by Raechel Henderson | Jun 9, 2021 | Musings
I am sitting in a hotel room that reeks of decades of cigarette smoke despite being labelled as non-smoking, on a bed that I had checked for bedbugs. I am drinking blackberry whiskey from a flask as I watch The Lost World. I am in Racine, WI for my first vending event...
by Raechel Henderson | Jan 1, 2021 | Musings
Today I am making an inventory of our freezer. There’s the container of watermelon chunks that needs to be used up. I also have a container filled with cubes of lime juice and I think both will get blended with some orange juice and rum for the weekend. There is...
by Raechel Henderson | Nov 11, 2020 | Musings
I’ve written about taking a magickal approach to my mental health before. My rituals and spells aren’t meant to be replacements for but rather compliments to my medication and therapy. I keep all three seprated in my mind. The divide between them all might...
by Raechel Henderson | Oct 28, 2020 | Musings
I was chatting with my friend, Moira, the other day. Like many artists who sell their work at conventions and craft fairs, she has seen all of her scheduled events cancelled this year. Some have been postponed or pushed back to 2021. Some may never happen again....
by Raechel Henderson | Sep 30, 2020 | Musings
The first three days of remote learning had gone relatively well. I was able to get up at 8:30 am (a feat since I am a night owl who takes morning personally). I was getting my son, Ben, online and keeping him on task. I had tackled my to do list with gusto, drawing a...
by Raechel Henderson | Sep 23, 2020 | Musings
After writing about the paltry harvest I had foraging the backyard, my neglected garden decided to speak up. This year I had only managed tomatoes and cucumbers. The peas and beans fell victim to the local vole and chipmunks. The two pepper plants were overshadowed by...
