Eliza Daley ~ Wordcraft & Musing on Home & Hope
If Matthew finds ice, he breaks it. When the cat lies in sunshine in February If he doesn’t break it, he makes it all the harder. she'll creep behind the stove in March. St Matthias with his ice breaker... If there is sharp frost on Matthew’s Day, it will last till March. The fox is… Continue reading The Daily: 24 February 2023
The Wolf Moon ends today. Tomorrow is Mardi Gras and the New Hunger Moon. Time is getting on! One of the best and purest joys is having a rest after labor. — Marcus Aurelius (found in Tolstoy's Calendar of Wisdom on 19 February) I've decided that I am done with my job. I am just… Continue reading The Daily: 20 February 2023
Parentalia As February marked the last month in the ancient Roman calendar, the Romans spent this time of year setting themselves in accord with the world. The 9-day festival of Parentalia began on 13 February and culminated with the day of Feralia, which began at sundown on the 21st. Parentalia was a sacred time to… Continue reading The Daily: 13 February 2023
The Wolf Moon was full yesterday. Being full on the 5th, this is a rather late Wolf Moon; it feels more like a Snow Moon — which isn't full until March this year. And yet, this very late Wolf Moon is, nevertheless, decidedly lupine. The period of the Wolf Moon is the coldest time of… Continue reading The Daily: 6 February 2023
5 February is St Agatha's Day. Born in about 231 in Catania, Sicily, she is one of many virgin martyrs of early Christianity. Her story exemplifies why there are so many women among the ranks of martyrs for the faith. She was said to be a beautiful child born to wealthy nobility, but she turned… Continue reading The Daily: 5 February 2023
So as an addendum to yesterday, I discovered that when the temperature drops to double digits below 0°F the electric vehicle side of my car doesn't want to run at all. On the way home last night, it kept turning over to the gas engine even when it was going downhill or cruising at constant… Continue reading A Short Daily: 4 February 2023
If Candlemas be bright and clear there'll be two winters in the year. — traditional adage from Scotland Of Candles and Divinatory Beasts There are many weather marking days throughout the year. Candlemas, falling on 2 February, was the day that our ancestors began to get nervous about the spring. A fine Candlemas portends a… Continue reading The Daily: 2 February 2023
If Brigid visited your house with a blessing last night, show her your gratitude by beginning your spring cleaning in her honor. If you have a woodstove, today is a good day to clean out the ashes and begin spreading them on your garden beds. (If you live where the soils are already saline, especially… Continue reading The Daily: 1 February 2023
They asked a Chinese man, "What is science?" He said, "Science is knowing people." Then they asked, "And what is virtue?" He answered, "Virtue is loving people." — Tolstoy, from his Calendar of Wisdom for 27 January Yesterday was my birthday. I am not going to say which one, but that’s more because I like… Continue reading The Daily: 27 January 2023
A wise man seeks wisdom; a madman thinks that he has found it. — Persian proverb (from Tolstoy's Calendar of Wisdom for 24 January) The wolf month is underway. Soon it will be Imbolg, then Lupercalia, and then we're marching into March. But for now, it is winter and the Wolf Moon is waxing. The… Continue reading The Daily: 24 January 2023
By My Solitary Hearth 