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where female senescence intersects with Irish landscape, mythical and natural

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July | This is not the post I'd planned on writing, but I have some very exciting news!

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January | Who is the H A G?

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Coming into Bud

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Recent posts

... and white, and yellow

Jan 7 •

The Eternal Sway of the Sun

What the solstice means to me today

Dec 21, 2024 •

Waking with the Winter

and sleeping through the summer

Dec 10, 2024 •

Moving Through the Dark Together

Nov 30, 2024 •

4:53

Plant Generosity & Negative Reciprocity

and how to make delicious health-boosting Elderberry syrup

Nov 14, 2024 •

The Hedgerow Hag

... and white, and yellow

Jan 7 •

How we can benefit from the generosity of Elderflower

Jun 11, 2024 •

Where the wild things are

I know where the wild raspberries and wild strawberries grow. I know where the hazels bud, where the sloes ripen on bare branches, where the elder forms…

May 8, 2024 •

April | Our Dandy Ally - Three Ways

How you can start to benefit from this generous wild plant

Apr 20, 2024 •

March | "Love is like the Lion's Tooth"

Finding hope in unlikely places

Mar 4, 2024 •

Mythscape

June | Flower Power in Irish Mythology

Going back to my roots in order to grow

Jun 3, 2024 •

Also known as 'the rough month of the cuckoo'

May 17, 2024 •

Welcome and Thankyou

Lessons from November and December; Dunamase Castle and the women who owned it; my journey into herbalism with meadowsweet; Cailleach's Circle; your…

Jul 23, 2023 •

The Floating Castle of County Cavan

Stronghold of the Irish Rebellion of 1641

Jan 21, 2023 •

0:15

The Ancient Ecclesiastical Site of Clonmacnoise

Illustrious centre of monastic power, political influence, and enormous wealth

Oct 22, 2022 •

The Cailleach Project

Of Change and Inertia

I woke up this morning with my head full of all the usual plans of all the things I need to do.

Jun 21, 2024 •

May | Sunshine on the First Day of Summer

Bealtaine Blessings on this joyful journey through the physical realm

May 1, 2024 •

Did you know March is named after the God of War? How appropriate.

Hi H A G-Friends!

Apr 26, 2024 •

Coming into Bud

The Greening and Flourishing Begins

Feb 5, 2024 •

February | Finding Brigid

Hint: She's not where you think

Feb 1, 2024 •

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