Summer Magick, Harry Potter, and the end of my vacation
I’m back in Miami after a wonderful week in Orlando at Summer Magick Fest and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. But my vacation is coming to an end.
Expat Life
Three weeks of summer, community, and magick in Miami
I’ve returned to Miami for the first time in four years. I’m here for three weeks of summer and community. It’s time for Summer Magick, the Midsummer, and more.
My Cuban-American-Australian Pagan Christmas traditions
Christmas has been both joyful and full of longing. After many years, I’ve hit the sweet spot and found ways to make Christmas traditions my own.
Sausages, onions, and potatoes: the foods of Australian democracy
Australia has a new Prime Minister. Scott Morrison is the sixth PM in ten years. Morrison became PM through a leadership spill, a declaration that the leadership of a parliamentary party is vacant and open for re-election, or when a rival to the existing leader calls for a spill. In Australia’s parliamentary system, you vote …
Bon voyage
I’m going home for a little while. Wish me a bon voyage. My father tells a story: when I was a little girl, I got mad because I wanted to do something that my parents would not permit. In my anger, I said to my father that I couldn’t wait to grow up and leave …
The sausage sizzle and Australian community
Nothing brings Australians together like the sausage sizzle. The sausage sizzle is a Australian community fundraising event. It involves the barbecuing and sale of sausages, typically on bread, maybe with onions, and usually accompanied by sauces. You can usually also get a drink. Its American cousin is the hot dog stand, but whereas the hot …
