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    Tending the tender places, slowly, with as much patience as we would give a garden after frost.

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    For the girl who learned to be good instead of whole, and the woman finally coming back for her.

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    When the old life stops fitting and something older, quieter and truer starts to call you home.

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    Plant profiles, kitchen remedies and the slow pleasure of knowing the green things by name.

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    Simple, earth-based ritual for the turning of the moon and the quiet days in between.

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    Living in rhythm with the year, through what we eat, how we rest, and the walks that change with the light.

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    The eight seasonal festivals, from Samhain to Mabon, kept simply and with the northern year.

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    Herbs, healing and the turning year, written slowly from my kitchen table.

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  • New to inner child work

    Meet the girl you were with kindness, one gentle letter at a time.

    New to herbs

    Get to know one plant at a time, with honest notes on using it safely.

    1. 1 Step 1: Begin with chamomile
    2. 2 Step 2: Meet nettle properly
    3. 3 Step 3: Bring herbs into the dark months

    New to the Wheel of the Year

    Eight festivals, kept simply. Start with the one that's coming.

    1. 1 Step 1: A ten-minute new moon ritual
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  • The eight festivals

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    • Yule Next 21 Dec
    • Imbolc Next 1 Feb
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    • Beltane Next 1 May
    • Litha Next 21 Jun
    • Lughnasadh Next 1 Aug
    • Mabon Next 22 Sep
    Coming up: Samhain, 31 October

    The end of the harvest and the start of the dark half of the year. A night for the ancestors.

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    Coming up: Yule, around 21 December

    The longest night, and the slow return of the light.

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    Coming up: Imbolc, 1 February

    The first stirring of spring beneath the frost, and the first snowdrops.

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    Coming up: Ostara, around 20 March

    Day and night in balance, with the light now winning.

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    Coming up: Beltane, 1 May

    Blossom, fire and the start of summer.

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    Coming up: Litha, around 21 June

    The longest day, the sun at its height. A time for gathering herbs.

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    Coming up: Lughnasadh, 1 August

    The first harvest, of grain, and the blessing of bread.

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    Coming up: Mabon, around 22 September

    The second harvest, tipping towards the dark.

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    Coming up: Yule, around 21 December

    Coming up: Imbolc, 1 February

    Coming up: Ostara, around 20 March

    Coming up: Beltane, 1 May

    Coming up: Litha, around 21 June

    Coming up: Lughnasadh, 1 August

    Coming up: Mabon, around 22 September

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Herbalism

Chamomile: the small sun of the herb garden

A gentle profile of German chamomile — how it has been used, how to make a proper cup, and who should take care with it.

14 September 2026

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Herbalism

Nettle: the sting that nourishes

Stinging nettle is the herb most of us learned to avoid. Here is how to meet it properly — gathering, drying, brewing, and the cautions worth knowing.

31 August 2026

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