Tracey-anne McCartney's Blog, page 23

Otherworldly Mead...

Mead (/ˈmiːd/; archaic and dialectal "medd"; from Old English "medu") is an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with water, sometimes with various fruits, spices, grains, or hops.
The defining characteristic of mead is that the majority of the beverage's fermentable sugar is derived from honey. It may be still, carbonated, or naturally sparkling; dry, semi-sweet, or sweet.
Mead was produced in ancient history throughout Europe, Africa and Asia.
The terms "mead" and "honey-wine" often...

ACoPF Book Trailer ~ Character Version

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Helga's Art

Book character art wall.  These wonderful depictions of the books characters are by Helga McLeod.  Her Etsy shop is HERE

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Catching up with art

Hi everyone :o) It's been quite some time since I've sketched in my journal. Writing has been a priority, but I finally dug out the watercolour crayons and let my creativity flow onto the pages. Yay! I wasn't sure where it would take me, but I'm happy with the outcome of the brief playtime. Hopefully, in the near future, I will make some art dolls again. Words and line drawing sketches Adding a splash of colour  The Mystic ~ As above, so below  Made of stars ~ Her galaxie...

The Enchanted Deer

The mighty Finn Mac Cumhaill, the leader of Fianna, spent many days roaming Ireland, hunting with his men and his pack of hounds. They were expert hunters and warriors, and never failed to run down and catch their prey. One day, while hunting, Fianna and their hounds come across a doe in the forest and chased her down, but they could not catch her. She outrun the pack as if possessed special powers. Eventually, the doe leads Finn Mac Cumhaill to magical Hill of Allen, wher...

On my bucket list

Moonlight RidingFancy a completely magical evening. There is something very satisfying and exhilarating being out on a horse in the dark on the beach whilst the town is sleeping. Because we have to obey the moon and the tides we are often riding as late as midnight. We ride with lights down to the beach but then turn them off to let our horse and our own night vision kick in. It’s often brighter than you imagine with the full moon reflecting off the water on the beach. When we get back to the...

Ludovico Einaudi - I Giorni

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Alan Watts - Give it away and it will come back

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Enra " pleiades "

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Star of the Sea ~ The Ocean Star

Varda Elentári [ˈvarda elenˈtaːri] is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. She appears in Tolkien's Silmarillion as one of the Valar (powers) of Middle Earth. The longest sample of the Sindarin language published by Tolkien is addressed to her.


"O stars that in the Sunless Year
With shining hand by her were sown,
In Windy fields now bright and clear
We see your silver blossom blown!"― Hymn to Elbereth
  Elves love and revere her most of all the Valar, and they cal...