Greetings from Northern Vermont, veiled in white,
It has been a very contemplative time for me...a time to define my
ideals and how to best create the path to walk with my family.
The desire to create an agricultural endeavor has been an interesting
one for my family. We dont come from recent farming stock but our
desire to be agrarian artists fills our hearts. I am building my
market before working the land, while searching and saving for land.
We will grow calendula for our balms, nettles for our teas, create a
home for bees, grow mushrooms and blueberries perhaps even raise sheep
for wool. Starting all on a small scale but any one thing may grow and
flourish, or compost. I hope to create a local market that is as
vibrant as my online one. Creating community all the time...
This is the time of year that I re evaluate my ideals and examine our
daily rhythms. Perhaps a shift here, a letting go there, some new
attention here. I give thanks for our blessings and plant seeds for
the future.
Yesterday was Imbolc, Candlemas or Brigids Day.
"The Celtic Imbolc, or Brigid, is a time for purification and new
beginnings. Besides being a time of warming and melting snows, Imbolc
is a time of mental and physical cleaning, as well
as spiritual renewal. Imbolc anticipates spring, although the vernal
equinox is seven weeks away. The word Imbolc refers to the pregnant
condition of ewes at Midwinter. Their fertility was a good sign to the
ancient Celts who depended on sheep for food and clothing.
This day is also called Brigid in honor of this Celtic Triple Goddess.
She is also the goddess of fire, poetry, fine arts, smithcraft, and
the healing arts including midwifery.
It is also good time to clean out your physical environment including
cluttered personal space, overflowing desks, and closets."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imbolc
http://christopherushomeschool.typepad.com/blog/2008/01/candlemas.html
midwinter blessings and happy renewal
michelle
www.greentaramama.com
www.greenmountainorganics.com
weleda still on sale!
http://www.greenmountainorganics.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=22_40
