The first feast in February is that of Saint Bridget, known lovingly in her own land as “Mary of the Gael.” According to the scholars the name is rightly Brigit, but the common spelling is Bridget, and hers is the … Read the rest

St. Brigid–(aka Bridget, Bridgid, and Bride), named after the ancient Druid Goddess of Fertility, was always giving food to anyone who was hungry.  This recipe for Brigid’s Honey Oat Wheat Bread makes a dense and delicious loaf–especially good when sliced … Read the rest

I mentioned when launching this website that you could expect so see something about our use of electrical lighting on the Feast of Santa Lucia– a few years ago, a student reported on the “Eco-Contemplative Practice” (= some action … Read the rest

Traditional Mexican cuisine stays close to the Earth–Our Lady of Guadalupe came to the poor who know how to survive and know how to celebrate fiestas!  For the most part, the dishes are mostly vegetarian and even vegan–corn, rice, beans, … Read the rest

Lussekatter.  With only 8 or 9 days  until the Winter Solstice and 12 days until Christmas, December 13th brought to Scandinavia the Feast of Santa Lucia, whose name in Latin means both LIGHT and SIGHT–quite significant in that part of … Read the rest

Haiku

Experimenting

I hung the moon

on various

branches of the pine.

Native proverb

The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives.

EARTH LOVE

And forget not that

the earth delights to feel your bare feet,… Read the rest

What do you serve on February 2nd? The following is our post from 2015:

In our house, February marks the 40th and last day of Christmas (even though the Christmas/Epiphany  season technically ended before Evening Prayer I of the … Read the rest

Sunshine & Laundry.  The Thanksgiving weekend provided bright sun and day time temperatures around 48 degrees–warm enough to get three loads of laundry hung outside on Friday and another on Saturday.  There is nothing like  the … Read the rest