A Walk Down WitchyThyme Lane

As we celebrate Fathers in my neck of the woods, it also serves as a little walk down memory lane for myself as well! Many of you are newer around here and might not know much about how this little ol’ business of mine got started in the first place, so let me...

Do You Think You Failed at Yule & Need Some Ideas?

The longest night has come to pass or depending where you are, it is still occurring. I sit here at 6am EST typing this in the darkness of night still. I find what people did for the winter solstice in the past very beautiful. People stayed up all night, kept the...

The Nature of Yule and Looking Back to Move Forward

For the sake of this blog, we are going to generalize Yule as a seasonal turn of the wheel, signaling the official start of winter with the solstice. The winter solstice is marked by the longest night of the year, but also symbolizes the return of the sun and the...

The Story of A Jacket and Authenticity

The Story of a Jacket and Authenticity  Are you a Sally or Gilly?If you don’t know already, these are the two sisters that the book Practical Magic is focused on. In case you need a little summary or refresher, these two sisters couldn’t be more different on the...