Ok, raise of hands. Who knew that the first Thursday in November was National Men Make Dinner Day? Anyone? Buler? Buler? Hello?
New Metal done November 2, 2006
I finally finished my new metal art project. It’s a medicine wheel made from metal, with thin aluminum cut into animal shapes – buffalo, eagle, mouse and bear at the directional quarters and then these animals have been worked to give some detail in them. Metal feathers hang from the bottom, and real feathers in the center. The backing is organza. Someone please remind me to never, ever, attempt to make organza attach to an itty bitty thin edge of metal again – that’s what I’ve been doing for the past two days – no wonder I’m crazy. 
Kick-off November 2, 2006
Ok, my plan was to type this in yesterday, as it was the 1st, but I was busy so I didn’t get to. So today is Day 2 of NaNoWriMo, otherwise known as National Novel Writing Month. You attempt to write 50,000 words in one month. Yup 50,000. This is my 3rd year doing it. I finished my first year, but last year an illness kept me down for 2 weeks so I didn’t hit the magic number. To hit it you need to write 1,667 words a day. Of course with things like Thanksgiving in there, I try to aim high early on and work, work, work. Yesterday I hit just over 3,100 words. Hopefully I can do that again today! We’ll see
Walking in the Rain November 2, 2006
So today my walking partner and I hit a dilema. Rain. Real Rain for the second time since May. Luckily she is better informed than I am and we headed to the mall. It opens at 7 am to walkers so we walked several circuits on the upper level and met quite a few other walkers as well. I can honestly say I’ve never enjoyed the mall that much. Of course I only go shopping there about once a year. The quality of shops has deteriorated so that there are very few shops that carry anything that I’m interested in. I mean, come on, no bookstore, I’d rather not go.
Give Me a Break (eyeroll inserted) November 2, 2006
In an article on the Live Science website about Halloween it stated where many school across the country are stopping Halloween celebrations in the schools. Several of my friends with kids have said the same thing. It’s now a Fall Festival or something like that but no costumes are allowed. One the reasons the above article points out is that folks are trying to be PC to Wiccans and Pagans, and are afraid that we would be offended by kids in pointy hats and broomsticks. Ok, here I am, a Witch, a Pagan, and I’m going on record saying that it does NOT offend me if kids dress up like a witch on Halloween. Do doctors/nurses/firemen all get offended because kids dress up on Halloween in costumes of them? NO! This is taking PC way, way too far. Kids are suppose to be able to have fun. Dressing up for Halloween is fun. Don’t take this away from them simply under the guise of being more politically correct. You can take that way to far.
Another reason cited is that it offends several Christians because they see Halloween as a Pagan rooted holiday. To these folks I would like to point out, that yes, you are allowed to believe whatever you want, however, you might want to study your history because both Easter and Christmas have Pagan roots. So I take it you don’t celebrate those either?
Today most people consider Halloween a fun, exciting holiday. Stop trying to ruin it for us all by going on your soapboxes and denying kids simple fun. Remember life is to enjoyed and savored, not trudged through or spent walking on eggshells terrified that something might offend somebody. I’ve got news for you, no matter what you do, the world is big enough that you are going to offend somebody, you can’t not.
Why don’t more folks do this anymore? November 2, 2006
When I was down visiting hubby extrodinaire last week, we walked around his neighborhood towards his work and several of the houses really did it up for Halloween. 
Why don’t more folks do this anymore? Our house was decorated on September 30th so we could be festive for the whole month, and our next door neighbors did some really cool things as well, but nobody else on our road was decorated. That’s so sad. We should make time to celebrate the holidays and enjoy the seasons. If we don’t take the time to do it, then we ourselves are the losers and are the ones missing out.
Strange and Bizarre October 31, 2006
Ok, this has to be the oddest line I’ve come across on the web recently:
We are people, not genitals!
Happy Halloween! Merry Samhain!!! October 31, 2006
Happy Holidays to all. May you have lots of treats and no tricks!
Tonight will be the trick or treaters here, but my friends and I already celebrated Samhain on Saturday night to fit into most of our schedules. One of my favorite things to do is the ancestor altar, where we all bring photos of people in our lives that have passed on and light a candle for them and then tell stories about them to all. It’s a really special time and a beautiful scene with all the candles and such.
I already saw several folks dressed up for their work day on my way back from my daily walk. Thru the website exercise friends, I found a walking partner and we meet at the local library and then walk for half an hour or so early in the morning. Today we saw 2 sets of wild bunnies along the walk. Last week we had to move to the other side of the street when we had 9 wild turkeys that had taken over part of the sidewalk!
It’s new! October 30, 2006
In light of the very soon to be Celtic New Year I thought that I would start my own online journal of a day and night in the life of a working Witch, a wife, an animal mom, a business owner, a friend, a working woman, a student, an artist, a farmer, a home improvement gal, and a writer. Egads no wonder I’m always so tired!
