Apple Bread

This is a favorite bread I enjoy this time of year. In celebration of the 2nd harvest, this bread takes advantage of the varieties of apples available at the farmers market as well as oats that would have been harvested during the grain harvest. I like walnuts and I have sprinkled them on the … Continue reading Apple Bread

Mea’n Fo’mhair, Mabon Customs and Practices

The Druids call this celebration, Mea'n Fo'mhair, and honor The Green Man, the God of the Forest, by offering libations to trees. Offerings of ciders, wines, herbs, and fertilizer are appropriate at this time. Wiccans celebrate the aging Goddess as she passes from Mother to Crone, and her consort the God as he prepares for … Continue reading Mea’n Fo’mhair, Mabon Customs and Practices

Under the Harvest Moon

Under the harvest moon, When the soft silver Drips shimmering Over the garden nights, Death, the gray mocker, Comes and whispers to you As a beautiful friend Who remembers. - Carl Sandburg, Under the Harvest Moon

Autumn Equinox, Mea’n Fo’mhair, Mabon

Mabon (pronounced MAY-bun, MAY-bone, MAH-boon or MAH-bawn) is also called Alban Elfed, Harvest Home, 2nd Harvest, Fruit Harvest, Wine Harvest, Feast of Avalon, Equinozio di Autunno (Strega), Cornucopia, or Autumn Equinox this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure … Continue reading Autumn Equinox, Mea’n Fo’mhair, Mabon

Autumn Equinox 2017

Mabon, Autumn Equinox, fall, this is one of my favorite times of the year. Autumn like spring is usually a time of moderate temperatures and amazing colors where I live. As I write this the trees are still quite green but the sumac is beginning to turn and the ferns are also turning and the … Continue reading Autumn Equinox 2017