Just some things to keep us on track

My decision and commitment to observe the wheel of the year with celebrations and ritual has helped me complete a project in my que for quite some time.

Would you believe an unschooling family did not have a wall calender in their home? Shocking I know. I kept stalking the dollar store and finally found one I liked. It made it home but never to the wall. Boo. I went to finally put it on the wall and it had disappeared! I remembered that my oldest sister had one from oriental trading co. However after two October birthdays and Christmas I am on a serious budget diet. And what sewer/crafter doesn't look at something like that and think "hey - I can make that!". Psst, stabilizer. (It's your friend and would have been mine had I thought to use it.) But that is a post for another blog.

I am pretty happy with how it turned out and as we put it up last night the kids had so many questions about full moons and waxing vs. waning. I loved answering them all.



It hangs just under our visual Wheel of the Year. My wonderful husband helped me to enlarge and print it out. The kids (5 1/2 and 4) helped me modge podge it to some cardboard. Their involvement in these projects really gets them involved in these celebrations.


We don't have an advent wreath (much as I would love one) and I wasn't planning on spending money on one (remember that diet?). My plan was to simple arrange the candles in their holders into a circle with seasonal decorations in the middle. But (here it comes!) when we went to target for the colored candles they happened to be clearancing a lot of their candles and holders. This one spoke to me. The older two helped me find the right candle colors (right now I can't be picky about the scents and whoo are they gonna clash!) and arrange it on our table. My youngest (15 mos) popped the bubble wrap around the glass holders. East: Blue (for blue skies) South: Red (for fire) West: Green (for green sea waters) North: Yellow (for fields of yellow flowers on the earth) Goddess and God (or Heavenly Mother and Father) candles: White (for spirit and purity)

I love that I can arrange it in a circle or a half helix.


Finally - my very own copy of Circle, Coven and Grove. It came very highly recommended and I am greatful for its ideas and suggestions.

Blessed be.