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Posted by Dorine King on September 20th, 2023 in Autumn Equinox, Holidays, Mabon, Uncategorized
Celebrating Balance and Abundance This weekend marks the Northern Hemisphere Autumnal Equinox additionally it marks the Second Harvest also known as Mabon. It is the celebration of balance and abundance. It also brings my favorite time of year –...
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Posted by Dorine King on September 2nd, 2023 in Lammas
Lammas, is also known as Lughnasadh. It is a cross-quarter day celebrated on August 1st here in the Northern Hemisphere. Personally, I celebrate it throughout the entire month of August and through Labor Day. This ancient festival marks the...
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Posted by Dorine King on September 22nd, 2022 in Autumn Equinox, Mabon, What's In Your Medicine Cabinet?
Autumn Equinox also Known as Mabon Today is the Autumn Equinox – also known as Mabon. This is my favorite time of the year. The weather gets cooler, the days get shorter, we begin to go within and things...
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Posted by Dorine King on September 14th, 2022 in About Dorine, Cooking
How I’m Spending My Days I’m not sure how much of this to post, but I’m going ahead and doing it anyway. About 4 weeks ago I had surgery on my foot – not a big deal, just had...
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Posted by Dorine King on August 18th, 2021 in Holidays, Lammas, Summer Vacation, Summer Vacation
It seems we just said hello and now it’s time to say Goodbye Summer! You sure went by quickly! I don’t know about you all, but we packed in a lot of activity into our summer even though we...
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Posted by Dorine King on June 20th, 2018 in Cooking Through the Seasons, Mor-Mor, Wok Wednesday
I belong to a Wok Wednesday Cooking Group. Each month we are given two recipes from Grace Young’s book The Breath of a Wok. We cook the dishes and post photos of our meals. Sometimes we give a bit...
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Posted by Dorine King on June 15th, 2018 in Cooking Through the Seasons, Food Prep, Mor-Mor
Every week, I try to get a plan, a menu, a shopping list and a bit of a head start on food prep for the week coming up. This week, I am making a favorite easy egg bake so...
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Posted by Dorine King on November 30th, 2017 in Christmas, Holidays, Winter Solstice, Yule
Yule Meaning This year Yule also known as the Winter Solstice is on December 21, 2017. It is the time of year we are in the greatest darkness. Solstice is the shortest day of the year. Sometimes, people will...
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Posted by Dorine King on September 19th, 2017 in Aromatherapy, Holidays
Essential Oils for the Fall and Autumn Equinox What are your favorite essential oils for Fall and Autumn Equinox? This year the Autumn Equinox, also known as Mabon, is on September 22, 2017 at 3:02 PM Central Time and...
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Posted by Dorine King on September 17th, 2017 in Green Cleaning, Holidays, Living Feng Shui 4-Month Program, Therapeutic Uses of Essential Oils, What's In Your Medicine Cabinet?
This year the Autumn Equinox, also known as Mabon, is on September 22, 2017 at 3:02 PM Central Time and is celebrated in many cultures. China celebrates with the Moon Festival, mooncakes filled with lotus, sesame seed, duck...
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