Strawberry Buttermilk Cake — Something From the Ovens

This cake is moist and lovely for dessert, brunch or tea time, Would be good with blueberries or raspberries. We could not wait for it to cool so ate it warm and it was just addictive. Adapted from theviewfromgreatisland.com Ingredients 1 and 1/2 cups or 210 grams all purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup (1 stick or […]Strawberry … Continue reading Strawberry Buttermilk Cake — Something From the Ovens

Beltane Beverage

Minted Strawberries with White Wine Ingredients * 6 cups strawberries * 1 cup sugar * 2 bunches fresh mint (1-1/2 oz.) * 2 to 3 cups dry white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc * Fresh mint sprigs Directions 1. Halve large berries; leave hulls on a few berries. Place berries in a large bowl; sprinkle … Continue reading Beltane Beverage

Beltane 2021

Invocation by Patricia Telesco Feathered winds come dance with me Lift me from the ground. Join my waltz, my spirit, freed As we're upward bound. Tongues of flame come jump with me Ye purifying fires, Join my joy, my playful glee As we move yet higher. Tears from seas, come sing with me Roll from … Continue reading Beltane 2021

May Day/Beltane 2021 — Twin Flames/Twin Souls

“The new earth quickens as you rise. The May Queen is waiting. Feel the pulsing ground call you to journey, To know the depths of your desire. The May Queen is waiting. Moving through the night, the bright moon’s flight. In green and silver on the plain. She waits for you to return again.…May Day/Beltane 2021 … Continue reading May Day/Beltane 2021 — Twin Flames/Twin Souls

Beltane When to Celebrate

By Celtic reckoning, the actual Beltane celebration begins on sundown of the preceding day, April 30, because the Celts always figured their days from sundown to sundown. And sundown was the proper time for Druids to kindle the great Belfires on the tops of the nearest beacon hill (such as Tara Hill, Co. Meath, in … Continue reading Beltane When to Celebrate