I am now in the space where I decide things for the next growing year. If you have a thing you want to tell me about gardening pollinator plants, and you absolutely know it is better than what you see in regards to pollinator plants, OMGS please tell me now. The world needs to know. WE ALL NEED TO KNOW. This is not a drill.
Wondering if I should stick something tacky on the end of my "solstice is for all religions" post, something about how graceful I have been about not bitching constantly through the last few days about not having running water because of a busted personal main, where I trusted my man when he said "warming tape will save you" and I'll just keep my mouth shut about holes in the skirt and exposed pipes next to the skirting in a trailer home, but hey, I'm an optimist and ALWAYS POSITIVE.
steal this from the pagans. This long, dark night, and the survival of it, that was hope for all religions, all cultures, the world wide. It's why it's a time for hope. The light gets longer. The sun has been reborn. Yes, Christians. Have it. It is yours. It is mine. It is ours, the world over. We lived. We all did. It is our victory, world wide.
I saw a lovely sentiment about the reason for the season being a virgin birth. It isn't for me. It's the long, dark night. That night covered many religions, many cultures, world wide. When you grow your grain, winter is death. Some cultures had their elders walk into the long dark night, as an act of love. It meant more food was in the grain stores, for the children who had their life ahead of them, a personal sacrifice for the future of those who have not lived yet. It's why Christians didn't
Ice Bubble Magic https://youtu.be/e_caQ1i54pI via @YouTube
One of the long-standing questions people have, confronting a lot of different accounts of an event, is how to tell the truth from the lies, particularly when people have different recollections and perspectives.
Here's a useful tip to remember:
Truth converges.
Lies diverge.
Truth is just based on the facts, and that forms the solid core of the evidence. People may misremember some things, but overall many truthful testimonies will overlap and converge on one story.
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I’m reading if you have suet, bacon grease etc put it out for the animals. Will help them deal with the cold.
Nature, science, and art are super cool. Terribly sorry for the stuff that doesn't fit.
She/they cishet.