Coldplay-Yellow

Look at the stars,
Look how they shine for you,
And everything you do,
Yeah, they were all yellow.
I came along,
I wrote a song for you,
And all the things you do,
And it was called "Yellow".
So then I took my turn,
Oh what a thing to have done,
And it was all "Yellow."
Your skin,
Oh yeah your skin and bones,
Turn into something beautiful,
You know, you know I love you so,
You know I love you so.
I swam across,
I jumped across for you,
Oh what a thing to do.
Cos you were all "Yellow",
I drew a line,
I drew a line for you,
Oh what a thing to do,
And it was all "Yellow."
Your skin,
Oh yeah your skin and bones,
Turn into something beautiful,
And you know,
For you I'd bleed myself dry,
For you I'd bleed myself dry.
It's true,
Look how they shine for you,
Look how they shine for you,
Look how they shine for,
Look how they shine for you,
Look how they shine for you,
Look how they shine.
Look at the stars,
Look how they shine for you,
And all the things that you do.

The Yule Rune Project is Finished!

Here are the pictures of the rune project I started back in November. Please keep in mind I had never used a wood burning tool in my life. I don't think I did too badly. Ironically (Loki?) Ross, who the runes were gifted to, and his wife gave me a book on pyrography for Yule this year.

These are the blank oak slices.

Drawn on with pencil.

Finished runes.

Yule altar

Thorsday's amusement

This was linked from Witchvox on Facebook, and I almost peed my pants laughing when I read it. Hope you enjoy.

Yule, Saturnalia, and...Smurf Hats?

Article from Witchvox I thought I'd share...

The runes are finished...

Husband advised me not to post pictures until after I gift them to my dear friend. I am quite pleased with myself, given that this was my first time ever using a wood burning tool. I think they came out beautiful. Husband then was kind enough to donate a small leather pouch he had for me to put them in. Voila. Yule present complete.

Pagan Gods live on...

Pagan gods live on in West Midlands place names.

Heathen/Northern Tradition Neopaganism edition of Witches and Pagans

Witches and Pagans is doing an entire magazine focused on Heathen and Northern Traditions, slotted to come out in early January. So excited! Really looking forward to seeing what the articles will be focused on, and who they get to write for it.

Ten myths about introverts

As an introvert, I found myself smiling while I read this.

Hereis a snapshot of an INFJ personality, in case anyone's interested or wants a better understanding of how I am wired.

December holidays

I can't believe it's already December 1st. The holidays will be upon us before we realize it, and there is so much left to do.

I'm always interested to hear about other people's holiday traditions, so for anyone who might be reading this, I invite you to share yours via a comment below. For us, we celebrate both Yule and Christmas every year. We have baby Jesus and angels and Odin, Thor, and Frigga and a beautiful German blown glass Yule log hanging from our tree. Husband decorates our front porch with lights. I get a real evergreen wreath to hang from our door (we have an artificial tree due to the kittehs liking to climb). We often light candles in the dark of the evening. I bake lots of cookies and other treats. We send cards to friends and family. We always make a trip downtown to see the sights together, and have done so every year we have been a couple. That's one of my favorite traditions. We particularly love the world Santas at PPG place, and the gingerbread houses made by local schools and groups that are put on display.

This year many folks will be receiving handmade gifts and treats, because husband and I have been struggling financially, as many people are in this current economy. He's been very demoralized, because we both really enjoy giving gifts to our friends and family, and it's something that brings us a lot of joy. I assured him that we'll still be able to give something, it just may be much more humble this year than in years past. That's okay. As with so many other things, it is the intent and the spirit of our actions which is important, more so than the actual gift given. One gift I'm giving, which I previously mentioned, is the rune set for my friend. I will begin working on that soon, as the oak slices arrived in the mail and I went to Pat Catan's weekend before last and purchased a wood burning tool. I hope to post pictures soon of that project.