Classic Snickerdoodles

  This is one of my favorite cookie recipes.   Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon … Continue reading Classic Snickerdoodles

Gold

Yule Color:  Gold Day of the Week:  Sunday Planetary correspondence:  Sun Astrological Correspondence:  Leo Gold is the color of the Sun, The All Father God, masculine energy.  It is the color of success, achievement and triumph. Associated with abundance and prosperity, luxury and quality, prestige and sophistication, value and elegance, the psychology of this color … Continue reading Gold

Deck the Halls in Many Colors

Colors associated with Yule Red, green, gold, white, silver, yellow, and orange. I also add blue to my Yule decorations. Here are some colorful variation to ignite your decorative flair if you are looking for some new ideas to deck the halls.

Holiday DIY: 3 Evergreen Gift Toppers

Evergreen symbolize the promise of Yule: life everlasting, rebirth and immortality. The Celts considered the evergreen sacred because it did not die from year to year, and therefore represented the Goddess who also never dies. Another evergreen of protection, holly’s spiky bristles are believed to repel unwanted spirits. Newborn babies used to be sprinkled with … Continue reading Holiday DIY: 3 Evergreen Gift Toppers

Card of the Day – The Hanged Man – Monday, December 19, 2016 — Tarot by Cecelia

https://www.youtube.com/embed/8LTmWRw2NBY?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent This card is reminiscent of making one’s way through a jungle and being snared in a trap which leaves you hanging upside down, suspended in the air. The view is much different from this particular space and you find yourself looking at things with a different perspective. Also know that Mercury has entered its … Continue reading Card of the Day – The Hanged Man – Monday, December 19, 2016 — Tarot by Cecelia