Greetings All!

It has been quite a while since I have been able to regularly attend to not only the morning "coffee chat" but PaganLiving itself. This last 12 months have been a whirlwind, starting with a reunion with an estranged sister dying of cancer. Thanks to the support I received from my friends here at home, and here at PaganLiving, I was able to get my head and heart together for the reunion, which went quite well. When Ruth passed away on Hospice care, it was a release from pain, and her start on a new journey. Little did we know that one sister would follow her in 10 days, and my final sister follow in another 6 months. Like I said, a whirlwind!

All the help and support and encouragement that was such a help with the initial reunion helped me to deal with the accumulated deaths of all 3 sisters.

Thank you to everyone who helped me deal and all just over 12 months ago!! You are terrific!

This week I am getting prepared to run an art show for our local science fiction convention, Bubonicon. Lots of stuff to do, and a hectic weekend of work ahead. But it is a labor of love. I just got to get that proverbial cup of coffee in me and get moving!

If anyone is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, over the weekend of August 24-26, come on and drop by. It would be great to meet any PaganLiving folks that live in the area!! The art show is open to the public, and I must say that for a small convention, we have been fortunate in that we have had an art show that just gets better all the time. (The convention is located at the Wyndham Airport Hotel by the Sunport.)

Now, where is that coffee pot!? Make mine a double!

Again, many heartfelt thanks for you all!
DragonRose

Hello and welcome back DragonRose.

I am sorry for your lost, but it seems you are accepting of your new beginning. It will be good to see more of you on the board.

Many blessings.

Good morning everyone.

Stacey good luck with the car buying. I received the list of damage to my car yesterday and it boggles the mind. I thank my angels that none os us were seriously hurt.

Dragon Rose good to see you back. I am sorry for your loss.

My day is a slow one today, still trying to get the G. O. back into myself, so will to a bit a baking today, as the kids have been missing it over the last week.

Happy day to you all.

Kath

Merry meet to you all! This is my first time here.I'm 33 and a mother of two.I have a little boy who is 5, and a little girl who just turnt 2.I'm 8 weeks pregnant with number 3.I'm waiting acceptance to a new Coven in my area which celebrates their Sabbats and Esbats at Avebury (smaller version of Stonehenge).I work from home with my hubby, so we can share the bringing up of the children,shopping and chores.I've been Pagan for about 10 years, studying Wicca and Witchcraft for most of them.I love growing herbs and I guess this is my specialist area.I hope to join you again soon.
Blessings!
Melissa

Hello and welcome to the chat Melissa. I am sure you will love our herb sections and feel free to post some information so we may all learn.

Have a wonderful day.

Morning All,

I need to go thru the posts here and see what happened during the last week in the Cuppa Club....but welcome all new guys and gals and I do hope you enjoy this place of coffee, tea and brew.

I am delighted to be back home....I took yesterday to get settled back in, sleep and making a marvelous home-cooked meal of comfort foods to soothe the soul....it was divine.

It seems city-life and me don't get along any more. I must live in the country.....and away from all the mayhem that a big city brings....it's ok for some folks, just not this ole bohemian witch.

I hope all is well with all of you, and now I must get caught up more with what events that transpired here int he cuppa while I was away....

Blessings Bright and Dark,

Hell LE miss a day and your lost let alone a whole damn week! sheesh! lol

Dragonrose. Ours is not to wonder why such events unfold within our lives, but only to live and learn that indeed we do live on. I am sorry for your loss, but know this, your sisters are now part of a greater whole, working towards a greater goal.

I does seem that a bit of negativity has worked it's way into the castle Stacey, might be time for another one of those 'castle cleansings' LE. 0956(

Well off I go guys hubbies hollerin' and imaptient per usual!

lol

Hi everyone. I seem s as though the universe is throwing alot of lessons around at the moment. I agree with you Novia seems a bit negativity creeping in.

My best to everyone in the castle. I am taking a few days to do some work on my own issues and try to clear some of what is happening in my life. That sticky , heavy feeling, not nice.

So love to you all, will check in , in a few days.

Kath

Just thought I would say hi and to see how everyone is doing.

Seems life is running along and you all are doing well. I see some more new members so welcome to you all, I am sure you will all find so very much in these fine walls.

My days have been a little long and hard lately, but I am grateful for the learning of it all.

Love to you all.

Kath

Hey guys seem life has jumped in and has us all running around like the proverbial headless chicken.

Not sure what has crept into my world of late, but6 just can't seem to find the time to stop and do much of anything except run in circles.

Speaking of circles lol, the new w el co me sign surely does just that LE lol. (sorry about the spaces, but didn't want the word to be an icon lol.)

Hot here still, was cool for a day and have a cold front moving in one of these days just not sure which one!

don't forget guys about the lunar eclipse tonight sometime. (or should I say early am!)

What is it with all the morroons and dogfigthing these days! I know, opening a can o worms here!

I'm just glad that it is high profile folks getting busted, may make a point out of the fact it is a major problem!

How goes life guys?

Off to find somehting to do am going stir crazy again! and no coffee on board! sheesh!

Well sometimes opening a can of worms isn't entirely a BAD thing Novia

I agree with you though, sometimes it takes a high profile case to make people REALIZE that what they are doing is just not acceptable! Cruelty made sport just isn't my idea of a good time. I think some people assume that just because a person has been blessed with physical talents that it somehow makes them a naturally GOOD person as well and well we all know that just ISN'T the case. Perhaps some good can come from all of it eventually.

Blessings,

Greetings all,

Not much has been going on here, the weather has improved though, at least for a few days we have not had any more rain.
I'm resigning myself to the fact that I'm going to have to go back to the doctors next week. It seems that me and my pregnancy tests just don't want to agree. I think I'm pregnant, they don't. The doctor thinks I'm crazy anyway because I feel pregnant even though all my tests have been negative for two months. I would sure like to know then what's happened to my monthly cycle then because I've had nothing for nearly three months. Lets hope he sends me for a scan.

Not much else to speak of except that my lower eyelids keep twitching all the time, which is really beginning to annoy me, lol.

Blessings to you all x

Afternoon Cuppa's,

Alot has been going on here on da bayou, and now that Summer is waxing, it feels as if the heat is telling me that intensity is the name of the game.

Intensity....yep, that's it.

Life certainly has much to say to me as of late, and it does look like the knee that has been bothering me for months is going to get surgery...(yikes) This is the same knee that I had surgery on in 2004. Damn thing won't heal. So I see September 5th what they have in store for me....

Kath, it is wonderful to see you pop in, I am glad you are getting things under control and are doing better, you are in my thoughts and prayers.....


purpletiger, I believe you should have a scan.....although it is not unusual to miss a period, or even two in a row, there couldbe something else going on.....pregnancy being one of the options.....leep us informed and we can send any energy your way, please let us know.

I agree with you Novia, dog and cock fighting are very prevalent here in Louisiana. In fact, cock-fighting is legal here and it is the only state that it is legal in. I think it is sad, but part of our state's history unfortunately. I am delighted to see that people are being charged with the horrible crimes against animals. There is also a bill that is soon to be passed here to make against the law to cock fight.....not sure where it stands at this point, but with all the changes about, perhaps it is time that Louisiana step into the 21st century. The whole state lives about 20-30 years behind the rest of the country.....lol.....and I am not kidding...

I know what you mean about the dizzy-circle-running.....I feel as if that is all I am doing is running in circles....I can't seem to keep a clear thought in this wacky head of mine as of late.....perhaps more sleep would be good? LOL As if I have time for more sleep!

Love you all, be good to yourself and the beings around you, and may you be well wherever you dwell!

Blessings Bright and Dark,

Hello everyone, it's been a busy past few days.

Bad news: I have one uncle who's had a stroke and another who just had sextuple bypass surgery on his heart. The uncle with the stroke seems to be doing all right, bu the uncle with the heart problem isn't out of the woods. My father has developed cysts on his back, which along with foot problems is severely impeding his life, and he is du to move in a few months.

Iffy news: my student assistant is about to to leave her job and wrote me this long and heart-felt note, basically asking if I will be her friend and mentor her. Aside from the professional ethics issues, I feel I am obligated to help her if possible, but it is just weird for me to think of myself as a mentor... if anything I need a mentor. I really am not certain how I will handle this.

Semi good news: I just bought a car-- a 2008 Corolla. I say it is semi good news, as I now have car payments to the growing list of bills.

Good News: I went on a tour of a book conservation lab, and was able to see some awesome stuff. Not only did I get to view some 15th century illuminated manuscripts, but Quabbahlist scholars were having all of their notes bound, and I got to see them. It was a really great experience.

Of course, school has started, so I'm doubly busy. But, I'll be poppping in to keep my spirits up. I wish I had a virtual sage bundle to help cleanse the air of our castle-- so many bad things happening.


Many Blessings.

PISS SHIT DAMN HELL SON OFA BISCUIT EATER!!!

Wrote this wonderful post and timed out!!! grrrrrrrrrrrr

Ok to paraphrase. Stacey thoughts prayers and energies out to your family.

Good luck in school, and with the car. Book thing sounds awesome.

Le sorry to hear about the knee, but can't see ya, well I can actually and it is hystrical might I add, walking around on your hands giving the bum knee a rest. ( nice visuals huh! lol )

INTENSE is putting it mildly there LE!! I feel absolutely drained of all energy. ( I know I know, shields, lol.)

I know the Earth is in a state of flux/change but shit can it get it over with already!

I so hate the news cause they can talk for hours on many channels not reapeating themselves much. not one good thing. today a gal had a kid in the bathroom of a mcd's and tried to flush the poor baby boy!!! Ok the damn things do good to swallow paper how the hell did she think it would flush a whole kid for crying out flippin loud!!! (he did survive by the way and poor baby ain't even gona be able to say he was born in a cab!! )

The KC rennaiscance Faire starts this next week! yeah!! Get to see one of the seven of us. (Flame thing, sorry)

Hubby and I are gonna be heading up to Omaha Nebraska for a 3 day me and him only vacation the end of October. Heading to the zoo and having some us time.