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Talking Trees Books
Dec 21, 20246 min read
Winter Solstice
In the bleak midwinter …a beautiful soulful wintertime song that reminds us of the weather challenges that we face to get through...
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Talking Trees Books
Oct 31, 20247 min read
Trick or Treat ?
Those of you who have followed our blogs & publications over the years will know at the heart of what we aim to do at Talking Trees is...
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Talking Trees Books
Sep 22, 20244 min read
The Unfamiliar Familiar - Autumn Equinox in Nova Scotia
The place names are familiar Halifax, Loch Lomond, Chelsea, Cornwall intermingled with the exotic sounding Martinique Beach and...
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Talking Trees Books
Jan 31, 20243 min read
Imbolc – Finding Magick
Imbolc is an awakening as winter eyes begin to open, and we can marvel at the magick of Mother Nature. It’s literally the small things...
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Talking Trees Books
Dec 21, 20233 min read
Winter Solstice- Look to the heavens.
The winter or hibernal solstice falls on the 22nd of December this year and so astronomical winter begins ending at the spring equinox in...
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Talking Trees Books
Jun 20, 20203 min read
Change is on its way.
Once again we reach the great turning point as our Sun has reached its full power and will begin to dwindle soon. But for a few days we...
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Talking Trees Books
May 1, 20203 min read
Mayday - a bright day
Today is Mayday or Beltane - a day that has been celebrated for so long. Beltane’s origins lie in Gaelic/Celtic cultures and in...
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Talking Trees Books
Jan 31, 20203 min read
A time of change – a time for healing Imbolc 2020
As the light lengthens, so the cold strengthens- traditional saying Welcome the time of the year when we experience a 'quickening’....
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Talking Trees Books
Dec 31, 20191 min read
Nearly time to begin the 2020 Country Wisdom & Folklore Diary !
‘And know the best season to laugh and sing, Is summer, is winter, is autumn, is spring’ We would like to wish you all a very happy New...
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Talking Trees Books
Dec 22, 20192 min read
‘Stir the fire & light the lights’
Here we are once again at the Winter Solstice - where everything feels cold and dark. We have yet to really get started with the worst...
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Talking Trees Books
Jun 21, 20192 min read
Here comes/goes the Sun
It's the Summer Solstice, the longest day, the sun will stand still for a short time and then its light time will begin to diminish. Now...
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Talking Trees Books
Apr 30, 20192 min read
Maypoles & May-queens
‘Come listen awhile unto what we shall say, concerning the season, the month of May; For the flowers they are springing ,and the birds...
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Talking Trees Books
Mar 20, 20192 min read
Welcome Ostara Goddess of Springtime
Ostara is one of the names associated with today , the vernal equinox. Ostara or Eostre was a Saxon/Germanic goddess of springtime and...
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Talking Trees Books
Feb 1, 20194 min read
Bring a little light into your life
We all know that the light is returning, but on wintry days it can seem a long way off. As I look out of my upstairs window I can see the...
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Talking Trees Books
Jan 19, 20191 min read
New Traditions from Old Ways
Today we were at a wonderful celebration of a very old mid- winter tradition found in Wales and the borders. The Mari (mare) is a horse...
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Talking Trees Books
Jan 1, 20193 min read
Take a moment to behold....2019 #newyearsresolution.
We loved the sentiment carved into this standing stone that is part of the recently situated sculpture at Corgarff in the Cairngorms...
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Talking Trees Books
Dec 21, 20182 min read
Winter Solstice - be still.
And relax ...... On this the longest night we light fires, candles and switch on the fairy- lights as we remind the sun to return once...
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Talking Trees Books
Nov 24, 20184 min read
Are you 'Stirring Up' this Sunday?
Stir- Up Sunday is the Sunday before Advent and so named because Christmas Puddings would traditionally be made then, with all the family...
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Talking Trees Books
Jun 21, 20182 min read
Solstice and Midsummer
The summer solstice is always a significant event in Talking Trees household as we celebrate that we have reached the zenith of the year...
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Talking Trees Books
Apr 30, 20182 min read
Go a Maying
It's hard to believe that May is nearly upon us. At first light carry on the age old tradition of bathing in May morning's first dew to...
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