The signs of Autumn

From the feel of the air, Fall has definitely arrived.  Looking at the trees, one sees that they are decking themselves out in their orange and reds.  Soon Halloween will be here, and then the dark and cold of the winter months.

I have been fall cleaning.  I got the urge when I got itchy fingers to start going through some of the stuff in the basement.  I got one side of the basement done.  Then I said to my husband that we would start cleaning the living room.  Windows, doors, blinds, the walls and ceiling, and the carpet all got cleaned.  Then I got out the Olde English and did the furniture.  The sofa and chair covers all got cleaned and the sofa and chairs got a good vacuuming.  I gave away 4 bags of books once I went through the book shelves.  I have more room, and my friend Karen has something new to read.

Then the bathroom and the hallway and stairs got a good cleaning and scrubbing.  I brought in my outside plants due to the weather being chilly at night.

Today hubby and I tackled the dining room.  I also gave the porch a good cleaning.  Of course, there are some leaves on it again, the Oak tree and Grandmother Sycamore made sure of that.  But that is just another sign that fall is here.  I may or may not start the kitchen tomorrow, I might take a break.

But if not, next week the kitchen will get scrubbed all over, and then that leaves the upstairs rooms and finally the rest of the basement.   After that, I will get out the incense and herbs and go from top to bottom with it, and throw out a few lemon slices. 

Now to me, doing this is just part of the seasonal wheel, hey, I come from a very long line of compulsive cleaners!  I swear all my grandmothers show up once in a while and give me hell over the dust bunnies under the beds.  I know my Mom shows up, I can hear her!  I can just hear her say just look at those marks on that white woodwork!  Out comes the bucket and the Murphy's Oil soap! 

But a nice fresh smelling house is so relaxing, plus you know you've scooted out all the nasty psychic grime and critters too.

As for hubby, he likes a clean house, but likes to poke fun at me once in a while.  Like today-I am putting up the curtains in the dining room, and he all serious, he asks me if I starched them!  I whipped around and said, Are you crazy!!  The only curtains I starch are the white frilly ones.  He replies, well you haven't put those up in a long time.  No, hubby I haven't.  First off, if I do they will get washed first.  4 pairs mind you, because when I put them up, I do both the living room and the dining room.  Then they get starched.  Then to get them pretty and do the damn frills right, it takes at least 45 minutes per curtain to iron, which means 3 hours or so to iron them.   So that is why they don't get put up that often!  He grinned.  I told him if he wanted them up so bad, HE could starch and iron them!!

So I haven't disappeared, just been busy and probably will be for the next couple of weeks.  Done just in time to have fun for Halloween!!

Nature, us and balance.

Yesterday was the Fall Equinox.  Meaning that day and night were equal in length of time.  It is also a signpost to let us know that cold and winter are just around the corner peeking at us.

Now in life we should be balanced also.  An emphasis for a long period of time on one thing will throw our bodies and our spiritual self out of balance.  Just as the seasons are balanced so do we need to be also.

If we work all the time we need to learn to balance that with rest and relaxation.  We need to balance seriousness with fun.  Just as we need to nourish our bodies and take care of them, we also need to balance our spiritual life and our souls.  Our souls also need nourishment.  Meditation, prayer, reading thoughtful books and texts.  Even a walk in the park or a wooded area is nourishment to our souls.

Everyone once in a while we have to do some heavy duty spring or fall cleaning on our emotional and psychological self.  Throw away those outdated beliefs and those that no longer fit into the person that we are.

Just as there are times of scarcity in nature, so are there also in our lives.  We will have times of darkness, along with the times of light.  We all go through times of dark and cold in our lives.  We need to remember that we will and can make it through them.  Those times are when we especially need to nourish our souls and do some heavy duty cleaning on our ideas and beliefs.  Many times some outdated idea or belief that no longer reflects who we are is contributing to the despair.

Nature shows us that darkness is always followed by light.  That renewal and growth will occur.  We need to learn to harmonize and balance our inner and outer lives, and nourish them.

The Garden Crone Tough Magic for Rough Times now available!

I am very pleased to tell you all that the Garden Crone Tough Magic for Rough Times is now available for purchase.  It is available on Amazon.com as both a print book and an e-book.
It is also available on createspace as a print book.

Tough Magic for Rough Times is a variety of spells to help you deal with difficult situations and rough times.  Nasty neighbors, trouble making co-workers, stalkers, and gossipers are a few of the people you will get spells to deal with.  Spells for legal issues, and a few others are covered, and a ritual to banish nasty spirits that may have invaded your home.  There is also a spell to break any curses or hexes that may have been placed on you.

I hope you enjoy the book and find it useful.

Links for the book on Amazon:
For the print book

 https://www.amazon.com/dp/197410513X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505011442&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Garden+Crone

for the ebook

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075HBP7RD/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1505011442&sr=8-5&keywords=The+Garden+Crone

For the print book on createspace (You will get it 2 to 3 days sooner then amazon)

https://www.createspace.com/7412511

I am working on a couple of other books for your enjoyment also.

All of my books are available on Amazon and on Createspace.

Wishing you all a wonderful Fall Season.

Thank goodness for intuition!

Now I don't know about you, but I often get little nudges from my intuition.  Over the years I have learned to pay attention when I get the nudge.  When I don't listen and pay attention I always end up wishing that I would have.

So today I went and did my big stock up day for the month.  As the end of the month rolls around I start making a list of needed essentials, plus dog and cat food, and goodies and supplies for the following month.  I also do the weekly grocery shopping.  I generally hit up Tractor Supply, Dollar Tree, Big Lots, Aldi's, Walmart, and so on.  So I headed off to town with my big ole list in my purse.
As I hit the main highway I got a nudge, a big one.  So I slowed down, and went on high alert.  Sure enough a quarter of the mile down the road there was a huge line of traffic, and slow, my goodness it was a turtle crawl.  I would see cars in my lane pass over to the next lane and my line became shorter.
I kept hearing a big truck horn blowing.  Well, soon I made it close enough to see what the issue was.
The problem was a transit bus of some sort.  It was going about 10 mph.  No I am not joking, because I was going about 3 mph(no exaggeration).  Behind the bus was a dump truck, he would blow his horn, because this bus would go off the side of the road, and swerve back on and would almost cause the dump truck to hit him.  I though oh boy.

Now I was going to dial 911, but I did not want to take my attention off of things.  It was getting very scary.  Behind the dump truck was a car, and then me in the Ford.  So for the next 6 miles, and a line of traffic about 2 miles long behind me, we all drove super slow, trust me, I never made it over 5 mph.  None of us could pass, as there would be oncoming traffic coming in the other lane.  Finally just before the big hill, we could all see, and there were no traffic in the other lane.  First the truck went to pass, and sure enough the bus swerved and almost hit him, the truck laid on his horn, and made it, same thing happened with the car.  I was next, and around him I started, good thing I was paying attention, he swerved towards me, and I laid on the horn.  I made it safely around him and off I went.  2 miles down the road is the state police barracks and I headed there where I informed the officer at the desk what had just happened.  He told me that they had received several calls and were sending an officer to investigate.  I told them good, as there was certainly something wrong with the driver of the bus.

So I got in the Ford, and got another nudge.  I was like oh for goodness sakes.  High alert again.  Made it to the intersection a half mile down the road to see a fender bender at the intersection at McDonalds.  Apparently a truck hit a motorcycle that was pulling on to the main highway.   The truck had been hit in the side by a car.  I thought to myself good grief are all the twits out today?  I had no more nudges, but I sure paid attention the rest of the time.

So when you get that little nudge, pay attention, it may save your life!!