It’s Ostara round these parts! Also known as the Vernal or Spring Equinox, it is celebrated on or about March 20-23 – depending on the lunar cycle.

So I was going to go all “SURPRISE!” but when it’s already in the title…blah.
Anyway, here I am on a Saturday, all warm and toasty (I lie, I’m in Canada and it’s f’ing cold here right now) and I’m thinking… should I do some promotional stuff? Yeah. I think I should. If there are images – or image boxes for those that block images – they are linked offsite, so click those.
So here ya go. First up is my brother’s IndieGoGo campaign. He’s an aspiring artisan blacksmith, and he is …

I’ve been so busy the last while that I’ve: missed my weekly posts, fell back on some bad meal choices and completely missed two weeks of blog-reading (sorry folks!) I’m remedying some of this today by posting some recipes here and at Sacred Triskele. Tomorrow, I’ll try for the 52Weeks posts.

Finally, after delays in editing and issues with the epub file, Imbolc is available for purchase!
It’s up on Smashwords (use code RQ73B for a discount!), and will soon be available at Kindle as well. The price is a little higher than it was for Yule, but there is more stuff in this one, including some fiction by us!

Betty Driver, the actress who played Betty (Turpin) Williams on Coronation Street, died on Saturday October 15th at the age of 91. She was as well a fixture at the Rover’s Return as the pulls, and there longer than anyone else still on the show. I mean, behind the bar… for 42 years. Her last episode aired this past May.