Seasonal Celebration Archives - One Willow Apothecaries

In the thick of winter it’s easy to forget that the light is actually growing each day. A week from now we’ll have an hour

Marked by the longest nights of the year, the solstice season has always been defined by a profound pause. In Latin, the word “Solstice”

Last week we had our first snow of the year. A dazzling down that blanketed the land in white, it felt like a hug from the sky. After an

I always seem to have big things happen in autumn. Job changes, new relationships, the passing of loved ones, windfalls, leases and

The oldest magic on Earth never died. It’s still flowing down the hillsides, literally falling from the sky. Before humans worked with

In English we only really have one word for love. In Ancient Greek, however, there was a whole vocabulary to describe the wondrous variety of

Since time immemorial this season has asked us to believe. As the days whittle down to their shortest points in the Northern hemisphere,

When I was a kid, every year my family and I would go to a local farm to cut down our Christmas tree. It was always one of the most

The bright copper of October has finally faded into the brown of November. There are more leaves on the ground then the trees now. When I