Sahmain 1998 Newsletter Editorial

I must say a huge thank you to everyone who has sent good wishes my way to help my hand recover. I am almost fully healed now, and the doctors say I should be ready to pick up the cricket bat again in a few weeks. Perhaps this time, I wont pick it up with so much enthusiasm, or I should learn how to dive properly! The time spent slowing down and contemplating life has been a good preparation for the coming season! (Something I might not have said a month or so ago!)

Samhain is upon us, and we can now look forward to some marked changes in our landscape. Autumn leaves have begun to fall, as I can testify to the pile of apricot tree leaves forming in our backyard. The wysteria will also soon begin to shed its leaves, and rest before its beautiful spring blooms. I am pleased to report that the cuckoo sounds as though it has found a mate to migrate north with for winter. A relief from the noise for us for a short while, but I always look forward to his return, and hopefully some new cuckoos to torment us over spring and summer! The sun has already begun to alter the amount of sunshine in our backyard, and our bromeliads are now safe from the burning sun of summer. It is a time to take down the shade cloth and enjoy their beauty.

As summer cricket matches and lazy fishing trips give way to Sunday football and freezing winds whipping up the waterways, I look forward to cool nights tucked up inside with my loved ones. How do you mark the seasons in your life?

I remember the loved ones who have passed from me in the past year, and in years gone by, by telling stories about them and remembering the life they once lived. I wish them the rest they desire, and allow myself time to miss them.

What's happening in your backyard, or on your balcony this season?

I hope you all have a happy and safe Samhain. Blessed Be, Adrianne.