Book Reviews of 2020 :: Part I

Every year since 2009, I’ve made a note of my reading habits. I decided to begin tracking what I was already reading, and ended that 6-month period with 26 books read. I’m no longer reaching those kinds of numbers, but …

green tea with fly in it

Social Isolation and Exploring Priorities

Hai. Long time no see. Things have been so interesting, and mostly… slow.  I’m really trying to balance my priorities, and it’s definitely a harder set of decisions to make in the midst of all this worldwide anxiety. This week …

Book Reviews :: 2019 :: Part II

In my last review post, I covered the first 4 books of the year, after 10 months of minimal progress… But as is often the case, I‘ve reached that last-minute rush of the final week of December… And here’s what …

Level-Up! Essence of Green :: June-July 2019

  “Faerie-folk gather in the woodland glades, and frolic beside moss-banked streams; the fires of summer burn green and gold, and everywhere there is high magick afoot!” – Michele Morgan   It’s August. W00t. I realised I’d missed the first weekend …

Level-Up! Essence of Green :: May 2019

“There is a wildness in the air, a spice that belongs to more than lilacs or the sweet woodruff blooming beneath the trees. Ferns glisten with morning dew, and somewhere, lovers conspire to meet at sundown.” – Michele Morgan   It’s …

ember cat swing garden spring

Level-Up! Essence of Green :: Mar-Apr 2019

“Milk-white clouds pillow in an agate sky. Buds swell tightly against slender branches, and soft, mousy catkin beg to be patter by children on their way to school. Fresh rain breaks over the greening Earth, scattering the petals of cherry …