#yule2018

Two gifts I got from my mom for Christmas: A beautiful pentacle candle holder and an adorable tiny copper-colored bowl with triple moons and pentacles on its sides. I’ll use the bowl as a candy dish. These gifts were some of my favorites this year. They’re symbols of how my family, who follow the Christian path, accept my path as a Pagan. They’ve always taught me that any faith which seeks and spreads love and light is good, and to see that philosophy manifested in these items which now adorn my coffee table warms my heart. I know not all Pagans whose families are of other faiths are so fortunate, and I am truly blessed. Lady and Lord, thank you for the love of my family. May I return it times three. So more it be. #Yule2018 #Christmas2018 #SacredSymbols #Pentacle #TripleMoon #InterFaithFamily #ChristiansAndPagans #WitchesOfInstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BsMBJj6HOO_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1umwspnxambih

YuleMas gifts from @mairwen_emberstorm : 1) tartan scarf that looks very similar to the Douglas tartan (hubby’s clan) 2)Harry Potter special edition playing cards, two decks 3) skull scarf 4) ‘Celestial Journal’, art by Henry T. Wood of London in 1933, published by Peter Pauper Press 5) ‘Essential Guide to Crystals’ by Simon & Sue Lilly, published by Watkins 6) Apple Cider fruit infusion tea by @davidstea 7) handmade birthstone repurposed silver spoon 🥄 necklace 8) ‘Fresh Sparkling Snow’ body lotion by Bath & Body Works 9) ‘The Magic’ by Rhonda Byrne, published by ATRIA BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 10) Beautiful silk cloth depicting the sun with a crown of roses and a beard, surrounded by floral and herbal elements Thank you so much for everything! It all came at exactly the right time! #yulemas #yule2018 #christmas2018 #serendipity (at Wolseley, Winnipeg) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsEC_x-gKgO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1txybylxsxevl

One cup of bubbling hearty brew coming right up! #wassail #yulemas #yule2018 #christmas2018 (at Wolseley, Winnipeg) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsCa2tggVV8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s69ch8banvdk

After summer on medium low heat for 45 minutes, your wassail should be done. This is when I test if it needs to be diluted a bit etc. It’s perfect and ready to serve. Delicious! #wassail #yulemas #yule2018 #christmas2018 (at Wolseley, Winnipeg) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsCamyEgeMY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n6t7bpnu6551

Making Wassail: The apple is all stuck through with cloves (so gorgeous!). Into the put on medium low heat it goes, add your apple juice, 4 cinnamon sticks, a pinch of ground ginger, a few tosses of allspice, whatever citrus fruits you have available (I cut up to tiny clementines and a lime), and later to taste you can add hot water (I added 1 cup). So good! #wassail #cloveapple #yulemas #yule2018 #christmas2018 (at Wolseley, Winnipeg) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsCZIgWAttD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sxszufzgkz5b

Making Wassail: I have my basic ingredients: apple juice, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, and an apple. #wassail #yule2018 #christmas2018 #yulemas (at Wolseley, Winnipeg) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsCYuI6AbBT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17hgzfnaryhdp

Cookies and candles and books, oh my! #yule2018 #christmas2018 #yulemas (at Wolseley, Winnipeg) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsCXkCJgfyN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nab60m4mfp8f