“Yours are the only shoes made to walk your journey.” ~ C. F. Glassman I have some exciting news! My friend Maia Toll runs a couple of online courses every year, known as Witch Camp. Maia is a herbalist and wise woman, who is helping others to reclaim the word witch the way witch once […]
No Trouble Here!
“Whether you’re being good, or you’re up to no good, try not to look guilty.” ~ Jarod Kintz They look so sweet and innocent, don’t they? Bucket-Head Bert and Cafe Dog Harry… But looks can be deceiving. Could these two dogs possibly be responsible for: a) the raiding of the kitchen bin b) […]
Honouring the Living This ANZAC Day
“People always talk about how hard it can be to remember things – where they left their keys, or the name of an acquaintance – but no one ever talks about how much effort we put into forgetting. I am exhausted from the effort to forget… There are things that have to be forgotten if […]
Breathing Yourself To Sleep
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Do you ever have trouble getting to sleep, or falling back to sleep if you wake up during the night? One of the great issues that many lyme sufferers (like me) experience is insomnia, which […]
The ‘Best Path’ Magical Oracle
“We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.” ~ J.K. Rowling Feel in need of a little guidance? Every so often I like to create an oracle for you. The very first one I ever posted was The Healing Power of Flowers and […]
The Bucket Of Shame
“What strange creatures brothers are!” ― Jane Austen Bert has a significant wound under his jaw right now after surgery to remove a grass seed that had caused a huge abscess and infection. There are about twenty-five stitches, but in a place he can’t reach. The vets thought he’d be fine and didn’t place a dressing […]
Brave Nurse Bert’s Operation
“The world is come upon me, I used to keep it a long way off, But now I have been run over and I am in the hands of the hospital staff.” ― Stevie Smith, Selected Poems Poor Bert! The lump in his neck had not responded to antibiotics. As soon as we took him […]
A Morning Cup of Tea With Friends
“Think thoughts that make you happy. Do things that make you feel good. Be with people who make you feel good, and who cheer you on. Eat things that make your body feel good. Go at a pace that makes you feel good. Embrace Life… live!” ~ Angie Karan Shhhh… Just sit quietly for […]
A Me Update
“Solar Eclipse Each morning I wake invisible. I make a needle from a porcupine quill, sew feet to legs, lift spine onto my thighs. I put on my rib and collarbone. I pin an ear to my head, hear the waxwing’s yellow cry. I open my mouth for purple berries, stick on periwinkle eyes. I […]
The Noisy Visitors
“The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson All last night we were serenaded with the thumping and screeching of possums running along our tin roof and jumping noisily into the adjoining trees here at our little farm. Poor Bert was having conniptions! It’s no wonder they […]
All Hung Up…
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson If you look carefully at the photo you will see a very large tree on a very big lean. It is not the best of photos. The scale does not do this red cedar justice. Its trunk is wider than the body […]
The Glorious Journey of Our Love Mala
“The best teachers have showed me that things have to be done bit by bit. Nothing that means anything happens quickly–we only think it does. The motion of drawing back a bow and sending an arrow straight into a target takes only a split second, but it is a skill many years in the making. […]
Rain, Mud, Blues and Gumboot Dancing!
“Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty […]
Cafe Dog’s Bluesfest Protest!
“One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. “Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don’t give up the fight.” ~ Bob Marley We’re attending Bluesfest over the Easter Break – five days of music, music and more music! On Thursday morning […]
Homemade Easter Treats
“Hedwig didn’t return until the end of the Easter holidays. Percy’s letter was enclosed in a package of Easter eggs that Mrs. Weasley had sent. Both Harry’s and Ron’s were the size of dragon eggs, and full of home-made toffee. Hermione’s, however, was smaller than a chicken’s egg. Her face fell when she saw it. […]
Getting Ready for April 2015
“And this mess is so big And so deep and so tall, We cannot pick it up. There is no way at all!” ~ Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat “Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson […]
Emergency Help for Grounding Yourself and Opening your Feet Chakras
“Get yourself grounded and you can navigate even the stormiest roads in peace.” ~ Steve Goodier You may be aware that the Earth has experienced some fairly intensive geomagnetic storms and solar flares just recently. The energy of those storms has passed, but there is still an energetic residue that we are dealing with, […]
It’s The Little Things…
“After all,” Anne had said to Marilla once, “I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.” ~ L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea Yesterday was […]
Easy Green Sauce for Potatoes, Pasta or Meats
“She pulls on her heavy boots and carries the water bucket past the rose bushes, past the herb garden, and back to the barn behind the house. Her steps kick up the scents of herbs: thyme, mint, and lemon balm. The plants send up new stems each year from the roots that survived the […]
A Cleansing Storm
“…I don’t just wish you rain, Beloved – I wish you the beauty of storms…” ~ John Geddes, A Familiar Rain I came home late yesterday afternoon to our little farm. The heat and humidity were oppressive and you could feel that rising tension that always signals a storm. Sure enough, after nightfall a […]
How to do a Simple 3 Minute Essential Oil Meditation
“Meditation makes the entire nervous system go into a field of coherence.” ~ Deepak Chopra I love essential oils. I’ve been using them for nearly thirty years in my spiritual practice, and recently they have been instrumental in my ongoing recovery from Lyme Disease. Today I’d like to share a very simple meditation with you using […]
Feeling So Very Grown Up!
“I feel wonderful and sad. It’s the gin.” ~ Stephen Beresford, The Last of the Haussmans I know. It’s a picture of a drink. But it’s not just any drink. That drink is a personal victory. Let me explain…. For the next few days I’m attending an essential oils conference on the Gold Coast. […]
Those Misleading Rainbow Flags
“We can either emphasize those aspects of our traditions, religious or secular, that speak of hatred, exclusion, and suspicion or work with those that stress the interdependence and equality of all human beings. The choice is yours.” ~ Karen Armstrong, Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life “When I was 13 years old, my beautiful mother […]
An Extra Healing Meditation
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ~ Charles Dickens Tonight I’m performing a special two-hour healing meditation, using the Love Mala I made earlier in the month. The purpose of tonight’s meditation is to help in the release of patterns of thought and behaviour that have limited […]
Navigating The Energies of March 2015
“When you follow a star you know you will never reach that star; rather it will guide you to where you want to go. … So it is with the world. It will only ever lead you back to yourself.” ~ Jeanette Winterson, Boating for Beginners I’m sure you’ve been noticing it, these intense […]
We Are All Exhausted
“He’s our rodent control officer. He doesn’t catch mice, he just terrifies them.” ~ Lilian Jackson Braun I’d love to be writing an interesting and wordy blog this morning, but we are all exhausted. We being Harry, Bert and I. Ben is lucky enough to be somewhere else just now. Of course. He always […]
A Little Bert Update
“Good medicine always tastes bad.” ~ Ron Hall, Same Kind of Different as Me Thank you everyone, for your love and well wishes for dear Bert. The painful lump under his neck is in fact a very large and infected abscess. For now it has been partially drained and he has drugs. In a few […]
Bert’s Amazing Adventure
“Those who teach the most about humanity, aren’t always human.” ~ Donald L. Hicks, Look into the stillness Bert’s been trying to hide it from me for a couple of days. He has a lump in his neck, and all of a sudden it’s grown from the size of a pea to the size of […]
Saturday Night Lights
“There is no night life in Spain. They stay up late but they get up late. That is not night life. That is delaying the day. Night life is when you get up with a hangover in the morning. Night life is when everybody says what the hell and you do not remember who paid […]
Helping Milly Dog
“Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ~ Dean Koontz When I do my psychic consultations I always encourage people to bring photos if they want to ask about loved ones, and every so […]
Start Where You Are, With What You Have
“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.” ~ Henry David Thoreau I was in the garden early this morning doing […]
Sometimes Life Gets In the Way of Blogging
“The easiest way to get touch with this universal power is through silent Prayer. Shut your eyes, shut your mouth, and open your heart. This is the golden rule of prayer. Prayer should be soundless words coming forth from the centre of your heart filled with love.” ~ Amit Ray, Om Chanting and Meditation […]
Colour Me Calm
“Give crayons. Adults are disturbingly impoverished of these magical dream sticks.” ~ Dr. SunWolf I’ve found a wonderful new form of meditation. It’s colouring. To give myself a calming break in a busy day, I take five or ten minutes just for me. I sit quietly with my tube of pretty pencils and my fairy book […]
Simple Stewed Plums Recipe
“What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?” ~ Logan Pearsall Smith There is something deeply comforting about a bowl of warm sweet fruit, and stewed fruit is so simple that it should definitely be a go-to recipe in every household. I love this […]
A Lovely Afternoon!
“It is easy to decide on what is wrong to wear to a party, such as deep-sea diving equipment or a pair of large pillows, but deciding what is right is much trickier.” ~ Lemony Snicket, The Slippery Slope I thought I’d give you a little snapshot of yesterday’s successful afternoon tea, which was, in […]
The Tea Party – A Post About Friendship
“Anne and her family lived alone on an island. She enjoyed having tea time with her friends the spiny lobster and baby hawk.” ~ National Geographic, August 1938 Today I’m attending an afternoon tea for one of my friends. Perhaps you’re all thinking it shall be like this: glamorous well-frocked girls having the perfect […]
The Long Drive Home
“When anybody honks at me in traffic, I blush, wave, and shout, “Thanks for being a fan.” Being a celebrity is a 24/7 thing.” ~ Jarod Kintz It was a slow trip from the country to the city yesterday. It didn’t take long to pack the car, but the detours and delays, they were […]
It’s Finished – Our Mala of Love
“Be not forgetful of prayer. Every time you pray, if your prayer is sincere, there will be new feeling and new meaning in it, which will give you fresh courage, and you will understand that prayer is an education.” ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov “It does not matter how long you are spending on […]
Red Bull’s Beautiful Babies
“To country people Cows are mild, And flee from any stick they throw; But I’m a timid town bred child, And all the cattle seem to know.” ~ T.S. Eliot Do you remember Red Bull, our miracle calf? That’s him in the photo above, taken about eighteen months ago when he was just a […]
Slow Roasted Leg of Lamb with Garlic, Herbs and Red Wine
“The quest for slowness, which begins as a simple rebellion against the impoverishment of taste in our lives, makes it possible to rediscover taste.” ~ Carlo Petrini, founder of the International Slow Food Movement When I’m busy writing or working I prefer to make a dinner that’s easy and which gives me something to look […]
One of Those Non-Webby Days
“Floyd could imagine a dozen things that could go wrong; it was little consolation that it was always the thirteenth that actually happened.” ~ Arthur C. Clarke Here at the farm we’re experiencing a technological glitch. Our usually reliable phone network, which also supports our internet, is grinding along at a pace slower than […]
Mala Update
“The inner voice is something which cannot be described in words. But sometimes we have a positive feeling that something in us prompts us to do a certain thing. The time when I learnt to recognise this voice was, I may say, the time when I started praying regularly.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi I’ve been […]
Mala of Love
“Prayer is not an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi I meditate twice a day; once in the morning when I first wake up – at around 4am, and once in the evening before I go to bed. This has been […]
Home at My Farm
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” ~ Albert Einstein I’m home, at our beautiful farm. The dogs and I have just gone for a ramble to check on the cows, and to see if we could spy the platypus down in the river. There are branches down everywhere after the […]
How to do a Ten Minute Mini-Retreat
“But this revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime.” ~Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha I have a girlfriend who is about to wing halfway around the world to gift herself a two-month retreat at a health and […]
Crystals to Help With the Current 2015 Energies
“Theologians may quarrel, but the mystics of the world speak the same language.” ~ Meister Eckhart Are you feeling it? This wild, crazy energy we’re sitting in right now. If you’re the slightest bit spiritually or psychically sensitive you’ll know what I mean. Of course, each of us will be impacted differently, and we may […]
Filling Up The Well
“Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” ~ Eleanor Brownn This past week I’ve given all I had and then some. I was glad to do it, and grateful to be […]
A Snapshot of My Psychic Life
“Now I know what a ghost is. Unfinished business, that’s what.” ~ Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses As a psychic, I can never truly plan what happens in my life. I’m in the city just now. Working. I didn’t blog yesterday because it was one of those days . After one of those nights. […]
Balancing Act
“Your hand opens and closes, opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralysed. Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as birds’ wings.” ~ Rumi, The Essential Rumi Occasionally things happen which give my world a good […]
The Thirty Second Power Pause
“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi “Your self-talk is the channel of behavior change” ~ Gino Norris Can thirty seconds really make a difference? […]
Valentine’s Day, Unplugged
“We have to allow ourselves to be loved by the people who really love us, the people who really matter. Too much of the time, we are blinded by our own pursuits of people to love us, people that don’t even matter, while all that time we waste and the people who do love us […]
Easy Chocolate Mousse with Almond Praline
“If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, how will you ever manage?” ~ Madame de Sévigné I know, I know, it’s such a throwback to the 1970’s but Chocolate Mousse is […]
A Slow Start is Better Than No Start
“Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality.” ~ Robin S. Sharma It’s fair to say that, thanks to Lyme Disease, I’ve experienced chronic ill-health for a long time. Over thirty years, in fact. And certainly in the past six or seven years, as I have battled with cardiomyopathy, congestive […]
What It Feels Like to be Hijacked By a New Story
“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.” ~ Franz Kafka Last year, on one of my retreats, something very interesting happened. Just a passing thing. But it would not let me go. I […]
What To Do With Monsters Under The Bed
“The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn’t real. I know that, and I also know that if I’m careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.” ~ Stephen King, Night Shift I love that quote above by Stephen King about monsters, […]
On Overcoming Obstacles
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” ~ Calvin Coolidge I have always wanted to […]
Shhhh… I’m On Writing Retreat
“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” ~ Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Shhhh… I’m on writing retreat. Well, writing boot camp, actually. So, hilariously, I’m writing this post to tell you that I have no time to write a post today. Because I’m writing. Me and a […]
The Importance of Meeting for Coffee
“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.” ~ Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey I was talking to a friend on the phone yesterday. She’s like so many of my friends right now. Exhausted. Overwhelmed. A […]
Today Is A Powerful Day
“Stop trying to ‘fix’ yourself; you’re NOT broken! You are perfectly imperfect and powerful beyond measure.” ~ Steve Maraboli Today, and the following three days, are powerful days, energetically speaking. Why? They are days for decisions. They are days for facing up to that thing. You know. That thing. The thing you’ve been agonizing over. That thing […]
Easy Fruit Pastry Dessert
“As much as I would love to be a person that goes to parties and has a couple of drinks and has a nice time, that doesn’t work for me. I’d just rather sit at home and read, or go out to dinner with someone, or talk to someone I love, or talk to somebody […]
Are You Ready to Learn to Channel?
“I suspect everybody has a degree of psychic ability, just as a everybody has a degree of athletic or artistic ability. Some people have special gifts; other people have a particular interest that leads them to develop their abilities. But the phenomenon itself is ordinary and widespread.” ~ Michael Crichton, Travels “Psychic power is the […]
Celebrating Our Anniversary ♥
“Let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other’s cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your […]
Thoughts on Democracy
“People shouldn’t be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.” ~ Alan Moore, V for Vendetta “I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer.” ~ […]
Getting Ready for February!
“Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.” ~ Peter F. Drucker “We are made to persist. that’s how we find out who we are.” ~ Tobias Wolff Hello Lovelies! February is nearly upon us, and I promised that I would support you in making the most of this […]
A Day At the Farm
“I’d rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.” ~ Emma Goldman I slept in yesterday. Til nearly eight am. Pure luxury! I’ve had a month of restless nights thanks to Lyme disease, so to sleep so deeply and completely was bliss. Our farm is a hive of activity right now. […]
Adapting to Change
“When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: if you look at the science about what is happening on earth and aren’t pessimistic, you don’t understand the data. But if you meet the people who are working to restore this earth and the lives of the […]
Practicing Mindfulness with Your Power Word
“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.” ~ Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times Well, here we are, nearly at the end […]
Australia Day, 2015
“Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children’s children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt “Our true nationality is mankind.” […]
Here Comes The Sun
“As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful. They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness — just the pure air to breathe and the […]
Sleepy Morning
“I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty.” ~ Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time I woke to the sound of rain. It was soft at first, a comforting patter of drops on the old iron roof. […]
Tropical Pie Recipe
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ~ Ruth Reichl And so, the moment of truth… Does the Tropical Pie of my childhood still measure up? *Nicole laughs gleefully and claps her hands* Darn tootin’ right it does! The pie has a crunchy toasted coconut crust, […]
Remembering Tropical Pie
“Sometimes you have to travel back in time, skirting the obstacles, in order to love someone.” ~ Frances Mayes, Under Magnolia: A Southern Memoir When I was a kid, growing up in the seventies, there was this pie Mum used to make. ‘Tropical Pie’ it was called, if memory serves me correctly. I loved […]
That Big Ol’ Sky
“If you follow the ancient maps written on the stars, no person will ever understand you. So if you could read these maps, would you follow them? And forever be misunderstood? Or would you close your eyes tightly and pretend to be like everyone else?” ~ C. JoyBell C. About a quarter to four […]
Lyme Eyes, Magic Eyes
“The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.” ~ Meister Eckhart, Sermons of Meister Eckhart If you’ve read my blog for a while you’ll know: a) that I have Lyme disease b) that […]
Sitting Quietly, Doing Nothing
“The deepest of level of communication is not communication, but communion. It is wordless … beyond speech … beyond concept.” ~ Thomas Merton “One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular.” ~ C.G. Jung What I […]
Thank You ❤
“Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone. Kindness in another’s trouble, Courage in your own.” ~ Adam Lindsay Gordon This morning I just want to say Thank You. It has certainly been a powerful twenty-four hours of insights, revelation and shift for me as I step into the truth of who […]
Poems, Prayers and Promises
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ~ Mary Oliver I saw a new lyme doctor yesterday. Why a new doctor? It goes like this: The first doctor I saw diagnosed me but wouldn’t treat me because ‘lyme was contentious and he was trying to […]
Acting On Insight
“She’s mad, but she’s magic. There’s no lie in her fire.” ~ Charles Bukowski Note: All names have been changed to protect the identity of those involved I was sitting on the veranda at my farm last week, a cup of tea and a notebook in front of me, when suddenly I began to […]
A Harry Dog Update
“Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.” ~ Dag Hammarskjold Harry Dog is home from the vet, who has done all he can to help our puppy on his way to healing. His little neck has been shaved, revealing lots of smaller abscesses and […]
The Harry Emergency
“After years of having a dog, you know him. You know the meaning of his snuffs and grunts and barks. Every twitch of the ears is a question or statement, every wag of the tail is an exclamation.” ~ Robert McCammon, Boy’s Life Something’s not been right with Harry these past few days. He’s […]
A Social Kind Of Day
“In Ireland, you go to someone’s house, and she asks you if you want a cup of tea. You say no, thank you, you’re really just fine. She asks if you’re sure. You say of course you’re sure, really, you don’t need a thing. Except they pronounce it ting. You don’t need a ting. Well, she […]
Pomegranate, Kale and Sweet Potato Salad Recipe
“Fun fact #1 about pomegranates: Pomegranates are awesome. Fun fact #2: Pomegranates are like little explosions of awesome in your mouth. Fun fact #3: A lot of people think you’re not supposed to eat the seeds of a pomegranate – but that’s not true, people who tell you that are liars, and they don’t know […]
Top 10 Tips for Planning a Successful 2015
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry “It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit Well here we are, in the opening pages of a fresh new year. As some of you will […]
2014 – My Blogging Year in Review
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” ~ Arthur Ashe At the end of each year, WordPress offers you an informative little review to celebrate the progress of your blog. Click on a button on your stats page (a page on the WordPress dashboard that all bloggers can access) and […]
Slow Trip Home!
“The road that leads to nowhere for others might just be the road that leads to somewhere for you!” ~ Mehmet Murat ildan The power is back on, the river is down, and so yesterday afternoon we headed out to buy a few supplies. On the way back home, on a meandering one-lane bitumen […]
Washing Away 2014!
“…the great floodgates of the wonder-world swung open…” ~ Herman Melville, Moby-Dick The early hours of 2015 brought the most fantastical storm to our little farm. As I sat with my tarot cards at midnight, doing my traditional reading for the year ahead, the sky lit up with enormous bolts of blue-white fire, and the thunderclaps overhead […]