táin bó cúailnge etsy treasury

I created an Etsy treasury with a Táin Bó Cúailnge {Cattle Raid of Cooley} theme. You can see more about An Táin here and read the epic tale here.

Sláinte!

Laurel 

luverly of the week: a murder of crows d.i.y garland from jack-in-the-green

A Murder of Crows D.I.Y Garland from Jack-in-the-Green

This is an adorable find from Jack-in-the-Green {hello Hallowe'en decorating!} :D 

luverly of the weewoodland corn doll goddess by marla vander meer

{Woodland Corn Doll Goddess by Marla Vander Meer}

Marla Vander Meer has a whole bunch of lovely corn doll Goddesses over at her Etsy shop. Here are a few more that I am particularly fond of:

{Woodland Goddess with staff}

{Feather Crone}

{Wheat and Oak Leaf Harvest Goddess}

{Forest Fern Goddess}

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Sláinte!

Laurel

harvests, chutneys & updates

Howdy folks! I hope that you all have been enjoying September so far!

Things have been extra busy 'round here, which is why I have been especially lax in posting. This is just a wee post about some of the goings-on in my garden, kitchen, and the witchy part of my life.

For the most part things in the garden have been going well, there has been lots of mini harvests and a few large ones.

{purple pole beans}

{black krim, orange blossom, red pear cherry, tigerella and marzano roma tomatoes}

{summer ball & acorn squash, along with some small sugar pumpkins. one of the pumpkin vines got damaged so I had to pick some early}

I have also been doing some herb harvests from the garden and some wildcrafting.

{stinging nettle}

{raspberry leaves}

Most of my kitchen adventures have been dedicated to preserving including trying to find ways to use some nasturtiums and green tomatoes. I made nasturtium honey along with three different types of green tomato chutneys that ended up going to to baggies to stored in the freezer:

{peach & nasturtium green tomato chutney, with some olive oil and nasturtium honey thrown in there for good measure}

{pear & wild ginger chutney with green pear cherry tomatoes, and some chives and olive oil}

{apple & mint green tomato chutney, with some olive oil and balsamic vinegar}

{nasturtium honey}

For more green tomato recipes you can check this post and this post.

The witchy news is that I have opened up a shop on Etsy for Unfettered Wood:

I will only be posting information about the shop if something "big" is going on like giveaways. If are interested in keeping up with it, you can always head on over to the Unfettered Wood blog, Tumblr or Facebook page. I will also link to the odd informational post over there; I think for the most part I will be posting things about my spiritual and magical practices over there along with writing about folklore. This blog will remain one for general gardening & homesteading, politics, opinions and rants.

Sláinte!

Laurel

leave no trace, take nothing with you

{This is an entry for the Pagan Blog Project}

Yesterday I was absolutely horrified to find out that Lia Fáil was damaged. It seems that it was struck with a hammer in 11 different places and fragments were taken.

By looking at the damage there are folks who are speculating {myself included} that this was not an act of purposeful defacement, but probably the collection of relics. If that is the case, obviously whoever did it had no regard for the sacredness of the site or symbolism. Perhaps this is worse than plain old trashing.

I am sure that there are many Pagans who would love to or do make pilgrimages to these sacred sites, which is all fine and dandy, but if they are going to lack respect and common sense then shit like this happens. It doesn't help when books such as Sacred Journeys by Sally Griffyn encourage people to make these pilgrimages without informing them on basic etiquette, or in some cases make suggestions that are asinine. For a good critique of the book from a conservation perspective, check out this White Dragon article.

If the damage reports on the Cornish Ancient Sites Protection Network is any indication, then it would seem that many of the ancient sacred sites are targets, and way too often. The organization talks specifically about the damage caused by folks who are visiting these sites for spiritual purposes, and there is an article addressing this on their website from a Pagan's outlook.

I suppose all I can add is passing on some sage words that can be found on an old pamphlet for a local Provincial Park:

"Enjoy and preserve the beauty of this place; leave no trace, take nothing with you."

Sláinte!

Laurel

luverly of the week: the cosmic soul factory drum

Ain't she pretty? This luverly is made from a large walnut trunk and was crafted by several artists.

Here are some more photos of The Cosmic Soul Factory Drum and it is available over at the Etsy shop of Strike Daekins Designs.

Sláinte!

Laurel

Luverly of the Week: Alraun by Matthew Venus

{Alraun by Matthew Venus}

While definitely meant for use, this alraun is truly a work of art!


This beauty can be found at the Etsy shop of Spiritus Arcanum. There you can also find many other magical wares as well.

Sláinte!

Laurel

Luverly of the Week: Brigid by Emily Balivet

{Brigid by Emily Balivet}

Emily Balivet is definitely one of my favourite artists! We have a few of her prints and this is yet another one to add to our walls. ;) Her Council of Cernunnos was featured as a Luverly of the Week back in April 2009.

Sláinte!

Laurel

We Actually Have Things in Our Etsy Shop

It has been ages since anything has been added to our little Etsy shop. But I have just added a few items and I will hopefully be posting some more tomorrow. All the items so far are just vintage pretties.

Wee Vintage Bunny Mug

Vintage Doggy Planter

Trio of Retro Soup Bowls

Sweet Vintage Gingham Apron

Colourful Vintage Tea Towel

Sláinte!

Laurel

Hand Painted Raven Bodhrán by Brigid Ashwood

Hand Painted Raven Bodhrán by Brigid Ashwood

A little too pretty to take a tipper too, but if I had an extra $600, this would be hanging on my wall! It's a good thing that she has prints of the gorgeous ravens for a more affordable $15. ;)

There are plenty of other luverlies in Brigid Ashwood's shop as well. Here are just a few:

Evening Toadstool

Time Flies

Saved by Love

Transpurrtation

Sláinte!

Laurel

Luverly of the Week: Morrigan by Morpheus Ravenna

Morrigan by Morpheus Ravenna

I really like this depiction of The Morrígan. You can check out other pretties by Morpheus at her Etsy shop, Beansidhe Arts.