Eliza Daley ~ Wordcraft & Musing on Home & Hope
Because of the emphasis luni-solar calendars place on the eve of the day, today, May 2nd, is sometimes named May Day. More properly it is named Bealtaine — the later holiday for organized (ie paid) labor, May Day, is fixed to the first of the month in keeping with labor time rules. But Bealtaine is… Continue reading The Daily: 2 May 2023
the thorn queen she waxes full in fertile grace queen of quick and fay, she reigns in mantle green and seemly face quelling fear and mortal pains eternal mother, ever maid undying wisdom in her glance deathless weird is on her laid to spin th' unceasing wheel of chance again, she comes in crown of… Continue reading The Daily: 1 May 2023
April 15th is Tax Day for the United States. In most years taxes are due on this date, though exceptions are made for weekends and recently COVID seems to have added on extra days. In 2023, individual tax returns must be filed by Tuesday, April 18th. I don't know anyone who puts it off that… Continue reading The Daily: 15 April 2023
We cannot hope to achieve any sort of perfection in a society which is divided into two parts: rich people who rule the world and poor people who obey their orders. — Tolstoy in his Calendar of Wisdom for 14 April If you have an income without working hard, then someone worked hard without an… Continue reading The Daily: 14 April 2023
Last March I did some very rough calculations to see if it is possible to feed eight billion people without further turning this planet into a monoculture of humans. While these figures are in no way admissible in peer-reviewed publishing, I did conclude that it is possible to sustainably grow enough food on one acre… Continue reading The Daily: 7 April 2023
I'm reading Dougald Hine's At Work in the Ruins. I'm not done with it so I'm not ready to discuss the book at length. I'm also not sure I need to because everybody else has already, though I am sure my views will trend in different directions than reviews I've read thus far. We'll see… Continue reading The Daily: 28 March 2023
The Earth, the air, the water, and the Sun belong to all of us; they cannot be made objects of property. — after Tolstoy, Calendar of Wisdom, 23 March World Water Day: Accelerating Change World Water Day is 22 March 2023. This annual observance was organized by the United Nations in 1993 to focus attention… Continue reading The Daily: 22 March 2023
Happy Pi Day! (Which I should point out only works as a pun if you note time in the American format, 3/14... not 14 March as I learned it.) Here is a long and rambling rant on time to while away the hours. (Apologies...) Daylight saving time began this week. This always leaves me feeling… Continue reading The Daily: 14 March 2023
Hopefully, this will be the last trip down memory lane for a bit. I say this several days in advance of Thursday, which seems to be when the stars and planets are all conspiring to throw up connectivity roadblocks. So there may yet be issues... With any luck all this advance planning will have headed… Continue reading The Daily: 10 March 2023
Apropos of nothing, the Old Farmer's Almanac says hummingbirds migrate north now. Thought you oughta know. And now for another repost, this one from 12 March 2021. Is Farming the Problem? Here is a story that we tell ourselves. From The Good Ancestor: “Consider the immense legacy left by our ancestors: those who sowed the first… Continue reading The Daily: 9 March 2023
By My Solitary Hearth 