MM – Grumpy bird is grumpy

As Snowpocalypse 2015 continues here in New Hampshire, the general mood amongst the birds today was grumpy –

I agree with you, birds. Oh, I agree… *sigh*

Admittedly not as catchy as “winter is coming” but I like the sound of it so much more. This coming Monday (February 2nd) is auspicious for many reasons. Not only will I celebrate the results of the big game, and look to Punxsutawney Phil for his prognostications, I will also welcome the halfway point of winter, known in some Wiccan circles as Imbolc (I pronounce it, “IM-bulk” but “EM-bowlk” and “EE-molc” work too). Essentially, Imbolc is the celebration of the return of the Sun, and with it, Spring. There are 19 bajillion websites and books with tons of information about this Cross Quarter Day, so I thought I’d share the simple things I plan to do to acknowledge this Sabbat. Imbolc is associated with spring cleaning. I have a rather daunting list of decluttering projects I want to accomplish, and I plan to check off one big and one small at some point during the day. Rather than decide now and give the Universe time to plot mischief, I’ll wait and figure it out when the time comes. Though I will admit, I am leaning towards the cleansing of our (mine and hubby’s) stone collection, since “stone gathering” is considered one of the activities of the day.