Today is August 1st, which marks the celebration of Lammas. This holiday celebrates the beginning of the annual wheat harvest and signifies the bounty summer has brought us, while heralding the coming of Autumn. As I walk through the wheat fields on my daily morning hikes with my dog, the sense of abundance and life is…
Winter Foraging Cookies
One of my favorite things about Winter is when you get those perfect, crisp days. The days when you can go for a hike in the snow-laden woods and breathe in air so cold it tightens your lungs. Now that I live in Germany, I get to experience those days so much more than I…
Chilled Autumnal Spiced Wine
Alright, let’s get to one of my favorite topics: Wine. I love wine. Not in a sad, “TLC intervention alcoholic” kind of way, but in a “fascinated by the entire process and love to discuss and drink it” kind of way. In fact, it was over a bottle of wine, or two, that this blog…
Samhain in Steinbach, Germany
One of the most interesting things about living in Germany, and Europe as a whole, is the sheer history that I get to experience day-to-day. America has it’s own rich history, but it can’t even hold a candle to European history. Everywhere you look, there’s a bridge, or a tree, or a building that is…
DIY Incense Bundle (Otherwise known as a Smudge Stick)
Growing up, my mom’s best friend always used to Smudge. Every time we came to visit, she had beautiful Smudge Sticks wafting herbal smoke throughout the house, creating a hazy but inviting atmosphere. She was such a proponent of smudging that she even smudged her new car (to be fair, the previous owner had died…
Fire Burn, Essential Oil Bubble
When we first moved into our new house, I was very aware that it did not smell like home. I smudged the whole house on several occasions, but every time I entered, it smelled like someone else’s house. I lugged all of my essential oils out of their boxes and started researching and blending like…
A Coven of Two
Welcome to The Tipsy Witch – a blog where two women share thoughts, tips, crafts, recipes, ideas, intentions, and wine. This is a space for exploration. A space to dabble and investigate. We’ll be up front, neither of us are practioners of Wicca (at least not yet). The Tipsy Witch was born more out of…