Author Archives: Gwaetgar

Latest accomplishment in my continuing quest to, (A) find new ways to cook delicious stuff and make it “healthier” and (B) find new uses for stuff I have on hand: Low-fat chocolate/chocolate chip cookies made with pumpkin substituted for all … Continue reading →

When I got home on Wednesday afternoon, I felt relieved that I could start getting back to normal routines, but still up in the air because the whole holiday weekend was ahead of me. I had no plans for New … Continue reading →

I’m actually quite glad to see the end of the Never-Ending Holidays. They were enjoyable, but I ate too much, spent too much, my healthy routines were all disrupted, my productivity went to zilch, projects have been back-burnered for too … Continue reading →

Happy New Year, wherever you are, whoever you’re with! 🙂

I hope everyone is having a nice “intra-holiday weekend!” 🙂 My sister’s plane arrived safely and almost on time yesterday. The weather eased back from initial forecasts, fortunately, and the expected freezing rain was not in evidence–when I left for … Continue reading →

I had one of the best Christmas Eves I can remember, and I’m having a very peaceful and relaxing Christmas Day–at home, alone, decompressing from the holiday run-up. I have more holiday starting tomorrow!

A very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it!

I had a very nice Solstice. Of all the Sabbats, it’s always the one I celebrate the most ambitiously, with Samhain running a close second. I decorated the altar and the Yule Log with ivy and holly, and I had … Continue reading →

Happy Winter Solstice / Yule to those who observe it! We got off easy this time here in Pepperell–just a couple of inches of snow and it’s snowing very lightly now, almost stopped. But hey, we paid our dues with … Continue reading →

NaNoWriMo 2009 I keep forgetting about this one. I signed up for NaNoWriMo in October. It had certainly been successful for me in 2005–Mortal Touch started out as my 2005 NaNo “winner,” although I went on to write 120,000 more … Continue reading →