tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post673930401333484059..comments2023-07-20T02:18:41.948+12:00Comments on Seasonal inspiration: Resonating with the darkJuliethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post-6613398703961460432014-05-14T10:20:26.232+12:002014-05-14T10:20:26.232+12:00Hilary, I love the old festivals and I'm so pl...Hilary, I love the old festivals and I'm so pleased that someone will be carrying on the tradition. Thank you.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post-17944128027046815092014-05-14T05:20:39.230+12:002014-05-14T05:20:39.230+12:00Hi Juliet - that's wonderful you've found ...Hi Juliet - that's wonderful you've found someone to take your mantle forward for this festival.<br /><br />You do an amazing job setting and keeping traditions alive for many .. <br /><br />It's good to see your posts coming from the southern hemisphere .. and reminding us of two halves of the world .. <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post-48939301252644921132014-05-09T09:16:08.107+12:002014-05-09T09:16:08.107+12:00Stephanie, it's always a pleasure to welcome a...Stephanie, it's always a pleasure to welcome a new visitor. Thank you for dropping by and for your comment. I enjoy hearing about traditions in other parts of the world too.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post-49833857040923954862014-05-09T04:37:55.278+12:002014-05-09T04:37:55.278+12:00It's always so fascinating to see how other pa...It's always so fascinating to see how other parts of the world celebrate holidays. We each have our separate traditions without really being aware of the others. Thank you for enlightening us!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post-5347304568800417232014-05-08T20:17:59.866+12:002014-05-08T20:17:59.866+12:00* Ruth, good to see you. I guess the frosts have s...* Ruth, good to see you. I guess the frosts have started to bite down south. Thank you.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post-91640594103775407302014-05-08T20:09:56.383+12:002014-05-08T20:09:56.383+12:00A beautiful post, Juliet. And special news too of ...A beautiful post, Juliet. And special news too of the passing on of a mantle/tradition and the marking of your own milestone - with beautiful roses. Our own down hear have just finished as the really cold weather and beginnings of decent frosts start to take their toll and mark another year's transition.Ruth Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222002470929913327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post-85994027495557220442014-05-02T20:31:56.744+12:002014-05-02T20:31:56.744+12:00Nadezda, the pumpkin lanterns look really magical ...Nadezda, the pumpkin lanterns look really magical in the dark. Thank you.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post-87738172518438702502014-05-02T18:56:12.237+12:002014-05-02T18:56:12.237+12:00Juliet, what an interesting custom! The Halloween ...Juliet, what an interesting custom! The Halloween in Russia was started to celebrate some years ago. Thank you for sharing the story of Kiwi Halloween. These pumpkins are pretty with lights in!<br />Hope your winter is not cold and the spring come soon.Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post-1831773431805722252014-05-01T09:33:54.039+12:002014-05-01T09:33:54.039+12:00* Charlie, yes these are seasonal festivals and of...* Charlie, yes these are seasonal festivals and of course our southern hemisphere is reversed. My book 'Celebrating the Southern Seasons', published in 1995 and republished in 2005, gives a complete calendar for the southern hemisphere year, and brings in Maori seasonal practices as well as European ones. It's helped a lot of people to wake up to the deeper meaning of these festivals.<br /><br />* Penny, bittersweet indeed to hand over. It felt like a little 'retirement' moment for me. But I think the festival is in good hands, and I will continue to be a resource.<br /><br />* Vicki, I love the idea of ancestor altars! Thank you.<br /><br />* Linda, there's always a little sadness in letting go. But relief as well.<br /><br />Thank you Charlie, Penny, Vicki and Linda. It was a pleasure to wake up this morning to find your lovely thoughtful comments.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post-24397793952741164272014-05-01T06:59:24.314+12:002014-05-01T06:59:24.314+12:00I'm sure there was a collective sigh of Good-b...I'm sure there was a collective sigh of Good-bye. A tad bit of sadness. But you don't seem sad, just reflective.<br /><br /><br />✿♥ღLinda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com <br /><br />Terry and Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016496778254072639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post-77706903983558299482014-05-01T06:57:10.812+12:002014-05-01T06:57:10.812+12:00A lovely ritual. A friend of mine builds ancestor...A lovely ritual. A friend of mine builds ancestor altars in our autumn -- and I do a similar thing with old photographs, animal skulls, seeds, fossils, corn and squash. Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post-19254859924248251982014-05-01T05:50:18.031+12:002014-05-01T05:50:18.031+12:00I always enjoy your photos and words and remembran...I always enjoy your photos and words and remembrances, Juliet, most especially this one. It is a good feeling, perhaps bittersweet, to hand off the responsibilities. Passing the light on to another also means that the light and festival and celebration will continue on. Enjoy the stillness that is coming in the days ahead. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post-41042643257632976192014-04-30T22:01:07.822+12:002014-04-30T22:01:07.822+12:00I had no idea Halloween was meant to be celebrated...I had no idea Halloween was meant to be celebrated at a different time in the Southern Hemisphere. Congrats on all your hard work over the years and how lovely you were given a bunch of flowers to thank you and acknowledge all the work you had done. It is so lovely to honour those who have gone before us and it sounds like you did a fabulous job of it on the night xxHotly Spicedhttp://hotlyspiced.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post-27544243665217310542014-04-30T20:57:19.079+12:002014-04-30T20:57:19.079+12:00Gallivanta, thank you. This is a time for deepenin...Gallivanta, thank you. This is a time for deepening. The silence is with me too.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078877172139600813.post-42667811379703765832014-04-30T20:47:26.258+12:002014-04-30T20:47:26.258+12:00How lovely.No more words; I just want to dwell for...How lovely.No more words; I just want to dwell for a while in the silence and pleasure of this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com