Wow. Five weeks.
I kept meaning to post here, but December was an absolute deluge of stress, sickness and a smattering of depression. My partner's health issues have flared up like never before, and she's been in near constant pain for months now. The only thing that helps is pot, and sometimes all it does is help her sleep. She had a brief respite in September, and then things took off again.
There have been loads of tests, and lots of discovering what is not causing the problem. Narrowing things down is always good, but this has been going on for eight months. We really need to get to the bottom of it. She has an appointment with a specialist next week, and will hopefully start getting some answers.
We did manage to decorate for Yule, and some small celebrations happened, but nothing like what we'd like.
We're both looking forward to the summer solstice this year. My partner is gathering with some new friends she made on a recent adventure overseas, and they'll be doing a women-only solstice celebration. It's about four hours north of here, and for logistical reasons, I'll travel with her and camp a few miles up river from where they'll be gathering. I'll be alone, hopefully. Well, I'll have our dogs with me, but otherwise hopefully alone, for four days. My primary reason for wanting to be alone out there, is so I can forego clothing for the duration of my stay. I intend to do some foraging, and a bit of crafting mixed with spell work. As I've done in the past, I do enjoy leaving my camp site with lots of creations dangling from the trees. I'll be honest, I do like the idea of the next occupants being creeped out by them.
-Tom Blueleaf