Eliza Daley ~ Wordcraft & Musing on Home & Hope
Midsummer's Day is long past. We saw the last of the 15-hour days in my part of the world on July 20th, and the shortening of the days is hastening toward the autumn equinox. We lose over two minutes of daylight each day now, and sunrises and sunsets are rolling south on the horizon by… Continue reading The Daily: 27 June 2026
We don’t like mothers very much in this country. Yes, today is Mother’s Day, but how do you feel about that? Obligated to make a phone call, a Zoom meeting? Did you slap your head, remembering that you forgot to get a card? Did you then remember that cards aren’t really a thing anymore in… Continue reading The Daily: 10 May 2026
The lingering thick smoke is scary. The inflammation in my spine is scary. The hospital bills are very scary... I am feeling in need of comfort food. I think we all get this way... More often than not, these days. We want something nourishing and simple, something quick, something that doesn't add heat to the… Continue reading The Daily: 28 July 2025
Midsummer's Day is past. The Strawberry Moon went dark yesterday at 6:31am. The Hay Moon is new today. (It is new between 20 June and 18 July and full between 4 July and 1 August.) The Old Farmer's Almanac calls this the Buck Moon. Not sure why. It's not deer hunting season, so that's not… Continue reading The Daily: 26 June 2025
Last week, during our very brief flirtation with temperatures above freezing, my coworker announced that he could see his solar panels for the first time since December. Late last fall, he bought a house that has rooftop solar. The roof is pitched to shed snow, but there are just enough little raised edges and crevices… Continue reading The Daily: 10 March 2025
We had our first frost on October 18th, which is the beginning of St Luke's Little Summer, the traditional name for a warm string of days that usually fall around the Feast of St Luke (October 18th). This always has me asking: Do we get a St Luke's Little Summer if we haven't had winter… Continue reading The Daily: 21 October 2024
Autumn rolled in last week. The mountains are not green, but a glorious pumpkin orange. The late apples are ripening. Several farms put the early glut of winter squash on sale already. My favorite place, Burtt's, is doing 3 pie pumpkins for $10 and 5 winter squash of any size and variety for $30. That's… Continue reading The Daily: 7 October 2024
The weather is finally turning cooler. We've had overnight lows — which actually hit at about 5:30am when I am getting ready for work — in the lower 40s (°F). No frost yet, but I had to turn the heat on last Wednesday because at 55°F it was just too cold to sit in the… Continue reading The Daily: 30 September 2024
Making Yogurt: In anticipation of Imbolg, we’re going to make yogurt, a fermented dairy product that extends the shelf life of fresh milk — and adds quite a bit of nutrition and delicious flavor.
Making Yogurt: In anticipation of Imbolg, we’re going to make yogurt, a fermented dairy product that extends the shelf life of fresh milk — and adds quite a bit of nutrition and delicious flavor.
By My Solitary Hearth 