Eliza Daley ~ Wordcraft & Musing on Home & Hope
Today is National Dandelion Day. It's also Easter. I don't celebrate Easter in the Christian sense. I think there is quite enough suffering in the world without invoking the sacrifice of grain gods into the beginning of spring. However, I am starting to think that the secular holiday, the bits with rabbits and eggs and… Continue reading The Daily: 5 April 2026
The Daily for 1 April 2024: a high probability of pranks
Snow Moon The Wolf Moon went dark yesterday at 7:01am. Both Mardi Gras and Chinese New Year, with all their riotous color and spark, took place last night. Today, the Snow Moon, the fourth moon in my lunar year, is new. In my calendar, this is the season of Early Spring, the long wait of… Continue reading The Daily: 18 February 2026
Last week we celebrated the Purification of the Virgin, otherwise known as Candlemas or Imbolg. Next week Mardi Gras ushers in the Lenten fast, a time of reconciliation and cleansing. This weekend we celebrate the ancient Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia which has been recast and shifted slightly to Valentine’s Day. This too is a… Continue reading The Daily: 11 February 2026
This past weekend so many died for the cause... How shall we hallow their names... The Wednesday Word for 28 January 2026 lambent What does lambent mean to you? Think about it. If you'd like, send me a quick poem or story... or just a few thoughts. If you really have something to say, maybe… Continue reading The Daily: 28 January 2026
We're deep in winter's grip now... in so many ways... I am trying to remain hopeful. For me, that means remaining grounded and present in my small corner of the world. But the large world insists on intruding. I'm not sure that there is anything I can do except hold up my protest sign against… Continue reading The Daily: 21 January 2026
True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.— Martin Luther King Jr Today is the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr who was born on 15 January 1929 (we're just three years shy of the 100th anniversary of his birth...). The country observes his birthday on the Monday… Continue reading The Daily: 15 January 2026
There are many ways to divide up the year. We all use several different calendars — one based on months, one based on seasons, perhaps a school calendar or a business calendar. Some cultures emphasize the moon, with varying degrees of correspondence to the solar year. Some cultures don’t bother with a framework and base… Continue reading The Daily: 24 December 2025
Today is the Republican Roman festival of Lux Mundi. Saturday is the feast day of Santa Lucia. This is a time to celebrate light. Lux Mundi translates into "the light of the world". This day honored Libertas, the bringer of light. Libertas was the personification of freedom, metaphorical light rather than actual light, and she… Continue reading The Daily: 10 December 2025
Didn't I say last week that there would be ice on my walkway by this week? Well, yep, that happened. We had a doozy of a storm from Saturday night right through to Tuesday morning. Windy and cold and dark with about 2" of precipitation altogether. Mostly icy rain until Sunday afternoon, then mostly snow… Continue reading The Daily: 19 November 2025
By My Solitary Hearth 