Graveyard Dirt: Two Worlds and In-between

Standing On Your Own Feet

2010-03-08T06:45:27+00:00

Do you have any books and/or sites that you would recommend that helped you to get started in your practices of witchcraft?...

Love Magic, Ms. GD-Style

2010-03-07T16:31:56+00:00

Defrosting a raw lamb heart for some love magic. (3 HEARTS IN TOTAL; 1 FOR HEXIN', ONE FOR LOVIN' AND ONE FOR OFFERIN'.)...

Seashells and Rowan Berries

2010-03-06T05:38:17+00:00

Click thumbnail for larger image. Yesterday I sat in front of the backroom's patio door while working on unfinished projects, soaking up the early Spring sun as middle eastern music and cheap ass lemongrass scented incense filled the warm, comfortable silence. (I don't meditate; I'm too high strung. I can...

Red Nightmare

2010-03-06T04:42:56+00:00

Click thumbnail for larger image. The entire neighborhood thinks we're weirdos. And, for once, it's not entirely MY fault. (YES, I DO saunter around the house naked without pulling down any blinds and YES, Italics and I are the freaks that are up in the middle of the night with...

Missed the Memo

2010-03-06T04:24:53+00:00

Click thumbnail for larger image. I apparently missed the memo that we were going to start leaving empty bottles of wine next to the stock pot, heating tray and stale ass Pringles. (I seriously wonder what goes through my in-laws' minds before bed. Granted, this isn't as funny as the...

Home Remedies

2010-03-05T17:56:11+00:00

I swear to God I must be the only fucking witch who feeds homemade chicken soup to plants when she's worried about their health....

It's Happened

2010-03-05T16:59:21+00:00

It's happened. (Maybe it was the daffodils beginning to unfold on the window ledge. Maybe it was the sinuous trails of incense smoke that curled and stretched in the bracing March breeze. Maybe it was the skin warming sun, streaming through the northern window. Maybe it was the music creeping...

Same Old Joke

2010-03-04T18:14:30+00:00

Click thumbnail for larger image. Further proof why you can't take me //ANYWHERE// (especially old historic sites of national importance)....

Ukrainian Breakfast

2010-03-03T06:12:04+00:00

Click thumbnail for larger image. Most mornings I forgo breakfast (it's hard to sustain an appetite after spending an hour on your hands and knees chasing a blind rat who can't see her food). This morning? I was totally ready to make us a batch of (gluten-free) nalysnyky (Ukrainian crepes)....

The Last Clean

2010-02-23T16:37:50+00:00

Click thumbnail for larger image. Since I don't have the entire house to myself, I steal pieces of it whenever I can. Last year I appropriated the kitchen's windowsill (most subtle Ms. Graveyard Dirt altar ever? probably), but before that I staked my claim to a patch of carpet next...

Way, Way Before My Time

2010-02-21T20:01:36+00:00

Remember when witchcraft wasn't a jasmine scented nightmare embellished with glitter, fairy wings and "craft names" that can be broken down into three separate nouns without a letter leftover? (<- Don't even get me started on the bogus nobility titles epidemic.) Me neither; it was way, way before my time....

Fear of Death

2010-02-21T16:10:33+00:00

Typically, February's a challenging month. Standing on the cusp of Spring my reign as Winter's whore, hag and mistress is beginning to end. As Darkness cracks and Light begins to filter through I straddle the threshold of transformation. After Bride's Day I'm the Old Woman and the Young Maiden; youth...

Leave an Effing Message

2010-02-20T15:00:16+00:00

DEAR PERSON WHO CALLED FOR MY MOTHER-IN-LAW 4-5 TIMES IN A FUCKING HOUR WHILE ITALICS AND I WERE SLEEPING EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE AN ANSWERING MACHINE THAT CAN TAKE A MESSAGE*: FUCK YOU. SERIOUSLY....

96 Hours

2010-02-18T14:46:26+00:00

The past 96 hours haven't been entirely awesome. I've spent three out of four days in tears (give me enough time and I'm sure I can make it four out of four; I'm just that talented): ritual items have been breaking, Shakey's getting sicker, post-Valentine's Day shopping was canceled, it's...

Creamy Nut Truffles

2010-02-17T13:46:28+00:00

Click thumbnail for larger image. If your past four days have been anything like mine, you're going to need an army of these truffles, too. (You can thank me for the recipe later.)...