Eliza Daley ~ Wordcraft & Musing on Home & Hope
I got brave and removed the row covers on the garden beds this week. I have not put them away. They are draped over the waste bins in the garage to dry off a bit before I fold them up, so if frost is threatening, I can cover everything up again. We’ve had May snow… Continue reading The Daily: 13 May 2025
The Daily for 23 May 2024: The Full Flower Moon and the Matter of Britain...
In my garden planner, I have ambitiously scribbled "plant summer squash, cukes, melons, and spinach". For the second year in a row... Not surprisingly, once again, I will not be following my schedule. It is not freezing, and it is raining — both good for germination — but it's not warm enough for cucurbit seeds… Continue reading The Daily: 11 May 2025
The other day I was tripped up at work because we increased what we count as the cost of administering a loan. This is an internal cost, only partly offset by closing fees. It has no effect on anything but our own measure of profitability. I had noticed that the amortization period had dropped, but… Continue reading The Daily: 9 May 2025
Apologies and Addenda I was working on today's post in two different places and somehow forgot to put them together before I went to bed last night. Woke up this morning with a serious case of "Oh crap!" Then I furiously cobbled it all together into one essay. But there were hours between the accidental… Continue reading The Daily: 8 May 2025
Today is the feast day of Julian of Norwich. We do not know her true name. The name we celebrate comes from the church of St Julian in Norwich where she was an anchoress for most of her life. Mother Julian was a visionary and a counselor in the late 14th century. These were days… Continue reading The Daily: 8 May 2025
I have been dealing with ramped up rheumatoid arthritis and allergies for a couple weeks now. Mostly related to weather — perpetual drizzle and highs in the low 50s(°F) — coupled with maple bloom season. You would think the rain would wash the pollen out of the air, but maybe there isn't enough falling moisture,… Continue reading The Daily: 5 May 2025
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 2025
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 2025
Walpurgis Night The last day of April has been a fraught time for millennia. This is a night when pranks are pulled, when spells are cast and wishes are granted, when the Good Folk pass through the veils to walk the woodlands, and when witches dance. The Beltaine fires were lit at midnight on May… Continue reading The Daily: 30 April 2025
By My Solitary Hearth 