Eliza Daley ~ Wordcraft & Musing on Home & Hope
Central Vermont is closed for the foreseeable future. Maybe all of Vermont. There is no news from elsewhere right now. Probably not a good sign... However, the power is on here. The temperature finally topped 10°F for a few hours — for the first time in about a week. And the crazy local oil-delivery guys… Continue reading The Daily: 27 January 2026
This administration is demanding more words for appalling. I'm tired of typing the few adjectives we have for these atrocities. But then, there just aren't words for what happened on Saturday. Our hearts are shattered. If such a thing as cold murder in the streets can be said to have a positive effect, it's that… Continue reading The Daily: 26 January 26
It is Epiphany, 6 January, the close of the Christmas season and the beginning of mundane time, a shift to Imbolg and the hope of spring — after we, hopefully, survive the worst of the winter weather. This is the date the Catholic Church assigned to the arrival of the Magi and also, later, the… Continue reading The Daily: 6 January 2026
New Year's Day is misplaced. This date has no real significance. It is tied to nothing in the solar year nor in the cultural year. It is historically wrong. When the Romans created these two new months in their calendar, January and February, and set their state calendars to begin on 1 January, that date… Continue reading The Daily: 1 January 2026
Saturnalia Saturnalia begins today. Time for feasting and merriment. No time for work, it's all play for the next many days. Too much wine. Not enough sleep. All frenetic fun. Much like with Mardi Gras, this holiday is not particularly my thing. But I do relish a breakdown of order... and Saturnalia is time to… Continue reading The Daily: 17 December 2025
Martinmas On November 11th at 11 in the morning, we practice a moment of silence for two minutes to remember the day we reached an accord and agreed to lay down arms after the brutality of World War 1. Over a century ago we stopped fighting. Soldiers came home. It was a time very like… Continue reading The Daily: 11 November 2025
Odds are few of you are as involved in the pagan community as I am. Though this is the fastest growing spiritual path, both in the world and in my own country, it is still a very small community. Moreover, even within this small community, I am in the minority in thinking that it might… Continue reading The Daily: 28 October 2025
It’s raining and 45°F, and I have to walk half a block between my house and my garage. I’ve been awake since 3am and I’m gritty eyed with exhaustion. My arthritis and heart problems are both exacerbated by the short sleep and the cold damp so that everything aches. I have a pile of laundry… Continue reading The Daily: 24 October 2025
It is the time of year when I am increasingly compelled to define my path. What does a witch do? What does a witch believe? What does it mean to be a witch? I find that the definition often leads to more words in need of definition, bound up as they are with the world… Continue reading The Daily: 23 October 2025
We often talk about resource depletion in terms of supply. Except supply is not really depleting, is it. The Earth has the supplies. The absolute amount of oil in the Earth’s crust is vast. Same for critical minerals like iron and copper. The problem is that most of it is inaccessible, and not just at… Continue reading The Daily: 17 October 2025
By My Solitary Hearth 