a day with the goddess

today I am spending the day making jewellery, tending my herb beds, sorting through fabrics, and generally enjoying the silence that only occurs when my daugther is at nursery! I don't really get the time to think when she's around, except about where we're going what we're doing and when she last ate, slept etc so its lovely to just be able to take time out and slow things down a bit. Its a beautiful day too which I am sorry to say have been few and far between of late. Hard to believe its august...

my etsy shop is now well and truly up and running and I've made my first couple of sales. I have a added a fab little widget on the side bar too. it's really exciting starting something new, although I now find I'm getting a little OCD about checking the internet! Still, I have lots of ideas so I will have plenty to ocupy myself over the next few months coming up to winter.

my herb bed is looking great! my mint plants have florished, I had to get rid of the nasturtiums (they went a bit mental) but everything else seems to be doing ok. it'll be lovely to be able to harvest from it before the winter sets in. I am making the most of the sage and lemon balm for my jewellery and I'm also using cranesbill which grows wild pretty much all over my garden. It has such pretty leaves perfect for pendants.

  

I have been going through some of my crystals today too. I cleansed them under the full moon a couple of weeks ago. This piece of rose quartz I bought for my daughter's room, it has such a calm, loving energy about it.

I have also bought a piece of spiderweb obsidian recently which is so beautiful. I'd never seen it before but felt so drawn to it when I saw it. Its a wonderful piece to use for meditation and grounding; it also looks amazing. It doesn't photograph well as its so polished but you get the idea. Its so nice to hold.

A day of sunshine, a little rain and a beautiful sunset. A good day x