~*~August Pagan Families Circle~*~ - Page 2

[lurable]

Happy Lughnasadh everyone! I've been lurking and not posting for the last few months since Evie came but I am finally in the posting mood again! We are celebrating with a trip to the beach, some time in the garden and, of course, FOOD!!!
We are at MIL's on vacation so it's a bit different this year but that's ok- I'll make due

[Inanna_Mama]

Delurking here as well (sort-of did already on the Camp thread). Not sure how much I'll be able to contribute as I'm a wee little paganlette and my own little one makes posting challenging, but I'll do my best. Been following you lovely women for several months and really appreciate this circle!

Originally Posted by CariOfOz

For us down unda', it's Imbolc! Tomorrow we'll be making a big pot of potato & leek soup & bread rolls for dinner and a yummy custard for dessert. I'm feeling very run down so I don't think we'll do anything REALLY exciting unfortunately.

We went up to the shopping centre that happens to have the best fenced & shade cloth covered playground today, and I got a posh iced coffee

Blessed Imbolc, Cari! Sorry you're down, but if that was a real Australian-style iced coffee...with ice cream and everything, I'm sure it helped That is SO the way to do it! None of this milk over ice business.

Originally Posted by dawningmama

Hello pagan mamas!

It's Lammas today here, so I'm working on a plan (nothing like waiting til the very last minute!). I think we'll have a veggie and tofu scramble for breakfast. That's a good start, no?

It's also Solar Eclipse Day! I think it's about over now. We didn't get to see much from NY, plus it was just a tad bit overcast here. But I watched through live streaming at the NASA site. I'll probably do a small lesson on solar eclipses with the kids and we'll watch some video later (they aren't up yet).

Would you believe, DS has had me up long enough this morning to have seen the eclipse, but I was too busy being in a sleep deprived funk to notice? We were even out on a walk...all I had to do was look up, but no. So sad I missed it.

Really want to make rosemary bread today, but it's supposed to be over 100 degrees and my only oven is an indoor electric one. Not ideal.

Originally Posted by earthmama369

Merry Lammas to all.

Four years ago, DH and I were married on Lammas Eve and carried the party over into Lammas Day.

Happy Anniversary, Earth Mama

Originally Posted by wombatclay

: Happy Lughnasadh all! May your fires burn bright, may your fields be full, and may your dreams be gentle as the seasons turn towards home. :[/B]

and that goes for Imbolc too!

What a beautiful blessing, thank you!!

Originally Posted by mercyn

Happy Lammas, everyone!! : i just love that jumpy smiley.

last night i took Smooth Move tea, for those of you who don't know what it is, see if you can guess from the name and i'm sure this is TMI, but i was up at 3am until something like quarter to four, with the most painful stomach cramps i've had in umpteen years. i was sweating, i was cold, my arms were numb, i thought i was going to die. everytime i tried to lay back down i had to get up again immediately. and i honestly don't think it was, um, that productive, considering the pain i was in. it's 10:30ish a.m. and i'm *just* starting to feel better. yikes, i'm tired. but we are going to the lake today (small beach there) so hopefully i will get to rest some.

Bleck! Hope you feel better soon!!

And, a blessed day to all!

[wombatclay]

Hot temps, indoor oven.... ah hah!

They claim these things can be made from "household items" but personally they must be talking about a much better stocked house than mine. That said, maybe a homemade solar oven would do the bread baking trick?

This one is pretty basic http://www.allfreecrafts.com/nature/solar-cooker.shtml and they have recipes too....

[dawningmama]

We had tofu and veggie scramble for breakfast. I was thinking about baking something today but it is just way too hot. So, we'll order pizza tonight----hey, it's dough! Oh, maybe we'll get some garlic knots and zepolis!

eta: we'll finally be painting the paper mache bowls we made during kitchen week! Then we can finish our late-summer altar.

[Inanna_Mama]

Originally Posted by wombatclay

Hot temps, indoor oven.... ah hah!

They claim these things can be made from "household items" but personally they must be talking about a much better stocked house than mine. That said, maybe a homemade solar oven would do the bread baking trick?

This one is pretty basic http://www.allfreecrafts.com/nature/solar-cooker.shtml and they have recipes too....

Brilliant! Thank you...if I can clear my head between now and noon, I might just try it

[fullofgrace]

Originally Posted by inchijen

i think this is the first time in 6 months i've read every post in a thread.
Ill enjoy it while it lasts.

So true. Me too.

Originally Posted by dawningmama

I'm working my pagan home binder and morning and evening rituals and learning about Getting Things Done/Zen to Done but I lost my focus on Pagan Camp.

I think I'm going to be adding camp to my dailies. I definitely need to set up a reminder to start C&Ping all this fabulous stuff so I can print it out later.

Originally Posted by eilonwy

I'm finishing up my packing and then leaving for Body Tribal.

That's looks so very cool. Have a great time!!

Originally Posted by CariOfOz

It's a LOT to keep up with isn't it! I'm muddling along trying to keep up.. hoping I get some rest & perk up over the weekend

Me too! I've had a sinus infection this week and dealing with offline stressy stuff, so I've been behind.

Originally Posted by Indigo73

There is a discussion about Kindles on the tail end of last month's thread (what on earth happened to July?) I have been considering a Kindle or Reader. There are a couple other eReaders I am researching... iLiad & Cybook are equally intriguing. DP is the gadget junkie but I may have to go with him on one of these. My dad read books on his palm pilot all the time.

I so want one of these. I've told T I want one for Yule. Not sure I can hold out that long though. This geek girl has gadget lust.

[mamaofthree]

Good morning all! Having an interesting and intense morning.

Guess what I found in my garden this morning?! PICKLING CUCUMBERS! My garden has been sucky this year, but this morning cucumbers! I am so happy. I have a few peppers too, so I think I iwll make pickles today! :

Rosemary bread sounds good. Maybe I will make some... or maybe I will just get some at Trader Joes. LOL It is suppose to be well over 105 here today. Just HOT HOT HOT!

ok off to wrangle my wild boys.

h

[eilonwy]

Originally Posted by wombatclay

eilonwy- Have fun! (woods and womanhood clash aside) I wish I lived close enough to a center to join in.... but I checked and 4Q is about 5 hours away. Poo! I enjoy the solitary kitchen witch lifestyle but wish it was a bit more optional, you know? Anyway... have a wonderful weekend and gloriously fun event!

Check the rideshare database; Lots of people travel that far. Farther, even. Stones Rising should be incredibly cool.

[Rhiannon Feimorgan]

OK, I'm subing again this month. Maybe I'll be able to keep up this time!

[Aeress]

woohoo, posting on my new laptop!

We made bread (nice round loaf , cracked open, whole wheat goodness), fresh marinara (basil, tomatoes and local onion,peppers). Can't wait for dinner. :

We will hold our ceremony this evening as dh said he wants to particpate. (which he usually doesn't)

Happy Lammas!
When I told the girls what today was...Bella said, "the day of bread...I like celebrating bread." *smiles* girl after my own stomach.

Mercyn- Stomach cramps- I have IBS...I understand the pain. feel better!

Mamaofthree- pickling cukes- do you have a recipe? I have found many, many recipes but it would be great to have a tried and true one.

[tallulahma]

Originally Posted by wombatclay

: Happy Lughnasadh all! May your fires burn bright, may your fields be full, and may your dreams be gentle as the seasons turn towards home. :

and that goes for Imbolc too!

happy lughnasadh to you and everyone!

Originally Posted by mercyn

Happy Lammas, everyone!! : i just love that jumpy smiley.

last night i took Smooth Move tea, for those of you who don't know what it is, see if you can guess from the name and i'm sure this is TMI, but i was up at 3am until something like quarter to four, with the most painful stomach cramps i've had in umpteen years. i was sweating, i was cold, my arms were numb, i thought i was going to die. everytime i tried to lay back down i had to get up again immediately. and i honestly don't think it was, um, that productive, considering the pain i was in. it's 10:30ish a.m. and i'm *just* starting to feel better. yikes, i'm tired. but we are going to the lake today (small beach there) so hopefully i will get to rest some.

oh my! I used to have to give a patient smooth move- yikes. that stuff is potent! hope you feel better soon.

Originally Posted by mamaofthree

Good morning all! Having an interesting and intense morning.

Guess what I found in my garden this morning?! PICKLING CUCUMBERS! My garden has been sucky this year, but this morning cucumbers! I am so happy. I have a few peppers too, so I think I iwll make pickles today! :

Rosemary bread sounds good. Maybe I will make some... or maybe I will just get some at Trader Joes. LOL It is suppose to be well over 105 here today. Just HOT HOT HOT!



h

yeah for cucumbers! along with olive being born- went my garden dying dh tried but he is a little garden challenged. All that survived was my mints and our bamboo.

rosemary bread sounds divine, but i may head to trader joes as well. We are working outside today and its already sooooooo hot.

gotta love the desert.

[Indigo73]

mamaofthree, we have our first cukes too. : Picked a monster one yesterday and will be enjoying it with dinner. Now, I just don't know what we are going to have with it. I got up late and DP was sleeping in, enjoying his day off. I may have to pick up something on way home, I don't have anything defrosted.

[Millie Ivy]

Hey all!! Just subbing. I am not really pagan, not really any one thing anymore. I lurk on here all the time, though since my family and I really stay in touch with the earth and her cycles. I guess I am a grew up christian-left the church-believe in god as God and Goddess-earthy birthy herby mama- universalist-person who also still loves Jesus - cause he was one cool cat. : lol

Loving the summer camp, been reading along there as well.

[aweynsayl]

inchijen--: well, it makes ME really reallyhappy to "see" you here! maybe that will motivate you. (thought of you the other night when we went to Frost..... yummmmy.)

mommaofthree--cukes! awesome. my grandparents grew those. when we get our house, i am so growing some! i'll have to consult you about vegi gardenng in this boiling hot place.

(ok, i just have to point outthere are three of us here.... can we plan something fun for mabon maybe? like a picnic at rose canyon lake?? : is that totally rude?)

eilonwy-- thanks for the ideas! (love your "are you crazy" route, pesonally.... lol!)

rach! hi! i totally missed you were away! welcome back!

WELCOME all unlurked and new and new again mommas! good luck keeping up!

whew! ok! 11 am on the first, and that was a lot to keep up with already!
:

[BurtsGirl]

Originally Posted by dawningmama

eta: we'll finally be painting the paper mache bowls we made during kitchen week! Then we can finish our late-summer altar.

I can't wait to see these!

Originally Posted by mamaofthree

It is suppose to be well over 105 here today. Just HOT HOT HOT!

Yeahness for pickles! And wow, I thought it was hot here!

Originally Posted by brendon

We made bread (nice round loaf , cracked open, whole wheat goodness), fresh marinara (basil, tomatoes and local onion,peppers). Can't wait for dinner. :

Oh Bredon, can you post this recipe today??? Please, please, pretty please!!! :

Originally Posted by Bella Babe

Hey all!! Just subbing. I am not really pagan, not really any one thing anymore. I lurk on here all the time, though since my family and I really stay in touch with the earth and her cycles. I guess I am a grew up christian-left the church-believe in god as God and Goddess-earthy birthy herby mama- universalist-person who also still loves Jesus - cause he was one cool cat. : lol

Bella Babe, I just love your intro! Welcome to the circle!

[Arduinna]

Originally Posted by Indigo73

Have fun Rynna!

There is a discussion about Kindles on the tail end of last month's thread (what on earth happened to July?) I have been considering a Kindle or Reader. There are a couple other eReaders I am researching... iLiad & Cybook are equally intriguing. DP is the gadget junkie but I may have to go with him on one of these. My dad read books on his palm pilot all the time.

it would definitely help cut down on the physical space my library takes up. I'd probably just stick to fiction, since I am a margin scribbler when it comes to cookbooks, craft books and gardening & history tomes.

I can't really comment on the other ones. As I posted in the other thread I love my kindle. But I am already addicted to Amazon and have their Prime membership too. I have looked at other sources for reader books and what I have noticed is that the mobi books ( that is the format kindle uses) that Amazon sells are generally much cheaper than other stores and format. I really don't want to pay full retail for a digital book. Especially because I am purchasing digital copies of my favorites I already have in hard copy.

I also like being able to DL books from google books and feedbooks for free and transfer them to my kindle, along with pdf and txt documents I create.

[mommyto3girls]

I am going to attempt to make bread on t he grill tonight for dinner. We are having our tribe's priest and priestess over for dinner but we had a kitchen fire so we do not have an oven (or stovetop or Mircowave) I hope it turns out well!

[AlpineMama]

Happy First Harvest. Although, we're not celebrating until Sunday because we always "do" holidays on the closest Saturday sunset to Sunday sunset. I got a seasonal calendar (http://www.threesisterstoys.com/p-60...-calendar.aspx) for the kids' room. And I'm going to be making blackberry bread pudding from one of my umpteenth many Sabbat idea books. And an autumn salad, and oven roast veggies. It's so hot here these past few days, over 100. I'm thinking of saying screw it and just celebrating Midsummers again. It doesn't feel like the end of summer yet!

So much to do, but so little energy in this heat. We have all sorts of projects going, like house painting, yard work, putting in a patio, flooring, etc etc etc. And in the midst of all this I'm trying to convince DH to let us get a Sheltie. Yeah right!!

I'll try to check in more around here. I need some pagan fellowship in my life.

[aweynsayl]

here's an interesting question for you-- have any of you with nurslings noticed a link between your cycle and your lo's behavior? sometimes right after O, ds goes BONKERS and WILL NOT GO TO SLEEP (this was last night, and i just about melted). it doesnt happen everytime, there's no food/stimulant corolation, but it ONLY happens right after O. am i crazy? anyone else experience this or have any earthly idea why this would be???

[Inanna_Mama]

Lammas is such a special day for me. I just can not appreciate summer at all (even though I love gardening), especially since we moved one mile closer to the sun a few years ago. So, I'm all about giving the Sun King a kick in the patootie to move along.

Proving once again that I am certifiably insane, I decided to go for it and make the rosemary bread (sadly, sans WC's awesome solar oven). One of my camp goals is to bring the spirit of the lush, cool, Pacific Northwest to our alpine desert home (ok, so baking bread on such a hot day is a bit counterproductive - at least on the surface), and also begin infusing the magic for our return there within a year.

So, the bread is made with rosemary from my small, potted plant. Rosemary grows like mad in the Maritime Northwest. This plant is one that I most associate with my previous Seattle garden, and it will be the first one planted upon my return.

It's also made with agave nectar from a desert plant - to honor our current home, which, in spite of the hideous climate, has blessed us in many ways.

The secret ingredient is ancient Emmer flour from Bluebird Grain Farms in my beloved Washington State.

The bread is currently rising on my scorching porch under an autumn-themed tea towel as a welcome to the blessed new season before us.

Ooops, after writing all this, I realize it should probably go on the kitchen witch thread. Maybe I'll post there with pictures if it turns out (DH is the bread maker in the family and I'm delirious after 20 months of sleep deprivation, so I will have worked serious magic if it does ).

This is a long way of getting around to my question...

What do you love about, or find particularly meaningful in celebrating Lammas?