Sunday, August 1, 2010

Celebrating Lammas



Lammas is the first harvest in the turn of the wheel, and for me a celebration in which the bounty of good food is paramount. It is referred to as "loaf mass" and so I baked a delicious rhubarb streusel bread (recipe included), as this is the only time of year when we can get the beautiful red and green stalks of rhubarb at the market. As I delight in the various celebrations of friends in the blog world, I made a colcannon from a recipe from one of those friends at Celtic Dreamscape. It was the best colcannon ever! And being from NJ, how better to celebrate the fruiting harvest then by preparing a simple salad of our fresh jersey tomatoes with dill and a light vinaigrette. My husband grilled some lamb chops marinated in lemon and garlic and we toasted the Lord and Lady with a nice alcohol free merlot. Our nightly walk included a game of rabbit spotting, as they are abundant this year and we spotted 11 in 20 minutes. My ceremony included the lovely poem by Robert Burns, "Lammas Night" with thanks to Mother Moon. The evening ended with a bright bonfire and quiet reflection to the symphony of cricket song. Slainte mhor agus a h-uile beannachd duibh or Good health and every good blessing to you!



7 comments:

  1. A very happy Lammas to you too. This is a wonderful time to celebrate isn't it.
    Blessings, Star

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  2. Oh this looked so wonderful and I bet it was yummy. What a wonderful celebration for Lammas! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful ideas and intent. Brightest Blessings )o(

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  3. Thank you Star and Guardian! Brightest blessings to both of you!

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  4. My mouth is watering and my soul is filled with this post. Your words are so beautiful - I can picture and smell the whole event.

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  5. Thank you Dragonsongbird! It's times like this when I wish I wasn't so solitary. Thanks for sharing with me!

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  6. Hi,

    Sorry I couldn't find a contact button so I figured I'd leave a comment. I'm Aria, I have a pagan blog and I am trying to compile a list of current pagan blogs for everyone's networking convenience, after I discovered that so many of the blogs on the Pagan Blogger's Network were abandoned. I have added your blog to the list. Just thought you might like to know. :) If for some reason you want it removed, I will do so.

    http://luckypleiades.blogspot.com/p/current-pagan-blogs.html

    ~ Aria

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  7. Thank you Aria for your comment! I don't post often but I am always pleased to see comments. I would like to follow your blog as many bloggers on the Internet are faddists and lose interest in the Craft. I am a Solitary Witch and although I don't post often, when I do it is in the interest of those who are seeking a sharing space from someone who does not consider "The Witch's Way" a fad. Brightest blessings!

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