tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31366199198412267732023-11-16T00:26:13.180-07:00Inspired by LifeWhere I write what I live.Stacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-67239643737896551772016-10-31T12:43:00.002-06:002016-10-31T12:43:23.093-06:00Crock-Pot Pumpkin Butter - Tastes Like Pie!
One of the things that always bothers me about the Halloween season is what a waste it is to just throw away every single part of those pumpkins. The end result of the attempted mitigation of my guilt was this pumpkin butter. It uses pumpkin guts instead of cubed pumpkin, and everything is tossed in the slow-cooker. We went to my parent's house for supper last night, and whenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-65879855216921912632016-10-30T20:13:00.001-06:002016-10-30T20:13:24.418-06:00Halloween!Tomorrow is Halloween. At this point, you don't need me to tell you that. I would hope not, anyway.
Bugs and I carved a pumpkin this morning. She rejected all of the stencils that came with the carving kit, deeming them "not scary enough". She has often said over the past month that our house isn't scary enough for Halloween. My only decoration (a wreath) Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-86996626337469987302016-10-20T14:41:00.002-06:002016-10-20T14:41:47.092-06:00Homemade Pasta Sauce
Once upon a time, a generous coworker gifted me the largest zucchini I have ever seen. I had no idea what to do with it. This thing was larger around than my bicep. Not even joking.
I decided on a pasta sauce, with the whole monstrous thing chopped up and thrown in.
I've made this a couple of times since then, and as you can see, I made a double batch the last Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-69035697743118985032016-10-17T10:59:00.000-06:002016-10-17T10:59:01.000-06:00Surrounded by debris, send help!I sit here in my living room, a cup tea cooling too quickly on my coffee table. I am lamenting the ruin of my once-clean house. Ruined, you ask? By what? A gaggle of 6 and 7 year-olds. That's what. There were so many children in my house yesterday. It was Brianna's birthday, and I was just so pleased that not all of the children invited showed up. Six was enough. &Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-65662604467818597022016-10-10T12:29:00.001-06:002016-10-10T12:29:46.143-06:00Hello again!
It's been a while. A long while. At least 2 or 3 years.
I just went back and checked my posts. It's actually been about 4 years, especially since I didn't post a lot on the new domain.
I know - I've said before about other people - that you shouldn't apologise or need to give a reason for being away from your blog. Honestly though - 4 years.
I know I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-89627818297931612842012-04-07T09:41:00.003-06:002012-04-07T09:41:45.813-06:00Moving Day!Well folks, here it is! Moving on over to the new domain today. Go check it out, and enter the giveaway for my newest eCookbook, Sabbat Cooking ~ Beltane! Just released today. Go on! Go! Check it out! Tell me what you think in the comments over there while you are entering the giveaway. http://asimplelifeinspired.com/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-42680043825834346062012-03-30T12:54:00.004-06:002012-03-30T12:54:59.619-06:00Well, this is it!On April 7th, I'll be switching over to my brand new domain! It's pretty. I like it.
I'll also be having a giveaway for my new eCookbook, which will be released that same day! The catch is - entering for it will be done over at the new site, so you'll all have to come see it if you want to enter! In the meantime, I'm looking for people to guest post on a specific subject - Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-61059737881573719652012-03-21T10:56:00.001-06:002012-03-21T10:56:13.227-06:00The Dreaded SickSince Friday, I've been trying my very best to pretend to be among the living. I've generally been acting pretty zombie like. I haven't been sick thankfully, but Brianna got Croup. It's been a fun one, I tell ya. She would only sleep an hour, or an hour and a half, at a time. She would wake up, cough like mad, and then cry and say "no way, no way" over and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-15644751259146706662012-03-20T10:47:00.000-06:002012-03-20T10:47:45.094-06:00Blessed Ostara!Ostara Blessings to all my Northern Hemisphere friends, and a Blessed Mabon to those friends in the Southern Hemisphere! Hope everyone has a lovely time today with whatever they have planned. We will probably bundle Brianna up and take her out to break the ice on the puddles if it gets a little warmer - it will be good for her throat. As I type this, I realize I haven't really bloggedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-2406383574142977462012-03-16T11:24:00.001-06:002012-03-16T11:24:48.180-06:00A PSAFor some of you, this will be a repeat, but hey. Repetition is good for the memory, right?
How many here saw Teo Bishop's blog post on changing his name? The Gods always seem to work these things out well, because this was perfectly timed for me to read.
You see, I've been considering something similar.
Not legally changing my name, because I don't really need to. However, Stacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-32878311124921674172012-03-15T00:54:00.000-06:002012-03-15T00:54:03.809-06:00The Sunday DinnerThere have been numerous sources state about the detriment it is that families don't eat at the table together anymore. Something that I haven't seen a lot of though is the lack of Sunday dinners.
It wouldn't even have to be on Sunday. Any day. The whole family, gathering together for a special meal - not your normal weekday fair. Maybe the Grandparents would come.  Stacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-41753185365500136862012-03-10T09:10:00.000-07:002012-03-10T09:10:14.610-07:00Sabbat Cooking - Beltane!
Hey, All! Guess what's here?!
This cookbook is filled less with seasonal things (although they are still there) and more with foods specific to symbolism. Spice, Aphrodisiacs, and pure deliciousness.
Here is the blurb from it's page:
"Beltane - the time of year for honouring love, fertility and the sun. Beltane foods focus on spice and aphrodisiacs - with Stacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-87004937346299902702012-03-05T12:14:00.001-07:002012-03-05T12:14:47.004-07:00TimelineWell, I've taken the plunge. Upgraded to Timeline for my Facebook Page.
I'm not sure I like it, but since they are forcing everyone to make the change I might as well get it over with. Apparently, it makes it more difficult to use Networked Blogs...we shall see. I'm going to be in the process of switching my Author page over as well, but I'm a little stumped on what to use for Stacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-48529272970184473382012-03-04T10:06:00.004-07:002012-03-04T10:06:39.893-07:00Vlog # 2Hey all. Second vlog went up today. The editing is kind of....bad. Yes. Bad. I'm getting better though, lol.
Thanks for watching!
Goddess Bless,
StacyStacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-81474133674461297502012-03-01T23:55:00.001-07:002012-03-01T23:55:03.737-07:00Liturgy: Coming of AgeFirst, some awesome personal news - it is official, we no longer have any debt except our house - no credit card debt, no consolidation loan debt - It's all payed off! We are still kind of in shock. Now, on to the post! 'Tis a short one today.
As in my previous post on Liturgy, I talked a little about the coming of age ritual(s) I want to write for my reference book. So,Stacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-39224861365872813972012-02-22T13:37:00.000-07:002012-02-22T13:37:06.931-07:00LiturgyWithin the past couple of weeks, I've begun writing a personal liturgy book. I need it in two senses, one in that it's on my 3rd Degree (which, if I didn't say it, I'll say it now! I finished my 2nd Degree, haha!) which I didn't know until after I started it, but mainly I wanted to make one because of my Clergy position within the community.
If someone comes to me and says "I NEED Stacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-76217720188337275342012-02-13T09:47:00.000-07:002012-02-13T09:47:09.885-07:00A post in which (*sigh*) I sort of ruin Valentine's DaySo, Sunday evening. Sean and I are talking while each doing our own thing. After a few minutes of easy silence, he says, "What are our finances like right now?"
My first reaction, of course, is panic.
"Why? What happened? What broke? Did something happen with the car?"
"No," He says. "Why can't I know?"
"I mean, I like when you actually show an interest in Stacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-40052719560728926482012-02-11T12:30:00.002-07:002012-02-11T12:30:57.882-07:00Cycles - in LifeDid you ever hear that luck comes in threes? That three good things will happen, then three bad, then three good, repeating over and over? Wicca and many other branches of Paganism are all about cycles - the Wheel of the Year, any of the Triple Goddesses, and the idea of Maiden, Mother and Crone. Being that most of Paganism is based on a form of Nature worship, we take ourStacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-83647490023113421402012-02-09T12:07:00.001-07:002012-02-09T12:07:46.018-07:00What a WeekHey All!
Read through, even if it looks boring, haha. There is we got some AWESOME news which I'll share at the end of the post.
Thanks so much for the awesome response to my first Vlog - I definitely think I will be doing more of them, especially if life continues in this crazy busy way. Even just doing that first Vlog, I learned a lot - I saw "Um" far too much, and lose my train Stacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-56261287869975323712012-02-05T23:40:00.001-07:002012-02-05T23:40:20.271-07:00First Vlog!Go easy on me! I, of course, can only notice horrible things about this video...heh.
Stacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-55119864620078463652012-01-31T01:05:00.001-07:002012-01-31T01:05:19.088-07:00Suggestions on VloggingWell, this is it - my next post will be a vlog! I'm stating it here to be held accountable, haha. I've asked for suggestions from around the interwebz as to what my first vlog should be about. The first one is always the hardest, isn't it? I've had some good suggestions - Children, and my Pagan life in general.
So, do you agree? What do you suggest? What do Stacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-90174791584872240722012-01-28T11:07:00.003-07:002012-01-28T11:08:08.077-07:00SOPA's Canadian CousinEspecially for my Canadian readers;
Recently we all witnessed - and some participated - in the fights our American friends were waging against SOPA and PIPA. What most Canadians don't know is that Bill C-11, currently about to come before the House of Commons (again), is backed by the same "people" (corporations are people too! /snark/) who backed SOPA, and is based on similar Stacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-84280641222233336242012-01-27T11:41:00.002-07:002012-01-27T11:41:52.086-07:00How I Spent My EveningLast night, the power went out. Again. It seems we've had a lot of power outages this year, more than normal. So, while waiting up to listen for Brianna (as the monitors were off) this is how I spend my time:
Candles and books. I had about 30 candles going. What more do you really need?
Well, heat, for one thing. Especially in a Canadian winter. It Stacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-12724373948575137482012-01-25T16:27:00.002-07:002012-01-25T16:30:23.762-07:00The LoraxMy good friend at Cauldron Full of Stars blogged about this the other day, and I felt compelled to as well. It's pretty well known that a movie version of The Lorax is being made by Universal. What may not be so well known (but is becoming so) is that the message of preservation and environmental education is not to be included.
The Lorax was (and still is) one of my favorite books.Stacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136619919841226773.post-69862069243402240852012-01-20T22:10:00.005-07:002012-01-20T22:10:32.970-07:00Back In the HospitalSo, since my previous post about Sean's hospital visit and what happened, things had been going fairly well. He had the day off on Wednesday, and went for a nap late that afternoon. At 5:30, he woke up and told me he was feeling faint and dizzy, and that it felt like his heart was working harder than normal. So we packed up Brianna and debated going to the clinic as opposed to Stacy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469194748106125725noreply@blogger.com1