Eliza Daley ~ Wordcraft & Musing on Home & Hope
The name for the month of May may be derived from Maia, the wife of Vulcan and mother of Mercury, Roman goddess of the green growth of spring. Roman Maia may have been a native deity to the Italic peoples, possibly representing spring, though no myths survive to shed light on this shadowy ancient deity.… Continue reading The Daily: 6 May 2026
Snow Moon The Wolf Moon went dark yesterday at 7:36am and Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, began with all its riotous color and spark last night. Today, the Snow Moon, the fourth moon in my lunar year, is new. In my calendar this is the season of Imbolg, the stirring of spring in… Continue reading The Daily: 30 January 2025
By My Solitary Hearth 