The Naming of Norse Folk
The naming of kids is a difficult matter. It isn’t just one of your holiday games… ~ T.S. Eliot’s A Practical Book of Cats (sort of) I’m so excited! Our illustrious webmistress and esteemed friend had a baby this weekend! Pass the Topo Chico! Mom and son are in perfect health and everything is looking...
Jax Makes Soap!
Interesting things I’ve learned about soap… Soap is what happens when you mix melted fat (animal or plant) and lye (either sodium or potassium hydroxide). The original lye used in soapmaking was ashes from a hardwood tree (although I’m guessing what you buy at the store isn’t made that way anymore). If you make soap...
It’s the Most Wonderble Time of the Year
Wonderful + horrible =  wonderble. Yule is wonderful because I get to see my sister, who lives out of state. Yule is horrible because <deep breath> the fragile routine I’m working hard to build gets chunked out the window while additional responsibilities are piled on and hundreds of extra decisions must get made–like presents; I...
Jax in the Land of her Ancestors
I’m going to Scandinavia!!! After all the chaos of this summer, TheScott and I decided to do something awesome. We plan to put in the paperwork to try adopting again sometime in 2014, so we decided to make it a big trip, the kind we hopefully won’t be able to take for a long time....
Long Time No See! The Story Behind Jax’s Hiatus
So…we disappeared unintentionally for about six months. Sorry about that. 😉 We figured it best to return to the Realm with explanations regarding where we’ve been. I, Jax, will start off this week and let GG do the same on Friday. Though things are still hectic, we intend to get back to Princessing–we’ve missed this...
The Girls and I Visit a Hindu Ashram
I know very little about Hinduism but interested in learning more.What I do know about Hinduism is that it share some roots with Heathenry. It is probable that the language and cultures of India stem from the same ancient civilization as European culture. The most accepted theory now is that a group known now as...
Ode to Morgan le Fay, My Cat
For two and a half years I’ve managed to not wax eloquent regarding my love for my cat, Morgan le Fay (aka Mo). Tonight, though, I sit at my desk attempting to come up with a topic for this week’s post, mind blown by the business that is life–the girls return to school, our quarterly...
Pagan Bible Reading with the Kids (Help!)
**Happy New Year from the Princesses!** I’m 90% out of the closet but I’ve chosen to keep my Paganism from a few family members for the sake of familial harmony. I love these members of my family dearly, and they are wonderful, generous people. Just, unfortunately, not okay with religious diversity. Normally this is easy to...
SCUBA Diving with the Disir
When I was a kiddo, maybe seven or eight years old, my dad fell in love with SCUBA diving. So much so he wanted the whole family to join him so we could explore the oceans together. It was a wonderful idea. I’m pretty sure my big sister and big brother successfully got certified, along...
My Magical Daughter
For those of you new to the blog, TheScott and I are currently fostering two girls, ages four and seven, with the hope of adopting them. I haven’t been doing much religious work with the girls, mostly because we’ve been trying to organize life as a new family and it hasn’t been an imperative. As...
According to some people, I am an accidental serial killer. Or, why I don’t believe a fertilized egg is a person.
I’m not here to start a general debate on abortion. I’m pretty darn far to the left on this issue (hey, my Norse ancestors didn’t consider a person human until nine days after they were born. Comparatively I’m downright conservative), but I can at least understand why somebody would have a more strict viewpoint than...
Keeping the Practice During Times of Change
**Hello Realm! Jax here. It’s good to be back! A HUGE thank you to Najla, Meagan, and Michelann, our guest Princesses while I was on hiatus. You ladies rock! As do you, Princess GG, for keeping things organized and running while I was gone. Finally, a huge thank you to all of you for your...
