occasional posts by risa aratyr
Seems sacrilegious, somehow, to be feeling down on Midsummer’s Eve. Even if it’s only a little. Some people dear to me are bringing aching hearts to a Celebration of Life this weekend. It will be wonderful, it will be grand. It will be just the party Mary asked for – a party that, for a … Read more Summer in a Strange Land
Omigosh. Tomorrow is the longest day of the year. That makes tonight Midsummer’s Eve! (Or tomorrow night, depending on your time zone and celebratory preference.) It kinda snuck up on me. The modern Gregorian calendar world we live in has me habitually aiming my solstice sights on the 21st. Still, a day’s difference pre- or … Read more The Good Old Summertime
With the exact moment of summer solstice barely an hour gone, my inner eye is on the heavens. A grand time to post my best seasonal wishes . . . and a few celestial thoughts. When times are desperate, astrologers often ring semi-alarmist alarm bells by alluding to the horrible histories that occurred the last … Read more It’s a Mad-Mad-Mad-Mad Midsummer