Tag Archives: Autumn Equinox

Blessed Autumn Equinox!

I thought that recaping our trip to the Harvest Festival this weekend would be a nice post for today, the Autumn Equinox. If you would like to read more about what this day means to me and how we celebrate it as a family I posted extensively about it last year.
This past Sunday we went [...]

Damian’s Apple Tree

Tomorrow we are carrying on our Autumn Equinox tradition of going out to Beck’s Harvest House in Greenbluff to pick apples. Initially we were going to go today but with high winds and a 40% of rain in forecast we postpone for tomorrow, banking on the weatherman’s promise of a perfect Autumn day.
Some of you [...]

Feline Friday: Where’s Aos?

I lost Aos yesterday and as there is a new hole in the screen I thought he had escaped. However the words of my friend Andrea came to me at the right time while I stood in the living room, “Look up!” Tall people always seem to be telling us short people that… Damned if [...]

Autumn Equinox

The cool down of Autumn have finally arrived and so has the peak of the harvest season. Fat pumpkins lay in fields, apple branches bend low with heavy yield and the Earth’s bounty overflows the garden and farm. This harvest begs to be enjoyed, but also preserved. Winter’s icy days draw near.
Technically speaking an equinox [...]

Early Saturday Musings

I usually sleep in on Saturdays, and even more so when we stay up late feeding our Smallville addication. But this morning was different. About 6am, I woke up because the fan was blowing on me, and it had finally cooled down enough that it was uncomfortable. I tried to ignore it, but finally gave [...]