From the Mind of AlphaBetsy

Magical Monday     Rune of the Week: Ingwaz - Ing: Fertility, Freyr, Ancestors, Royalty, Creativity - You are feeling inspired and hopeful. Follow your enthusiasm because it lights the way toward your true potential. Your point of power is in the present, make a commitment to it now and the future will follow in due course.       Card draw of the Week (from the Wild Wood Tarot):    Page of Vessels - Otter   Reading Points: As a dreamer and a visionary, you weave a spell that few can resist. Your loyalty, devotion and sense of fair play mark you out as an individual whose will is tempered by profound understanding of the underworld.   Roots and Branches: Loyalty - Devotion - Study - Willingness to serve - Vision and contemplation - Cooperation - Perceptiveness Magical Monday Post: Sprung for Spring   Today is my birthday! I am 35 today, and at the end of last week was...

This past Saturday the 21st was our annual Egg Decorating Party. We enjoyed a couple of new participants including my niece Sadie and my nephew Gideon (he didn't actually decorate, but he was awful cute), as well as my friend Megan and her daughter River. Many eggs were decorated, many children were painted, and a lot of fun was had.     Me rocking my bunny ears. They didn't last long. :) Mom and Shmoo Egg Tree! Brownies and Banana Pudding. Yum! Chip, Dips, Popcorn and Ham Ball. The paints were in this hanging divider...in color order of course. Even the Mixer was decorated. The first couple eggs. Seth is not amused. My aunt Gayle having fun painting eggs. The nieces have arrived. The adorable Gideon. Moira cheesing it up for the camera. Sadie concentrating on her painting. Chris and Giddy-munk Mom and Zoe Niki watching me paint. Mom and Zoe again. Moira is painting. Cliff ta...

It's March! And I was sick for the first 3 days. Hopefully that means that I got it out of my system before my birthday next week. I always seem to get sick around my birthday. March is always a crazy month for us, and this year is certainly no exception. Tomorrow night I am having dinner with my mom and sister, and the three of us are making a whole foods trip. On Saturday we are headed to the Columbus Convention Center to hit the Arnold Fitness Expo. It is amazing for people watching. I hope to get better photos this year than I did last. March 14 is my birthday and Mega Pi Day, so Mom, Traci, Seth and I are walking the Pi-Day 5k. Then later in the night we will be going to my new favorite Italian restaurant, The Florentine. They have amazing food. Our amazing Egg Decorating Party for 2015 is scheduled for the 21st. I am hoping that it will be fun and that we will have a good turn out. I have been looking for new ideas for eggs for this year, and I have some ideas....

It's the Spring Equinox and wow does it feel like spring. I went out last weekend (before the crazy cough hit) and worked on clearing out some bushes and trees from my backyard. And now my backyard looks/is about twice the size. It is amazing. Here are some shots of my Ostara decorations and my altar, all ready to add flowers and do my ritual.  This Saturday I am having an egg decorating party and will have more photos after that. It should be crazy fun. I am so excited.  Ostara Blessings!!