Spirit
My happy place (the birth story)
Alia Mielle emerged on June 6, 2018, after a very long labor. For 36 hours she and I rode the intense waves of contractions together,...
April is a tease!
I promise that I have some of my useful recipes, foraging, and other sorts of regular Pixie's Pocket posts ready to roll, but life has...
Things I Love: Relishing the light, diving into the dark
Happy Winter Solstice, everyone! This year has been a trial for many people I know. There's been a buzz of stress, a sense of despair,...
Sage advice! Energetic herbal smudging
This trio of white sage, blue sage, and cedar bundles are available in Dawn's Etsy shop. A guest post by Dawn...
Tales of Tailtiu, Lugh and Lughnasadh
We can be both, you know. Mythology and stories are how we remember people and the things they did long ago. We have far-reaching memories...
Creating cordials – preserving memories as well as the harvest
A few times every year, on the equinox and solstice, at Beltane and at Samhain, I gather with my like-minded friends and family and raise...
Do not feed the fears.
I know, I know. This blog is supposed to be all about recipes, brewing, gardening, and you know what? I'm trying. Honestly, I am. I've...
Small Steps
Hello, oh beloved readers. I'm finally starting to peek out of the fog that's been wreathing my head for the past month...two months? Three? It's...
Help support the Water Protectors!
Standing Rock Medic+Healer Council Indigenous People’s Day Fundraiser If you have money to donate to help support the Water Protectors, please...
Things I Love: Autumnal Sunlight and Sweet Water
The days are growing shorter, my friends, just as sure as my yard is a tapestry of crunching colored leaves. The air looks like the...
Candle Safety: aka “don’t burn down your house”
Let's chat for a minute about candle safety, shall we? I love LOVE love candles. They are a small, powerful, controlled fire. I nearly always...
DIY Yoni Steam: Setting Intentions and Doing the Work
Start with part one: Yoni Steaming - An Act of Self-Love After making my first round of mental preparations, I put the whole idea "yoni...
Vulnerability and Self Reflection
Watch this. Yes. Phew. That makes me cry every time. Vulnerability and Self Reflection Being open and vulnerable with yourself is so important. To tell the...
Yoni Steaming: An act of self love
Perhaps you’ve heard of using steam for health and beauty. There are many ways to use steam therapy, from saunas to herbal steams for the face and sinuses....
The Winter Blahs and Ways of Self Care
I'm all in the grey. Image credit: Kim Forman of UnderTheKimfluence.com I'm a once-a-week or so kind of blogger, but I've been...