Two Steps Forward...

Happy Lughnasadh, everyone!

I have to keep this short this month.  As some of you know, Margarian had a fall in our backyard a couple of weeks ago, tried to break her fall by grabbing a fencepost, but wound up dislocating her shoulder.  As I result, I’ve had to be her left arm since then, living at the house, and adding to my caregiver duties. I’ve been visiting our cats regularly, but they’re starting to wonder if I still live there anymore.

Mar is doing better; she’s graduated from an immobilizing sling to a foamrubber strap, but it’ll be a while before she’s properly back in circulation.

In other news, her mother’s house in Toronto sold in less than a week, after I spent two weeks there last month completing the task of emptying it out. It sold for slightly over the asking price, and closing is scheduled for the end of this month. The new owner is apparently expert at performing the extensive renovations the place needs.

August Birthdays: Cathie M., Moksha, Raine, and some of my Facebook friends. Let me know if I’ve missed yours.

Congratulations to Andrea and Ian on their upcoming wedding on August 4!

Candles in the window for Jennifer-Lynn and Samantha.

August Events:

Note these events are listed for information purposes only.  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.

Aug. 1, 12:52 p.m.:  Full (Sturgeon) Moon. 

Aug. 1, 7:00 p.m.: Beyond the Book of Shadows Meetup Social Moot.  Info: http://www.meetup.com/Beyond-the-book-of-Shadows/

Aug. 3-6:  Panfest at Pigeon Lake near Edmonton. “Alberta’s Premier Pagan Festival”. Info: http://www.panfest.ca.

Aug. 3-11: Calgary Fringe Festival. Info: http://www.calgaryfringe.ca

Aug. 4, 8:00 p.m.:  Femme Fatale 6 - Cabaret Noir -- fundraiser for Marsha Ellen Meidow Foundation, at Dickens Pub. Tickets (while they last) $25 at the door.

Aug. 4, 7:30 p.m.: COGCOA Coffee Cauldron. Info at cogcoa dot ab dot ca.

Aug. 5, 11:30 p.m.: Curiosity Rover scheduled to land on Mars.

Aug. 6: Civic Holiday.

Aug. 10-12: When Words Collide, at Village Park Inn, with Kevin J. Anderson, Kelley Armstrong, Anthony Bidulka, Vanessa Cardui, and Rebecca Moestra.  Info: http://www.whenwordscollide.org

Aug. 11-12: Brooks Medieval Faire, in Brooks.  Info: http://brooksfaire.x10.mx/

Aug. 14 –Sep. 8: Evil Dead – The Musical at Pumphouse Theatre. http://www.pumphousetheatre.ca

Aug. 17, 9:54 p.m.: New Moon. CelticTree Month of Coll (Hazel) begins.

Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m.:  Calgary Witches’ Meetup in south Calgary. Info:  http://www.meetup.com/Calgary-Witches

Aug. 31, 7:58 a.m.:  Full (Red) Moon.  Also Blue Moon.

Blessings,

Hergest