Albuquerque Pagan Pride Day!!

September 30th was our annual Pagan Pride Day. I went late and left early cause I had a sick kiddo at home and didn't want to leave her alone that long with grandma, especially since she was starting to feel under the weather as well. But we had a great time and it has gotten so huge. I remember the very first one. It took up one corner of the park. No stage, kids corner, altar set up in the middle and maybe like 6-7 vendors. Now there were two stages one at each end of the park, took up the entire space of the park, nurses station, bathrooms, kids corner like always, petting zoo, and like 20 vendors. And food too!!!!! It's so neat to see how it's grown in the last 5 years. Love and Light to all my tree loving friends out there.......................

Me and my girls at PPD!

One of the many belly dancers with her partner. The big snake, lol!!!!

This guy was just chilling with his owl in the middle of everything.

I LOVE MERMAIDS!!

The story below this video and picture is why I identify myself as a mermaid (siren). A good friend of mine April Bottomley gave me a book that had this story as a gift back in 1989 or 90, and at the end of the story she wrote in "me too". I felt so much love in that gift and small comment that ever since then the Mermaid is one I love and wish I was. Guess I should learn to swim first, lol. Yeah no comments on that one folks, hehe......Enjoy!

Mermaids by Robert Fulghum 

“Giants, wizards and dwarfs was the game to play.
Being left in charge of about eighty children seven to ten years old, while their parents were off doing parenty things, I mustered my troops in the church social hall and explained the game.  It’s a large-scale version of Rock, Paper, and Scissors, and involves some intellectual decision making.  But the real purpose of the game is to make a lot of noise and run around chasing people until nobody knows which side you are on or who won.
Organizing a roomful of wired-up gradeschoolers into two teams, explaining the rudiments of the game, achieving consensus on group identity–all this is no mean accomplishment, but we did it with a right good will and were ready to go.
The excitement of the chase had reached a critical mass.  I yelled out:  “You have to decide now which you are–a GIANT, a WIZARD, or a DWARF!”
While the groups huddled in frenzied, whispered consultation, a tug came at my pants leg.  A small child stands there looking up, and asks in a small, concerned voice, “Where do the Mermaids stand?”
Where do the Mermaids stand?
A long pause.  A very long pause.  “Where do the Mermaids stand?” says I.
“Yes.  You see, I am a Mermaid.”
“There are no such thing as Mermaids.”
“Oh, yes, I am one!”
She did not relate to being a Giant, a Wizard, or a Dwarf.  She knew her category.  Mermaid.  And was not about to leave the game and go over and stand against the wall where a loser would stand.  She intended to participate, wherever Mermaids fit into the scheme of things.  Without giving up dignity or identity.  She took it for granted that there was a place for Mermaids and that I would know just where.
Well, where DO the Mermaids stand?  All the “Mermaids”–all those who are different, who do not fit the norm and who do not accept the available boxes and pigeonholes?
Answer that question and you can build a school, a nation, or a world on it.
What was my answer at the moment?  Every once in a while I say the right thing.  “The Mermaid stands right here by the King of the Sea!” says I.  (Yes, right here by the King’s Fool, I thought to myself.)
So we stood there hand in hand, reviewing the troops of Wizards and Giants and Dwarfs as they roiled by in wild disarray.
It is not true, by the way, that Mermaids do not exist.  I know at least one personally.  I have held her hand.”

Sea Witch Cottage: Mermaid Dive Painting

Check out my lovely friends blog. She did this for me and I'm so excited.

Sea Witch Cottage: Mermaid Dive Painting: I painted a new painting this week. This is from the view of a deep sea dive in a cave and looking up to the Moon, and seeing a family...



I'm speechless!!! Best birthday ever!!! Thank you so much Goddess Aquarius.....)o(

Its coming up soon.

Yikes just 3 more days and this Virgo turns 39!!!! My last year in my thirties then a few more to pass and I'm headed to my crone stage. Hope this year is a good one for me.

Love and Light my friend......

Mel

Blue Moon

My plans for tomorrows Blue Moon Esbat. Hope you enjoy the video.
Love and Light.........

School Shopping

So we had a failed attempt for school shopping the other day. We could not find anything the girls needed but in the middle of everything we needed to sit down and recharge with some good eats. And of course it never hurts to top it all off with a chocolate chip cookie that is the size of your head!!! LOL....hope everyone had a great day today.
Love and Light....

Dragonfly

So the other day while watering the pond and the turtles I came across a huge reddish orange dragonfly. 

He was not afraid of me at all in fact as I was holding the water hose and he took 3 drinks from it. I looked online on what they meant or symbolized and it seems depending on where you're from there are different meanings. Some good some bad. 

Being part Native American they believe its a sign of good luck so I'm gonna go with that one but I was wondering what everyone else thinks. I asked this on my YouTube channel and got nothing but positive feedback on the symbolism. 

Below are some pics I would say he was about 4" long and his wing span was about 5" or more. You can actually see his eyes that's how close I could get to take a pic.
Hope you like the pictures, hope everyone has a great weekend.

Love and Light,
Mel 

Monday already...

Just wanted to jump on and wish everyone a great day today and an even better week ahead. My household is getting excited for the upcoming of the Blue Moon, Pagan Pride Day and Samhain. We cant wait!!!!
Here's a little pic to put a smile on your face.

Love and Light,
Mel

Wow I was nominated!!! Woohoo!!!

How cool is this?!!! I am so excited and honored

 

that my fellow Blogger friend Kim from

The Wiccan Life 

nominated me for a 

"Very Inspiring Blogger Award!! 

Wow I'm so speechless and thankful for this. 

Blessings to you Goddess Kim 

for brightening my day!

Now, the rules for accepting this awesome 

award are as follows: 

1) Display the award logo on your blog 

2) Link back to the person who nominated you 

3) List 7 things about yourself 

4) Nominate 15 others as well for this award 

and link to them 

5) Notify those bloggers of their nominations 

and the award's requirements 

Okay so ~ 7 things about me ... 

1) I have been an Eclectic Solitary Pagan 

for 

about 13 years. You could call me a 

kitchen/green/gothic witch 

that brings 

in Native American teachings along 

with passed down family Curandera techniques 

and also 

works with the Egyptian pantheon. 

Whew that's a lot to chew, lol. 

2) I'm a single mom of two gorgeous girls. 

One is 16 years old and the other is 5 years old. 

But my boyfriend of five years does help 

me out a lot with them. 

3) I have taken care of my elderly mother for 

the past 15 years. 

And we have learned to 

coexist being that I'm Pagan and 

she's 

Christian. I think that's how we all should be. 

Love and accept each other for what they are. 

4) I LOVE MERMAIDS!!!! 

5) I love to draw and make crafty things. 

6) I have a total of six half siblings. 

Three boys and three girls, 

two of the boys have departed from this 

realm but 

I shall see them again one day. 

7) And the most embarrassing thing to reveal. 

I love reality tv, 

yup I'm an addict, lol. 

Okay that's it, so now my nominees for the 

"Very Inspiring Blogger Award." are: 

1) Sea Witch Cottage

2) Priestess of the Light

3) Diary of a Familiar-in-Training

4) Witch Kitchen

5) Sofibelle's Magickal Realm

6) A Natural Witch-Grimoire of Life and Practice

7) Ask Faeries

8) Life of a Domestic Witch

9) Come Sit a SPELL....

10) Free Spells Daily

Now I dont have a total of 15 because I do not 

follow 

that many blogs but if I could nominate 

Kim 

@ The Wiccan Life blog again I would!!!! 

Her blog is so active and lovingly awesome.

Okay that's it for me, check out some of the blogs 

I nominated, some are not really active but they 

are still awesome to read. Blessed Be and enjoy. 

Love and Light... 

Meladee

The Desert Siren

Kids are funny.

So this will be a quick and small post about a moment that happened today.

Well my oldest daughter (16 yrs) and my hubby were sitting talking about tattoos. Well my hubby has a ton of tats on him and my 16 year old got her first one for her 16th birthday. Yeah I know that's a little to young but that is what she wanted and I had to approve the size and image. And myself have a small one on my left shoulder towards the back.

Well my 5 year old is sitting there and gets this huge pout on her face and when I asked her what was wrong she said "I dont have a tattoo, I'm not like the rest of the family".
So my foster son (who has tats as well and is an artist himself) pulled her aside and gave her a pretend one of her favorite character (Hello Kitty) which made her oh so happy.

Now what to do and say when it washes off. *UGH*

Hope everyone had a fabulous week and an even better weekend to come.

Love and Light.....

My new project...

So as I was surfing the web the other day I came across an awesome pic which has inspired me to do a new project in the house.

I will include the pic below but it is of a family tree. It's such a wonderful idea and awesome way to set pictures up of all loved ones. Living and passed.

I'm not much of an artist or painter but my best friend who is said she would come in and help me. Now we both have crazy schedules and she's allergic to cats (I have a ton of cats) so this will be a tough one to get done. But I have hope. My goal is to have it done by 2013 but my dream would be to have it done in time for Dia de los Muertos but we shall see how it goes.

Wish me luck!!!!

Mama duck syndrome....

OK so I have been lucky enough to be a stay at home mom for the last year. And I do love my family and pets but sheesh I cant get them out of my butt!!!!
Seriously every time I turn around or step back I step on a pet or family member. That is still okay with me but even in the bathroom no peace.
When I'm in the shower at least 2-3 people have to go in there and the cats meow and scratch the door if they are not in there with me. Even during my private moments people and pets are in there. Nothing like seeing your kitty pop up from between your legs or have your teen daughter take a seat on the floor to talk to you. I'm like "really" I just want to take a poop in private!!!!!
The only time I get left alone is if I'm doing housework cause no one wants to be a part of that! Whew think I need a glass of wine to unwind and laugh at my family cause I have a little buzz, lol.
So sorry this was just a little venting blog. Hope everyone has had an awesome week and an even better weekend to come.

Love and Light.....

Friday the 13th once again....

Just wanted to wish everyone a fun and safe Friday which happens to be the 13th. Below is a pic that made me crack up. Hope you enjoy it as well.

Love and Light....

Yes I'm a HOT WITCH!!!

LOL, yep cause it's gotten to 107 degrees where I live.
Ugh so strange I was born and raised in the desert and I've never liked the heat. I can see a big change in our Mother Gaia as it has never been this hot for so many days straight and gotten there so fast. Our winters here are colder. No snow but last year we got a lot of freezes and I have never seen that before.
Even at 8pm it's still very hot. My honey works nights and gets home around 4:30am and we have to water then or at 9pm. Either way we are doing it in the dark.
4th of July is coming up and that is my mothers birthday and we are trying to think how to pull off her being comfortable and cool while having a bbq. Sheesh I just dont know.
Well whatever your plans are I wish everyone a fun and safe 4th please watch your fireworks/embers cause our mother earth cannot afford to have more fires going on then she already does. And lets send some good energy out there to help all who have been affected by these forest fires.
Love and Light.......

Catching Up....

So looking over my blog I noticed there were many events/memories that I did not blog about. So this one will be a catch up blog so if its a little long I'm sorry. I think there will be more pics than anything, lol.

First I noticed nothing was said about my Ostara. It was quiet and lovely. I made Ostara baskets for my two daughter and my mom. We colored eggs and ate a ton of candy. We left the dinner for Easter as I'm trying to accommodate my moms beliefs as well plus that is how I was raised so we honor both Pagan and Christian holidays in my home.

Below is a pic of our Ostara table.....

Next is a couple of pics of my youngest with her Ostara basket. She's funny, after she got it she said she couldn't wait for her Easter basket. I told her she got an Ostara basket and that was it. She turns and tells me "No that basket was from the Goddess, I'm waiting for the one from the bunny now." Oh boy kids........

Next was Beltane and the super moon. We had a lovely time but both of the girls did go home sick. They came down with a 24 hour flu bug. But the sabbat and super moon where still filled with magic. Below is a picture of my personal altar at home and the Maypole at the Beltane celebration.

Super moon pictures. Sorry camera cell phones don't do it justice at all but I'm happy I got a few pics of it.

Oh yeah and back tracking even further to Earth Day. We all went to IHOP for an extra early breakfast and we all ordered the Lorax breakfast and planted our seeds they gave us that day. Now after all these years I can finally say I ate green eggs and ham. Yay!!

That's it folks. I think I'm all caught up for now, lol. Thanks for tuning in. Blessed Be!

YouTube Channel

Hey folks sorry I haven't blogged in a bit. I've been very sick and my family decided to get sick as well. But everyone is better and I"m still working through my health issues. Any-who just wanted to stop in say hello and ask to check out my YouTube Channel. I'm trying to do videos and blog but seems I'm a bit behind, lol. But if you will stop in check it out sub to my channel or whatever you may like.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Love and Light,

Meladee

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheDesertSiren73

Trying to get on my feet...

Oh boy this last six months have been chaos with my health. In and out of the ER, clinics, doctor offices, etc....yup my health has not been at 100 percent. I'm okay as of right now, just needing to have some tests done and I'm sure everything will turn out fine but it's a hard thing to stay happy, positive and spiritual while going through a health mess. It mess' with your brain. 


But this past new moon fell at the same time as the meteor shower. So very quietly my hubby and I got some blankets along with some hot tea and sneaked outside to watch the show. It was a beautiful show. We even might have seen a possible UFO. All I know is we could not figure out what it was flying around up there. Any who that was exactly what I needed to get back on my feet and try to feel better.

I'm going to attempt to go back to my zumba and yoga classes and start getting ready for BELTANE!!! I'm so excited for this year's celebration. My whole family is going and we will be camping out all weekend long. Hopefully my youngest and my teen will not kill each other, lol. 


Well just wanted to give a quick little line on whats going on with me. Until next time my dears.


Love and Light,
Mel

Ooogley Boogley....Friday the 13th

I have no idea why so many freak out on this day. To me it's just like any other and actually kinda nice to look forward to any Friday cause that is the start of the weekend! Hooray!
Now when I was a kid we took it as far as to actually celebrate Friday the 13th. Having sleep overs to watch the 13th movies. Going around the neighborhood causing cranks and pranks especially if it was a friend or family member. Made it even more fun. We didn't hurt anyone in the process burt I'm sure we did get under a lot of people skin, heheheheeee.....
Any who where ever you are who ever you are and weather you are superstitious this day or not I hope you have a fun and safe one. I know I will. Today is time to work on my BOS, take a zumba class and chill with my girls maybe even a quick trip to the Herb Store. Ahhhhh I love being a witch.

Love and Light,
Mel

Not a good or funny April Fools Day today....

Electric Cigarette Explodes in Fla. Man's Face - ABC News

I found this article because this happened today to my oldest daughter's father. He had his bottom teeth knocked out, the roof of his mouth was fractured and has a hole in it, eye damage from the fire when it exploded, burns on his lips, face, side of his torso, and arms from the explosion. The bed he was in even caught on fire when the cigarette exploded, a piece of it hit the wall and made a hole through it! The liquid the poured out was so hot it even burned his girlfriend who was asleep next to him and she as well has to be treated for burns. He is now in the ER still. He has been there since last night and will be there for awhile. He will have to have several surgeries before he will ever be back to normal. This is going to be a long and hard recovery and lawsuit!!!!

Please pass this along to warn others of this danger. I know there are a lot of folks out there that use these things.

Magical Family

I feel so happy that I have my little minions here in the house. LOL, all mai little wee folk who follow a magical path in some shape or form.

It was hard there for a few years. I was a young single mom who not only had to take care of myself and an infant but also got responsibility of my elderly sick mother who had no income at all. So working 35-36 hours a week at $7.50 was killing me and a very big burden on my shoulders. Then she (my mom)  is a hard core Christian to boot and I had to hear every day about how silly I was on choosing to be Pagan and hearing her teach my first born about Jesus and such. I never thought I would ever feel comfortable in my own home. But being a new mom, early 20's I didn't have much of a voice. Geez this was forever ago like 15 years or so.

Now at age 38 with a fiance' who does Dragon Magic along with being a practicing Druid, my first born picking to follow my pagan path after having to go to Catholic, Christian, and even temple with her Jewish grandmother (on her dad's side) I felt honored that she picked my path, getting a foster son who studied deep magic and is a very knowledgeable young man in his own right, and now having a 4 year old that by my choice is being taught to be a pagan. Yes my mom is still here teaching my youngest about Jesus but that's okay because I'm no longer dismissed on my beliefs or my religion is not being called silly.

I have altars and shrines all over my house along with a lot of fantasy type decor. Yes finally after all these years I have my magical home and my magical family. I love walking in and seeing them do their practice. My baby girl loves full moon rituals it so cute to see her talk to the Goddess and I love how after dinner my foster son (age 23 now) and my 16 year old practice tarot and divination in the dining room and smelling sweet aroma's of dragon's blood and other awesome stuff coming from my bedroom (my fiance').

Yes I do feel a little bad that now my mom is in my place how I was years ago but she has never been left out of any family events. She even took part in both my girls wiccaning and to be fair I offer to go with her to church so she doesn't have to sit there alone. So all in all we are doing pretty good co-existing with each other and to bad that's not how it is every where because its how it should be.

Below are just a few pics from around the house taken at different times just to give you an idea.
And remember don't ever give up on who you are or what you believe even if it seems the cards are against ya.

Love and Light......

Above is the dining room table after dinner. My oldest daughter, foster son and a friend left everything out when they were done practicing. Even the bbq sauce was left out, lol. It's in the center of the table.

Our cat Voodoo crashed out on his favorite rug. My pentacle rug which sits in front of my altar room.

And our backyard has the best view of the full moon. Yes our yard faces our beautiful Sandia Mountains as well. We are very lucky to have such a view. Also a picture I took of a fairy door we found at my youngest daughters favorite park to play. We were so excited we found it.

BLESSED BE!!!