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Changes....

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     Change is in the air; the equinox has only recently occurred. We know what the change in seasons means. What does change mean to you? How do you feel about change? Read more on my blog Living the Wheel for SageWoman Magazine : http://witchesandpagans.com/sagewoman-blogs/living-the-wheel/changes-1.html

I want to be an Edwardian Lady!

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    From Stanley Kunitz's exquisite book The Wild Braid , I have moved on to Edith Harding's equally beautiful The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady . (Both of these, as well as Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden by Eleanor Perenyi, were recommendations via Facebook. It's amazing how useful something so frivolous as FB can be!) I can't explain why in the fall I suddenly feel the need to read up on gardening; maybe I'm subconsciously preparing for the coming spring? Usually it's rather pointless, as I only have six five-gallon pickle buckets to plant in (though I do make the most of what I've got) but now I've also got a generously-sized garden plot just down the street from my apartment, one I intend to have a lot of fun with. Case in point: we're waiting for our spaghetti squash to finish ripening, then everything's being torn out, turned over, and my little one and I are planting garlic and red tulip bulbs (his 'most favorite color o