Eliza Daley ~ Wordcraft & Musing on Home & Hope
Well... life has been rather trying for me of late. The weather has at least been properly autumnal, with foggy mornings and bright blue skies for the rest of the day. The trees are turning, if not vibrant Vermont autumn, then at least a bit more color than brown. We even had a frost warning… Continue reading The Daily: 28 September 2026
The sun passed the ecliptic on Tuesday, September 22nd at 8:05pm (EDT), ushering in the autumnal equinox. The 23rd was what some folks call the first full day of fall, though in reality it is the middle of the season. Yesterday, the sun rose and set as close to true east and west as it… Continue reading The Daily: 25 September 2026
I'm having a delightful autumn... Can you hear the sarcasm? Should I have employed scare quotes? Because it is sort of scary... I am learning what happens when one contracts the lettuce bug and lets it run its course without seeking medical attention. Back in July, I had the runs, just like seemingly everyone else… Continue reading The Daily: 8 September 2026
The Feast of the Assumption It is the Feast of the Assumption. In the Church calendar, this is the day Mother Mary was taken bodily up to heaven without the inconvenience of dying first. But in the older calendar of Europe, this was the time when it was recognized that the heat of summer was… Continue reading The Daily: 15 August 2026
The Hay Moon, or Mead Moon, went dark yesterday in spectacular eclipse at 1:36pm. Today begins the Blueberry Moon. This is the tenth lunation of my calendar. It is new between 19 July and 16 August, full between 2 August and 30 August. The Blueberry Moon of 2026 is very late, another three days and… Continue reading The Daily: 13 August 2026
2017 Total Solar Eclipse (NASA/Carla Thomas) Today the Hay Moon goes dark at 1:36pm my time. It will be dark at this same moment all around the globe, so unless you live in the Eastern Time Zone, the Moon will be dark at some other hour of your day. (For example, in Valencia, Spain, the… Continue reading The Daily: 12 August 2026
The Perseids meteor shower begins its peak tonight. This floating pile of space gunk is left over from Comet Swift-Tuttle and is quite thick still, making for hundreds of collisions with our atmosphere as Earth's orbit passes through the debris between July 17th and August 24th. From the 11th through the 13th, you can expect… Continue reading The Daily: 11 August 2026
Supposedly, the Dog Days have ended, but you wouldn't know it by the weather. It has been hot and humid for days, with no rain to break the heat. Not even much of a breeze most days. Just relentless heat. And... well... I'm not going to tell you what temperature wilts a Vermonter and sends… Continue reading The Daily: 10 August 2026
I was thinking about the symbols of Lughnasadh and how to short-hand the description of time and seasonal energy. The idea set that best works is that of the elements, but I’m reluctant to use that language because it carries such woo-woo magickal baggage that it puts up walls in the mind of any practical… Continue reading The Daily: 31 July 2026
Today at 10:35am the Hay Moon is full, so tonight's moonrise is the closest to full. This ninth moon of the year is also called the Corn Moon or the Mead Moon, for the meadows that are cut for hay at this time of year. The Hay Moon brings the shift of Midsummer, the Dog… Continue reading The Daily: 29 July 2026
