First Quarter

Sep
22
An image split in two. One is red apples on a branch before a green sky. The other is orange maple leaves against a grey sky.

Autumn Equinox + First Quarter: Apple, maple

It's the last day of what I consider the ritual year, and it's Friday. Hello. I&
12 min read
Aug
25
Four stalks of dried wheat have been woven together and looped to make the spikes and the ends dangle, tied with red ribbon.

First Quarter: Corn dollies

15 min read
Jul
28
A tiny goblin-like entity is sweeping a stone floor with a broom much larger than itself.

First Quarter: Sacred domesticity (a deeper delving)

Hello. It's Friday. The past couple of weeks have been hard for me but I hope they'
16 min read
Jun
30
A section of a raised garden bed with a metal frame. The plants are mostly very lush and somewhat overgrown.

First Quarter: Foundational thoughts on herbalism

Hello, everyone. It's Friday — and although the solstice came last week, so I had a midsummer-centric post then
22 min read
Jun
02
A scarf colored in irregular bands of numerous green and blue shades. It's very long. A rib stitch has been used.

First Quarter: Young thoughts on fiber arts

Hello. It's Friday, and as I send these thoughts to you I'm anxiously looking forward to
16 min read
Apr
28
A woodcutting that reads "8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, 8 hours what we will," with illustrations.

Solar Summer + First Quarter: All work is work

Hello. It's a beautiful, sunny, dew-kissed Friday morning here, and this house's creeping phlox is blooming.
18 min read
Mar
31
Dark purple violets with green, curling, wedgelike leaves, surrounded by lighter purple phlox blosso

First Quarter: Choosing spring seeds

It's Friday. Hello. This week, I think more than I've really yet achieved here, I have
15 min read
Mar
03
A map displaying fields for spring planting, autumn planting, laying fallow, common pasture, meadow, and woodland.

First Quarter: The homestead & the commune

Hello. It's Friday. I had a fairly terrible start to this week, but it took several upturns yesterday,
22 min read
Feb
03
A basket stands upright. Before it is a rabbit pelt with a daffodil, a lily, and a plate containing a piece of Gjetost.

Solar Spring + First Quarter: What blooms in scarcity?

16 min read
Dec
30
An orange decoratively pierced with cloves in the shape of a quartered circle. Conifer needles and cones are placed nearby.

First Quarter: Orange pomanders

14 min read