Spring Roots

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Merry meet all,

I hear the wind howl outside. I attended an Ostara Rit last night. The sky is overcast and low, like  a funeral shroud. The branches appear bare but tiny buds show promise. Snow stubbornly rests on the earth. Time will tell if March goes out like a lamb.

I shared the photos I took of the Camp Hill Cemetery with the Horror Writers Association for their monthly newsletter. I will include some of them here. The crows guarded something, I thought it was a baby crow out of the nest but saw no young avian. The headstones were old and some new, some barely poking out of the ground. I love visiting cemeteries. It is even better if they are truly old and full of character.

I’m still waiting for the book release date of Untimely Frost, a horror poetry anthology I am included in. I hope its soon. I can’t wait. I had to check the final copy of my poem in the book, yup, it looked great. I can’t wait for the release date. I can’t wait because this is my first poem that is traditionally published. I hope to have that experience again.

I made some incense cones yesterday. I used cinnamon, rose, lavender and patchouli. It is easy to make incense cones. I used water, gum arabic, and the herbs or spice. I mixed the ingredients with my mortar and pestle. You must blend everything together carefully. You want the mix to be like putty or dirt. You must knead a little and work it into a cone shape. Then you let them air dry. Give them as long as they need to dry, even a month. Lay them on their side too The cones can’t be too thick at the bottom in order to burn properly. I invite you all to try to make your own!! You might invent your own custom blend. People might ask you for your recipes!!

Incense is amazing. It can revitalize you or unstress you. I love it for the guaranteed beautiful aromas it offers. It is great for meditation or for while you shower. I also have a small chunk of beeswax and I haven’t decided what to do with that yet. Herbs are awesome for their stunning scents and are multipurpose. I can’t wait to get to work in my garden and I have been asked to create a garden at my fave witch shop. I can’t wait to get to do that too.

C’mon spring!!!!!!

Blessings, Spiderwitch

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