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 Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 2:38 pm
This is year 2 for this particular celebration in my little guild. I probably told everyone that it is my favorite last year and it remains that. Something about that longest day of the year stirs my soul and makes me joyful.
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 5:46 pm
I can relate to the agricultural aspects of the pagan cycle of the year. I have a large garden and eat naturally, as much as possible. I don't grow grains so some of the cycle is outside my personal work but I live close enough to the country that I see it from the road.
Midsummer, where I live, is a time for a pause after planting and before any major harvests. The corn is getting taller, some hay has been cut (when possible), all the vegetables are out. I am picking peas, cutting lettuce and harvesting herbs to dry. I have blueberries and raspberries in the green stage.....
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 4:49 pm
And the cycle is repeated......I need to rest from my long weekend of planting. The secular holiday in the US of Memorial Day is spent by me doing a massive amount of gardening:
putting in the warm season seeds
transplanting invasive herbs
putting in all the sprouted plants (tomatoes, squash, etc.)
mulching
tearing out the early season weeds.
The only things left are the marigolds and zinnias (started plants), leeks and onions (gotta find the space somewhere), alpine strawberries....
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:52 pm
and the garden moves apace. I need to find permanent homes for a couple herb plants I have transplanted up into bigger pots and build the bed for my alpine strawberries.
I am awaiting an invite to come drum by the big river for the holiday.
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