

It's days like these that we need to breathe deeply and gives thanks for all the good things we have and to let go of the bad stuff. When we have beauty like this around us life has to be good - right?

Our girl

Did I mention how much she loves this weather! Happiest dog in the world :o)