September, 2009
Hi, everyone. Hard to believe September is already upon us; weather or climate (take your pick) gave us a shorter than usual summer, and I for one feel a little robbed as a result. Of course, I've had other concerns that further kept me from enjoying what summer there was... Hopefully we'll have a few more warm days ahead before fall really closes in on us.
Calgary Pagan Pride Day normally happens in September, but, as often happens with many of us, the organizer reports that she’s “had a few more things tossed at me than I was expecting and CPPD has completely been bumped from my list”. If anything, it will be a laid-back event in a Calgary park; keep an eye on http://calgaryppd.com/ or their Facebook group for updates.
I’m posting this from Toronto, where I’m in the middle of a two-week vacation of sorts. As some of you know, a stomach bug a couple of weeks ago caused Margarian to become dehydrated and malnourished (including low blood sodium), leading her to a stay in a Toronto hospital for a few days. She left hospital still sufficiently weak that she was unable to trust herself living alone in the house, so we decided that I fly out here sooner than I had planned, in order to assist her. If she’s still not self-sufficient by Labour Day, she’ll be flying back when I do.
For my part, between visiting my Dad at the hospice, and dealing with a short hospitalization of my mother this month, plus dealing with a reorganization and office move at work, plus making contact with my long-estranged brother, among other things, I found myself so intolerably stressed that most of my vacation so far has consisted of sleep, hanging out on the computer, and driving Mar around. Hopefully I’ll be coming back re-energized to tackle the ongoing issues.
Thanks go out this month to Karen, for sitting the cats on short notice. You are all in my thoughts, especially some of you whom I haven’t heard from in awhile. May those of you who are suffering find healing in the month ahead.
Congratulations to Brenda, on her recent engagement!
September's Birthdays: Lee G., Tiger Lily, and probably some of my other Facebook friends. Sorry if I’ve missed yours.
September Events:
Note these events are listed for information purposes only; no endorsement is necessarily implied. Dates and locations may be subject to change; see the source for details. If I’ve missed anyone and you’d like to add to this listing, please contact me.
Sep. 3, 10:03 a.m.: Full (Corn) Moon.
Sep. 3: The Eclectic Circle, led by SpiritnSoul. Info: http://www.meetup.com/The-Eclectic-Circle-TEC
Sep. 5: COGCOA Coffee Cauldron. Info: info (at) cogcoa (dot) ab (dot) ca
Sep. 6, 12:00 p.m.: Calgary Gay Pride Parade. Info: http://www.pridecalgary.ca
Sep. 7: Labour Day.
Sep. 15, 7:30 p.m.: Calgary Witches Meetup, hosted by moi, in south Calgary. Info: http://www.meetup.com/Calgary-Witches
Sep. 18, 12:44 p.m.: New Moon. Muin (Vine) lunar month begins.
Sep. 18-20: Body, Soul, & Spirit Expo at Big Four Building. Info: http://bodysoulspiritexpo.com/
Sep. 22, 3:19 p.m., Autumnal Equinox.
Sep. 26, 7:30 p.m. sharp: COGCOA Mabon ritual.
Blessings,
Hergest
Calgary Pagan Pride Day normally happens in September, but, as often happens with many of us, the organizer reports that she’s “had a few more things tossed at me than I was expecting and CPPD has completely been bumped from my list”. If anything, it will be a laid-back event in a Calgary park; keep an eye on http://calgaryppd.com/ or their Facebook group for updates.
I’m posting this from Toronto, where I’m in the middle of a two-week vacation of sorts. As some of you know, a stomach bug a couple of weeks ago caused Margarian to become dehydrated and malnourished (including low blood sodium), leading her to a stay in a Toronto hospital for a few days. She left hospital still sufficiently weak that she was unable to trust herself living alone in the house, so we decided that I fly out here sooner than I had planned, in order to assist her. If she’s still not self-sufficient by Labour Day, she’ll be flying back when I do.
For my part, between visiting my Dad at the hospice, and dealing with a short hospitalization of my mother this month, plus dealing with a reorganization and office move at work, plus making contact with my long-estranged brother, among other things, I found myself so intolerably stressed that most of my vacation so far has consisted of sleep, hanging out on the computer, and driving Mar around. Hopefully I’ll be coming back re-energized to tackle the ongoing issues.
Thanks go out this month to Karen, for sitting the cats on short notice. You are all in my thoughts, especially some of you whom I haven’t heard from in awhile. May those of you who are suffering find healing in the month ahead.
Congratulations to Brenda, on her recent engagement!
September's Birthdays: Lee G., Tiger Lily, and probably some of my other Facebook friends. Sorry if I’ve missed yours.
September Events:
Note these events are listed for information purposes only; no endorsement is necessarily implied. Dates and locations may be subject to change; see the source for details. If I’ve missed anyone and you’d like to add to this listing, please contact me.
Sep. 3, 10:03 a.m.: Full (Corn) Moon.
Sep. 3: The Eclectic Circle, led by SpiritnSoul. Info: http://www.meetup.com/The-Eclectic-Circle-TEC
Sep. 5: COGCOA Coffee Cauldron. Info: info (at) cogcoa (dot) ab (dot) ca
Sep. 6, 12:00 p.m.: Calgary Gay Pride Parade. Info: http://www.pridecalgary.ca
Sep. 7: Labour Day.
Sep. 15, 7:30 p.m.: Calgary Witches Meetup, hosted by moi, in south Calgary. Info: http://www.meetup.com/Calgary-Witches
Sep. 18, 12:44 p.m.: New Moon. Muin (Vine) lunar month begins.
Sep. 18-20: Body, Soul, & Spirit Expo at Big Four Building. Info: http://bodysoulspiritexpo.com/
Sep. 22, 3:19 p.m., Autumnal Equinox.
Sep. 26, 7:30 p.m. sharp: COGCOA Mabon ritual.
Blessings,
Hergest
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