Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Flight attendants, or stewardesses as they were called when I was young, were the coolest women I had ever seen. It was the early 60’s, and they wore cute uniforms with pins in the shape of wings. They knew…
Of Wands and Witchlings.. #NaBloPoMo
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. A wand..my friend had a wand. I was a witch, and she had a wand. True, it was part of a fairy princess Halloween costume, but seriously. A wand is a wand. Atop her magickal blue wand sat a shining gold…
So I’m Locked In A Room With My Greatest Fear..
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “1984.” ..and I begin babbling like an idiot. I think my greatest fear is to have no one to talk to. I don’t need much time with someone, just a little conversation…
NaBloPoMo..aka..National Blog Posting Month
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I recently joined BlogHer. It’s a site for bloggers to work on their craft, get their blogs more exposure by showcasing their work, while supporting fellow bloggers as well. They have a monthly blog posting challenge, with daily prompts…
The Crone..Blessed Mother, Wise Woman, Warrior
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I love Halloween. Samhain to witches and pagans. It’s my favorite holiday. Christmas is fun and it’s a wonderful time for families to get together, and I love all the lights so much that in lieu of a front…
Observing The Wave
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. According to my Human Design chart, I’m a 6/2 Generator with Emotional Authority. What that means is that I ride an emotional wave, and I make better decisions and have better clarity if I wait for the peaks and valleys to…
Protect Veterans by Funding the VA
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. It’s simple really. Fund the Veteran’s Administration so that they can hire more staff. More staff means more veterans will be seen. My husband received a letter recently from the Department of Defense saying that he could sign up for…
Back Porch Herbal: Dandelion and Plantain
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. My two favorite herbs cost nothing at all other than time and presence. Dandelion and plantain grow prolifically around my property because I never use herbacide. And I view them not as noxious weeds, but as herbs necessary for my…
A Reality Check
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Stepping Aside is a blog. I don’t keep lists of subscribers, nor do I contact anyone about anything. I might respond to an email if I think it’s on the level, or if it’s from someone I already know…
Back Porch Herbal: Horehound
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I remember as a child laughing hysterically at the name horehound. My mother had brought home some horehound candy and it was wonderful. So when we moved to Central Oregon and found that our new home had some growing down…
As Life Unfolds..A Runecasting
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I like elemental influences and using a pentagram spread is wonderful to look at the interaction between the runes themselves and the elemental position they occupy. Looking over the runecasting, it appears that partnership and new beginnings are what…
Back Porch Herbal: Horsetail and White Willow Bark
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I love wildcrafting herbs. Not all plants that grow in the valley grow on the high desert of Central Oregon. Nettle, chickweed are two that I typically have to purchase, although I found some nettle growing in a pot…
Why not Hillary?
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Look..I like Hillary. Yes, I wish she were more socialist like Bernie and more ebullient like Liz, but honestly, every time I hear Andrew Sullivan bash her, the more I want her for President. And I love Sully. I do….
The Thing About Witches
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. It’s that time of the year again where witches are portrayed as all things wicked and evil. We used to be revered, invited into peoples’ homes for food and conversation. Sometimes we even would share some divination as well..or…
A Back Porch Herbal..my journal of healing
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I’ve come to believe that everything I need to be healthy can be found on my property, either because I’ve planted it, or because it happens to grow here. Juniper, cottonwood, willow and hawthorn trees are in abundance….