Hats and Little Fae!

 So I finished Miss T's hat and she was soooo excited when I gave to her after she came home from school. It's not just cold enough to wear it yet but very soon. And also her Fae Queen costume. Still working on lil man's who is either gonna be frog prince or a dragon. The gathering we are going to is themed "Once upon a time.." so I think dragon might go better but frog is easier:P

                                                        

Midsummer

Okay so Midsummer/Litha is right around the corner and next to Samhain, it was one of my favorite Sabbats. Something just so magical about midsummer, even more so imo. At our home we usually do a small bonefire in a fire pit. Bbq, roast marshmellows later in the evening, and after the kids have gone to bed, us adults have a few midsummer drinks:P.

Our rituals are small but we dance around the fire and give and offering to the fae. My daughter last year made a flower chain. My husband made little cookie drops, and I made a Smoke offering ;P.

We ask that the Goddess and the Fae bless us through the rest of the year and watch over us and then we douse ourselves with fairy dust that we make. Adults and kids alike have a blast. Last year the day after we woke up to a fairy ring in our back yard. Trinity went nuts running around screaming "the fairies came the fairies came!!!"

Gonna share some of my midsummer recipes for the next few weeks till midsummer is upon us:P. First one os for those who cannot drink such as kids, people who can't due to medications or medical conditions or those who simply choose not to.

Midsummer Fae Tea:

Makes a decent sized pitcher
4 chamomile tea bags
3 regular black tea bags
6 Lavender flower Whole or 2 tablespoon dried lavender

Pop a coffee filter in the coffee pot, add all the ingredients and brew like you would with coffee.
Pour whole pot into pitcher and add another pitcher of cold water.
Chill and serve over ice.

Makes and awesome refreshing drink. we make it year long around here when we get the winter blues.

Blessed Be
    *Spiritrunner*

Faerie rings

There's not a whole lot to be found on this phenomenon but this is what I could find. If anyone has any other info on them please feel free to email me or comment on this entry:) BTW i'm writing this because we had the start f one in our backyard but i believe they were disturbed by someone. In the entire year I've lived here we have never seen any kind of fungus or anything like that growing anywhere around us. I feel that we were visited and hopefully blessed because the one thing I do know about the Fae is that they can be rather mischievous.

<< this is one of them that we found in our back yard last night. They seemed to grow out of nowhere in a matter of maybe an hour or so. They weren't this ig last night when I took the original pics but its not a very good copy so I didn't post it however if anyone wants to see it by all means feel free to contact me:)

A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, elf circle, elf ring  or pixie ring, is a naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms. The rings may grow to over 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter, and they become stable over time as the fungus grows and seeks food underground. They are found mainly in forested areas, but also appear in grasslands or rangelands. Fairy rings are detectable by sporocarps in rings or arcs, as well as by a necrotic zone (dead grass), or a ring of dark green grass. If these manifestations are visible a fairy fungus mycelium is likely present in the ring or arc underneath.

Fairy rings also occupy a prominent place in European folklore as the location of gateways into elfin kingdoms, or places where elves gather and dance. According to the folklore, a fairy ring appears when a fairy, pixie, or elf appears. It will disappear without trace in less than five days, but if an observer waits for the elf to return to the ring, he may be able to capture it.

More to come on the Fae as soon as i gather enough info on them :P