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Post-Samhain Musings
Samhain is past and the Christmas Creep is well underway. I can't believe that the Yuletide decorations are already out in the stores, in some cases they have been out since last week. But that is our world that we live in. This past Sabbat was abou...
Happy Samhain!
I wanted to take time off today from my series on connecting with your family this holiday season to wish you all a Happy Samhain. We plan on taking both of our kids trick-or-treating this evening and then may include the youngest in ritual but with...
Samhain Ritual for Children
Supplies: Four Candles -- yellow, red, blue, green, A bowl of water A bowl of dirt A feather Musical Instruments if you so wish Bell for each of the children participating Jack O' Lantern Ritual: Arrange the colored candles and other items in a ci...
Samhain Party Recipes
For those of us planning on throwing a party for this Samhain I put together a few recipes to try out. Hope you enjoy. Halloween Popcorn Balls Ingredients:8 cups popcorn 1 cup candy corn 1 bag of marshmallows 1/4 cup butter - plus extra t...
Trick or Treating Tips
Many of us will be planning to trick-or-treat this Saturday, so I figured I would share some tips, courtesy of about.com for all of us. Have each child carry or wear something lit, such as a flashlight, glow bracelet or necklace, or flashing attire ...
Pumpkin Carving
What is more iconic for Samhain then the carved Jack O' Lantern? Tracing its roots to the imigrants to America of the 1800's, this tradition was originally done with turnips. Carved and lit with a small candle these lanterns represented the souls of ...
Samhian Recipes -- Fruits and Veggies
There are a few fruits and vegetables that are traditional for Samhain, besides pumpkin that is. A couple of these are squash, and apples. Nuts are also traditional for this time of the year. It is the time of the last harvest and so those things tha...
Children\'s Story for Samhain
The little children ran up to the old man in the chair and yelled in unison and great excitement, "Grandfather, Grandfather! Can you tell us another story?" With a smile and twinkle in his eye, the old man asked, "What story do you want to hear? I h...
Samhain Recipes - Desserts
I know my earlier post on pumpkin recipes, had dessert recipes in it but there is more to Samhain then just pumpkins. So I figured a separate post was in order. Here are some classics, hope that you enjoy. Ultimate Caramel Apples 1 cup water 1 cup ...
Samhain Recipes - A leg of Lamb
Yesterday I talked about the Mute Supper that my family and I held a few years ago. In that post I talked about a leg of lamb that I cooked. So I figured today I would share a recipe for cooking a fantastic leg of lamb. Hope you enjoy! 1 leg of lamb ...
Samhain Traditions -- Mute Supper
A few years ago my family and I gathered together before we took the kids trick-or-treating and had a feast. We had cooked a leg of lamb and some rice pilaf and had some mead for the adults and cider for the kids. The thing that made this feast diff...
Decorating for Samhain
In my house we have a grapevine wreath and a family altar. Both of which we decorate for the Sabbats. And if you decide to do this as well, the question may come up: "What do I decorate it with?" Well there are many different things that you c...
Pumpkins!
One of the things that I look forward to the most at this time of the year is the fact that I can go buy pumpkins at the store or fruitstand. I have already bought my first pumpkin of the season and have cooked, pureed and frozen it in preparation fo...
Monday Musings
October is already here. I know, I know technically it has been here for three days but now it is only four weeks until the week of Samhain. So I wanted to take some time to talk about his upcoming Sabbat. Samhain is a Sabbat that focuses on the Anc...
