I’ve been in hibernation, for the most part, since my last post.

As I wrote over on 2 Witches, I am beyond grateful that she is home and on the road to wellness. I am aware of how blessed I am by the support of friends and family during this difficult time.

That being said, I am simply physically and emotionally spent after two long weeks of hospital visits. Beyond that, Reya’s ongoing mood-disorder and depression issues are in a full on spike right now which just adds to the stress.

Money is tight. Tensions are tighter. Reya is fighting us in terms of the diet and lifestyle changes she needs to make. If nothing else, this recent crisis brought home more than ever the reasons why Accolan and I both want and need to make changes in our life.

And while I’ve found inspiration lacking, and have found myself with less time to write since giving up our own living room so that Reya could have her own bedroom, I’ve kept my brain occupied by working on our Zazzle store.

Yesterday marked the Pagan holiday of Lammas (Lughnasadh) for those of us in the Northern hemisphere. While I didn’t find the time or energy to do formal ritual, I did drag the family out to a local lavender farm and baked a wonderful mixed fruit crumble in the evening.

My hope is that each of you finds your larders overflowing with a rich and bounteous harvest (literally and figuratively). May you each find that you have enough to sustain you in body, mind, and spirit through the months ahead.

Blessings

Jia

PS For our friends and readers in the Southern hemisphere we hope that your Imbolc was truly renewing and purifying.

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