Happy Birthday, Sean! Hope there's cake in your future.

Lily Tickybox is, of course, gorgeous. I think I need to visit her (and Plei and Paul, of course) soon, so I can hold her and coo at her.

Go Kristen! Huge big life changes are scary, but I think this will be amazingly good for you. Lots and lots of courage to you.

Bitch question: How does one remove negative energy from a house?

If your friend doesn't want to do the sage smudging, tell them to fill a glass or ceramic bowl with water and sea salt, then walk around the house holding the bowl while visualizing white light radiating from it and illuminating every part of the house. After that's done, pour the water down the sink, imagining all sorts of black gunk and nastiness draining away.

t /hedgewitch

I printed out an article about the smudging and brought it over to her. She is Lutheran, her kids go to Christian school, I wasn't sure what her reaction would be, but I know her well enough that she would discuss this with me.

She loved it. Read the native american references and she told me how she felt the native americans were the most spiritual people ever. How she feels closest to God when she is in nature. So she is planning on doing this as a project with her kids. She expects eye rolls from the hubby. I figure if she feels better about her house after the hubby will smooch me.

edit: Thanks Jilli. I'll suggest that too.

Read the native american references and she told me how she felt the native americans were the most spiritual people ever.

::snork::

Okay, yay for your friend being all open minded and stuff, but that cliche is about on par with the "women are closer to the earth" one.

I can't help thinking of the Malcom in the Middle episode where the eldest son, after leaving military school and moving to Alaska, becomes obsessed with a totem pole that his friends stole.

He spends the episode trying to figure out what the figure carved in it mean, until the owner bursts in and takes it back. Turns out, he'd carved it with his kids, and it doesn't mean anything.

Bye meara!!! Much travel~ma. You will be missed. Lots~of~access~ma so we can get updates.

My love for Malcolm is great. But hey! You mean women aren't closer to the earth?

I'm running out, but I just read you lovely post in Natter and it sounds like a nice birthday is in the making. May you look back on this year of your life as the one where everything fell into place for you.

Happy travels, meara! Stay safe and have a BLAST!

Happiest birthday, Seanie!

Thanks, Laura! Have a great day yourself!

Good luck, Kristin. I will miss having you around here.

Can someone nilly the Lily pictures for me?

Hi Kristin! I like the idea of being able to see you more often soon!

Also much travel~ma to meara. We'll be expecting great stories and pictures!