Tagged with North Carolina

Beltaine, Circles, and Strawberries

Happy Belated Beltane! To some, it may seem irrelevant or silly to honor Beltane or May Day (which falls roughly around May 1st). To me, it is essential. It is an observance that acknowledges the elegant dance of fertility on this precious Earth. What is silly is that such an important day could be so … Continue reading

Tracing the Family Lines, Crowell

As some of you know, I’ve been walking the lines of my ancestry for some time, now. Last year, through Ancestry, I connected with a distant Crowell relative of Charlotte, NC about our mutual ancestor, Simon Crowell. Simon is my 6th G Grandfather, buried in Indian Trail, NC in Union County, NC which is right … Continue reading