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| Litha Newsletter | June 18, 2008 | |
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What's New at Ladyhawk's
Treasures?
Celebrate Litha with the Kids on June 20th! The Summer Solstice is a joyous time of celebration for many of us. That joy can and should be shared with our children. There are lots of fun things that we can do as families that can be tailored to suit the inquiring minds of our wee ones. Go outside! You don’t even have to leave your own backyard. Take the kids out back to watch the sunrise in the morning and the sunset that night. Create your own family tradition! Make a special evening meal, have a cookout and include a memorable desert that you can make for them each year when the solstice rolls around again. Light a small bonfire that the kids can sit around and play instruments, a little drumming and a few sing-along songs, some stories about the sun, the Goddesses and Gods and the heroes of days gone by. If your fire is small and your kids are big enough, allow them to jump over the fire for good luck. Small children love fairies! You can introduce them to the magickal world of fairies by getting them involved in a Midsummer project, the building of a fairy shelter. Start with a small box that is open on one end, a shoe box is ideal. Have the children paint it or color it with crayons and decorate it using ribbons and cool stuff that they find in the yard - feathers, flowers, leaves and tiny branches. Place the shelter outside and leave an offering for the fairies; a little milk or honey are some of their favorites. Kids are always excited to come out the next day and find that their offerings are gone and the shelter turned upside down from all the frolicking fun that the fairies were having! It’s also a neat idea to have the fairies leave a little thank you gift for your child’s efforts like a sea shell, a pretty rock or a pine cone. Teach your children about the turning of the wheel and what the summer solstice means in the cycle of life. Throw in a little scientific explanation as well so that they understand why this day is considered to be the “longest day”. Simply put, on the summer solstice the sun is at its highest path through the sky which allows it to shine on us for a longer period of time.  Bright blessings of Litha to all of our children and to all of you who are forever young at heart! Enjoy the wonderful warmth of summer under tomorrow's magickal full moon!
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Go Green
- Be Aware!
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Summer Crab & Pasta Salad |
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What You'll Need:
1 1/2 cups seashell pasta
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What could be more perfect than a wonderful fresh pasta salad with summertime veggies, herbs and deliciously sweet crab! Enjoy! Directions:
Bring a large
pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes
or until al dente; rinse with cold water and drain.
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Often
when we talk about going green, the focus for most of us as individuals is to
change our habits, meaning instead of doing one thing, we do something else in order to help
the environment. What many of us may need to do first is to change our own
mindset or our own awareness. Being “aware” and actually looking at the world
around us through a new lens can make all the difference in the world.
