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Jul 25, 2020 by Rua Lupa
In April, when COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) had reached the point when masks were considered to be a practical tool for …
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Category: Crafting, Political Barking, Rua's Rambles, Seasons & Stardust, The Cairn
| Tags: culture, DIY, Ehoah, heraldry, history, Living History, Medieval, Medieval Heraldry, Religious Naturalism, SCA, science, World
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Aug 8, 2017 by Rua Lupa
This year was hot with waves of rainstorms. But that did not stop the attendees from having a good time.
Category: Crafting, Rua's Rambles, The Cairn
| Tags: DIY, Ealdormere, heraldry, Historical Recreation, holidays, Living History, Medieval, SCA
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Dec 20, 2016 by Rua Lupa
As this is the time of year when we reach the climax of seasonal gift wrapping, I have decided to share some of my creative eco-friendly wrapping techniques – and there are really two primary methods to it. 1) Cloth Bag Wrapping, and 2) Paper & Paint Wrapping
Category: Crafting, Rua's Rambles, Seasons & Stardust
| Tags: atheism, Christmas, DIY, Gift, Nox, pagan, Religious Naturalism, Saegoah, solstice, sustainability, Winter Solstice
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May 11, 2015 by Rua Lupa
Because I strive to live harmoniously within Nature as a Saegoah many conventional methods of doing things gets thrown out the window, like my garden. It is unlike any garden in town because it is self fertile and as of this spring, self watering as well. In the process of making it I got a great many odd looks and even laughed at by those passing by. The following is a photo essay of the process and end result of this endeavor.
Category: Crafting, Rua's Rambles, Seasons & Stardust
| Tags: DIY, Garden, Permaculture, Religious Naturalism, Saegoah, Spring
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Dec 12, 2014 by Rua Lupa
Want to have a full fledged celebration of Nox? Rua Lupa shows you how that can be done…
Category: Crafting, Rua's Rambles, Seasons & Stardust
| Tags: Celebrations, Ceremony, Cosmos, DIY, Ehoah, Festival, holidays, Religious Naturalism, Saegoah, solstice
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Oct 21, 2014 by Rua Lupa
Learn how you can turn a energy and resource guzzling lawn into a food forest oasis! And you can start the process this autumn by working with nature’s natural seeding time.
Category: Crafting, Rua's Rambles, Seasons & Stardust
| Tags: Autumn, DIY, Ehoah, Food Forest, gardening, hugelkultur, humanity, Lawn, Permaculture, Religious Naturalism, Saegoah, science, seeds
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Oct 17, 2014 by Rua Lupa
The Saegoah Kalendar is finally here! Also, you can get your own Cervid Constellation Pumpkin Carving Pattern as well – just in time for Halloween, Samhain, and Transnox.
Category: Rua's Rambles, Seasons & Stardust
| Tags: calendar, Constellation, Craft, DIY, Halloween, Religious Naturalism, Samhain, Wheel of the Year
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Oct 7, 2014 by Rua Lupa
Learn how to make and use dye from goldenrod.
Category: Crafting, Rua's Rambles, Seasons & Stardust, The Cairn
| Tags: Autumn, Craft, DIY, Do It Yourself, Dyes, Goldenrod, How To, Permaculture, Religious Naturalism, SCA, Wildcrafting
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Sep 28, 2014 by Rua Lupa
You can enjoy the fruits of harvest wherever you are. This is a great time of year to pick some fruit in your neighbourhood. It can be surprising how many people have fruiting trees with no intention of harvesting the bounty, but who will share if asked — giving you the opportunity to pick, plant, and preserve with local fruit.
Category: Crafting, Rua's Rambles, Seasons & Stardust
| Tags: Apples, Autumn, DIY, Do It Yourself, Harvest, Permaculture, Religious Naturalism
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May 26, 2014 by Rua Lupa
Do you ever wonder why there are water bans even though there was a recent deluge and flooded basements? Why there are floods and droughts in the same place on the news? What if I told you it was because of us? – Here is how that is and some hands-on solutions for places that have flood, drought and fire problems. Lets get to work to heal the land!
Category: Crafting, Political Barking, Rua's Rambles, Seasons & Stardust
| Tags: desertification, DIY, drought, erosion, Fire, flood, gardening, humanity, Permaculture, rain garden, Religious Naturalism, science, swale, water harvesting
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Aug 13, 2013 by Rua Lupa
Wild grass fields. They are more than what they seem…
Category: Crafting, Rua's Rambles, Seasons & Stardust
| Tags: Children, Craft, Create, DIY, Ehoah, kids, Play, Religious Naturalism, Saegoah, Wildscapes
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Jul 18, 2013 by Rua Lupa
Soil. The source of all our nutrition requires it, making it immensely valuable. But our agricultural and gardening practices are not treating it that way. In fact we are killing our soils on a grand scale. How did it become this way? Is there a solution? We’ll get into that and the solutions that are not what you’d think…
Category: Political Barking, Rua's Rambles, Seasons & Stardust
| Tags: agriculture, atheism, DIY, Ehoah, farming, gardening, Micro Organisms, Permaculture, Religious Naturalism, Saegoah, science, soil