Hey Reader. As winter loosens its grip and the first whispers of spring stir the hills of North Wales, the land holds its breath. On Gŵyl Forwyn, the festival of maidens, the birds awaken with a song that carries more than melody—it carries fate, love, and the promise of new beginnings. The maidens rise to spin their threads and gather dew, listening for the first song to break the quiet. Pagan wisdom holds that the birds do more than herald spring—they carry the old magic, speaking of...

Time to catch up on what's been happening this past month, and see what's coming up. Hey Reader. February has settled in here in Germany with that particular kind of cold that looks pretty but bites. Frosty mornings, snowy days, pale winter sun, and the slow sense that the year is stretching and waking up again — perfect weather for warm drinks, good stories, and a little extra kindness (to ourselves included). Anyway, what else has happened since last we spoke, and what's coming up? Let me...

Time to catch up on what's been happening this past month, and see what's coming up. Hello Reader. January arrives like a quiet promise. The year is new, the days are slowly stretching toward the light again, and even the coldest mornings carry a sense of possibility. After a long winter’s night, this month feels less like a demand to begin again and more like an invitation—to breathe, to rest, and to choose what we want to nurture in the months ahead. I’m stepping into January with cautious...