The Thorn Hedge
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The Thorn Hedge

has gone Rose Red for May Day. I have been wanting to update our site and design for a while. I’ve slowly been plugging along with my previous design, and while it worked, it didn’t quite represent what I wanted for us. I’ve been playing at this one for two days pretty much straight through,…

Happy Candlemas!
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Happy Candlemas!

Happy Imbolc, Groundhog’s Day, Brigid’s Day, or whatever you celebrate. I call this holiday Candlemas, which is a call back to my Christian/Catholic roots, I suppose, but I don’t feel comfortable with Irish/Celtic holiday designations, since I am Hellenic. Candlemas itself is an “adaptation” of a pagan goddess holiday by the church, where people light…

Happy Equinox!

Happy Equinox!

The days are starting to get warmer, hovering above freezing at their lowest, and hinting at warm spring days are their highest, even here in northern Oregon. The first flowers of spring are slowly showing their faces and the grass is slowly regaining its rich green presence.

Harvest Home

Harvest Home

Mabon History and Loreby Mike Nichols There were three men came out of the West,Their fortunes for to try,And these three men made a solemn vow,John Barleycorn must die… Despite the bad publicity generated by Thomas Tryon’s novel, Harvest Home is the pleasantest of holidays. Admittedly, it does involve the concept of sacrifice, but one…