Merry Meet again friends..today is the New Moon or dark of the moon. Use this time to start a new project, change something about yourself, change the way you look at things, and start anything new in your life. It’s also a great time to re-consecrate your altar and tools. Thats what I plan on doing tonight.
My gardens and herbs are looking great, growing fast and smell wonderful! Except for my purple salvias…:( a baby groundhog has been visiting and has eaten the flowers off the tops of all of the plants. The green leaves still are alive and growing but now flower heads…dang critter. However, it is kind of cute so we’ll deal. Hubby is going to put some fertilizer to it to help the flowers bloom and we haven’t seen the groundhog for several days now..hopefully it moved on.
This past week, my sister, daughters, grandbaby and I went shopping for antiques at a local antique mall. We found some amazing things of course and our witchy hearts were very pleased with some of our inexpensive finds. I found a very large cast iron cauldron with three feet in perfect condition..several inexpensive jars with thick heavy metal lids for storing my herbs, and a beautiful old, leather bound book of poetry from Tennyson, who I love. The Lady of Shallotte is one of my favorite poems. Here’s a pic of my finds:
I love antiquing and I often think about where it came from, who used it before me, what was their story. I find old things to have a soul…they carry the energy of the people who came before me and used them in their everyday lives.
I made my homemade granola this week too. I’d like to share the recipe with you 🙂
Ingredients
4 cups of quick oats
2 cups of rice krispies cereal
2 cups of nuts (I use 1 cup slivered almonds and one cup pecan pieces)
2 Tb cinnamon
2 cups brown sugar, packed
2/3 cup of butter (the real thing)
1/2 cup honey
2 cups dried fruit (I use 1 cup raisins and 1 cup dried cherries)
Mix oatmeal, cereal, nuts and cinnamon in an extra large mixing bowl. set aside. In a medium sauce pan, melt butter and honey and stir in brown sugar. Heat til butter melted and brown sugar smooth. Pour over oatmeal mixture and mix well.
Put into a foil lined jelly roll pan and even it out. Bake at 350* for 10 minutes…give it a stir…bake for 10 more minutes. Take it out of the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Pour into a large covered storage bowl, stir in the dried fruit..let it completely cool before covering. Enjoy! Great as cereal and on yogurt and ice cream!! This is not a healthy granola but really really good!
Please continue to pray and send healing to our Mother Earth..until this oil gusher is stopped and the damage is repaired. Hope you are all enjoying your Summer (or Winter) and making the most of each day. Find joy in your life everyday and hug your family and friends close. Being a witch is something I’m very proud of and I strive everyday to honor Mother Earth and God/Goddess. May you all follow your chosen path everyday with pride and a full heart.
Blessed Be, Autumn
My Moonlit Path..... 