We need to get on this NOW! ;-)

Had a great time at the opening ritual for Wellspring - and met some awesome folk interested in ADF and what some Groves are like. They've asked to join Welcome Lisa Ravelo, Crystal Ratcliffe and Nac Payne! Feel free to ask questions and poke around the file area. I try to post every ritual there.

Dang. Why do these amazing things show up AFTER we have the ritual... grabbing for Praise for next time.

Apropos of nothing in particular, would there be any interest in taking advantage of this? I was thinking I could use some, and figured even if it was just a bucket or two for you, as I'd be going anyway -… More could throw a couple buckets (or whatever) in the back of Priscilla (my Subaru Outback ;) ) for peeps. https://mwrd.org/eq-compost (Have to check if they are still doing it - unless it's an anytime of the year thing.)

My lovely little mushroom friend came in the mail today! Thank you so much, everyone involved in sending these out!

First time Blessing Rite - Wild Onion Grove, ADF 5/6/21

Go to our EVENT page to find the link to join our Full Moon tonight and click on "Discussion".

If we want to do a monthly mini-rite, which day of the week would work best?

Is anyone interested in any of these books? They are not really my path. I am downsizing and have to get rid of a lot of my books.

Come Join Us! <3

Along with the poll about ongoing off-holiday Zoom rites (thanks Elizabeth!) we likely need to talk about when we resume in-person rituals. We're in the summer half of the year, so we'll be outside going… More forward, so will be back at Evans Field for Summer Solstice? (Typically our Hellenic rite to Athena to sorta kinda go along with the PanAthenaion.)

Sadly virtual again - but Wellspring has been the premiere ADF and druid event for many years. (Sheesh, has it been decades? Maybe.) IMO Diana Paxson herself is worth the price of admission atho John Beckett is similarly important to many in Druidry. Check it out!

Thanks to everyone who attended!

Special thanks to Roswitha for the first time reading one of the Kindred prayers.

Also special thanks to Elizabeth for reminding me to close the gates. I was so focused on getting done that I totally spaced that.

And speaking of being spaced, sorry Hannah for botching the order of the gates invocations. You did a… More great job even if we were sorta kinda not quite Core Order. Thank goodness we had Valerie read the Piacular!!!

Cookies I made for the rite. They didn't seem very cooked at 10min so maybe let them go do 15? Still didn't brown on top, but the bottoms got a little more color. Also takes a while for the batter to "come… More together" the only liquid/fluid is the butter and the egg yolks. But it finally got there. Not a lot of ingredients and it made 4 dozen. (!) Pearlescent sugar makes them "fairy cakes."

Dinah is ready for ritual today!

We traditionally ruin everyone's Mother's Day by having Beltaine on the same day, but looks like we can break with tradition and have it the week before, on 5/2. Sound good?

Beltaine is usually our Mad Shakespeare rite to Queen Mabh of the Fairie Court. Queen/Goddess/Ruler over the powerful (and flightly) sprites and spirits of this Middle World… More we share with Them. Many of our prayers are Shakespeare pieces, and we call to Shakespeare, Puck and Brighit as our Bardic inspiration (Ancestor, Nature Spirit and Shining One.)

As we come to the end of Women's History Month, I realize that I hadn't posted about ADF's Women's group - Chenille Canopy. From the ADF site:

Chenille Canopy - open to all self-identified women members of… More ADF. 18+ or 16+ with mother's permission.