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Scottish Kitchen Witchery: Traditional Recipes with Magic and Intention
Arguably one of the oldest kinds of magic that doesn’t need candles or crystals at all – it happens at the stove, with a wooden spoon in hand and something simmering away. Kitchen witchery is one of the most accessible… Continue reading
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October’s Almanac: Moon Phases, Nature Notes & A Guide to Samhain
October is the month the wheel truly and more markedly turns. After September’s gentler introduction to change, with its still warm days and amber sunshine, the light is rapidly retreating, the rowans are heavy with berries, and by the end… Continue reading
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Enchanting Autumn Walks in Scotland: Part One: Forest Bathing, Foraging & Slowing Down in Scotland
There’s a reason so many of us feel the urge to go outdoors the moment autumn arrives here. Scotland does this season very well indeed — mist sitting low over the glens, woodland floors turning to copper and rust, the… Continue reading
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An Autumn Reset: Slower Mornings, Softer Evenings and a Home That Feels Like Comfort and Calm
Magic is in the air right now. The light’s turning golden, the mornings, noticeably darker, have that first proper chill to them, and somewhere between the last of the summer flowers fading and the first fallen leaves, autumn arrives. I… Continue reading
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Atmospheric Autumn Destinations in Scotland – Part Two: Glasgow
Glasgow in Autumn: The Dear Green City in the Gloaming gloaming (n.) — Scots for twilight; that soft, fading half-light between sunset and dark. If Edinburgh wears its history on its sleeve, Glasgow keeps it tucked into its sandstone —… Continue reading
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September’s Almanac: Mabon, the Autumn Equinox & a Month of Moon Cycles, Star Signs, and Journal Prompts
September brings with it a much clearer indication of imminent change – whether it is the light softening at both ends of the day, mornings arriving a little mistier, a bit cooler underfoot, condensation on the windows, and a “nip”… Continue reading
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Atmospheric Autumn Destinations in Scotland – Part One: Edinburgh
There is no better time to fall in love with Edinburgh than in the Autumn. As the light softens and the evenings draw in earlier, the city’s medieval bones seem to rise closer to the surface — mist gathers in… Continue reading
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Late Summer Craft Activities: Pressing flowers, and Making a Lavender Cordial to carry Summer into Autumn.
August still looks and feels like summer at the moment, but if you catch the light just right in the early evening, you can sense autumn quietly waiting in the wings. However much we look forward to what’s coming next,… Continue reading
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August: A Late Summer Almanac: Lion’s Gate, Shifting Skies, and the First Signs of Autumn
There’s a special kind of quiet that settles over August once the brambles start to burst through and the light begins its slow retreat. Summer hasn’t let go yet — not quite — but if you know where to look,… Continue reading
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Welcome to Bracken and Blossom
There’s a kind of morning I love — kettle just boiled, a slight chill in the air that wasn’t there last week, the light turning gold a little earlier each day. Late summer sliding gently into autumn has always felt… Continue reading
