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Do you have the urge to throw a party or host a date in your home? The Cancer moon highlights cozy domesticity and the care, maintenance and creativity that go into making comfortable and lovely spaces. Leo energy adds the drama. They don't call it "entertaining guests"...Entertainment / Horoscopes / Dec 18, 2023 Sometimes it is hard to be aware and tuned in to all that's going on in a moment, but the willingness to do so is enough to start the journey. Mercury and Jupiter form an earth sign trine, which has the effect of sifting through the rubble of ordinary communication to come up with the nuggets of gold ...VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your vigilance is often a boon, but not today. This is no time to be strict on yourself. It's probably the foolish and "time wasting" pursuits that will lead you to ...Domestic Moon. Holiday Mathis on Jan 24, 2024. The moon leaves her home in Cancer only to get immediately into a tug of war opposition with Pluto. We're heading for the full moon in Leo tomorrow, which is also known as the Wolf Moon. Whether you choose to see it as feline or canine, today brings the domesticated version -- …Cosmic Appetizers. Holiday Mathis on Feb 15, 2024. The moon in the sign of appetite takes various tactics to sate the hunger. First comes an alignment with Jupiter akin to asking Dad for a bigger allowance. Then there's a threat to Mercury, followed by collusion with Uranus, the rebel planet of surprises. As for those who want what they want ...In the darkest days of winter's hold, a story of faith and courage is told. In the heavenly backdrop of this Festival of Lights is featured a trine of Mercury and Jupiter, a harbinger of good fortune for the first night of Hanukkah. Neptune's recent forward turn ...Venus Change. Holiday Mathis on Apr 29, 2024. Today brings a Venus change, and tomorrow it's Mars, which is a logical order in the "ladies first" kind of way. Both Venus and Mars are returning to their favorite places -- Mars to the warrior realm of Aries and Venus to the first sign she rules: sensual, beautiful Taurus.There's something good in this. Infatuation can teach us who we want to be. The infatuated are typically drawn to present an aspirational side of themselves, trying on a bigger persona than their lives currently allow. Fake it till you make it! ARIES (March 21-April 19). The dawn is a prize for those who wake up early.Message of Two Moons. Holiday Mathis on Mar 4, 2024. Those who take their favorite endeavors to the level of art know all too well how excessive rules can ruin the form. There is a delicate balance between structure and freedom. While some guidelines or principles can provide helpful frameworks, excessive rules can suffocate the organic …Horoscopes / February 17, 2024 The saying goes, "There's no accounting for taste." Taste is a melding of various domains of intelligence centered around aesthetics, design, social awareness and communication.A degree of self-assuredness can drive ambition and motivation. Mars taking on the mountains as a Capricorn climbing goat stresses the need to distinguish between healthy self-confidence and arrogance, the latter of which is characterized by a disregard for others, a refusal to consider alternative perspectives and an inflated sense of superiority.Horoscopes / February 17, 2024 The saying goes, "There's no accounting for taste." Taste is a melding of various domains of intelligence centered around aesthetics, design, social awareness and communication.The Kitchn: Martha Stewart taught me the secret to the best-ever baked potato. Meghan Splawn, TheKitchn.com on Dec 14, 2020. Last year, thanks to my colleague Sheela Prakash, I fell madly in love with jacket potatoes. As Sheela explains in her ode to the British take on the classic baked potato, a longer baking time at a lower temperature makes ...Apr 30, 2024 · Young Mars. Holiday Mathis on Apr 30, 2024. The vigor and youth of the warrior planet is never so pronounced as when he is in his own realm. Aries is the home of Mars, and there he returns, reminding us of where our vitality originates. Back to the basics of what fuels us. Desire, appetite, need -- these are what motivates action.Apr 29, 2024 · Venus Change. Holiday Mathis on Apr 29, 2024. Today brings a Venus change, and tomorrow it's Mars, which is a logical order in the "ladies first" kind of way. Both Venus and Mars are returning to their favorite places -- Mars to the warrior realm of Aries and Venus to the first sign she rules: sensual, beautiful Taurus.The left has a new goal: degrowth! We should "buy less stuff," forgive debts, grow our own food, etc. They say this will "build a more just and sustainable society" and "save the planet" from "climate chaos." This idea is popular with capitalism-haters. One at a ...The full moon provides the entertainment for this Cinco de Mayo with a disappearing act. The lunar eclipse will not be seen in North America, which is fitting for the Scorpio moon agenda. This moon famously favors mystery, privacy, secrets and behind-the-scenes moves. ...2. While chickpeas cook, heat 1/4 cup oil in a 10-inch nonstick or carbon-steel skillet over medium heat until just shimmering. Add bread crumbs and cook, stirring frequently, until deep golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic, paprika, cumin, salt, cinnamon, cayenne and saffron and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds.

Gifting Gone Wrong. Annie Lane on Jan 22, 2024. Dear Annie: On Dec. 19 of 2022, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Ahead of time, my husband and I talked with both sets of our parents and we all agreed that we would not be exchanging Christmas gifts that year. I wanted for Christmas to be quiet so that I could focus on my newborn and ...The new year features Jupiter's lucky new direct motion path, and there are only moments until Mercury's retrograde ends, too. These are omens for a new year filled with hope and prosperity. "Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky/ The flying cloud, the frosty light: The...Entertainment / Horoscopes / Aug 24, 2023 Whereas Leo solar energy is bright and dazzling, the Virgo sun offers its sweetness with humbling modesty. These are earthy times when the work is much more important than the performance that can go along with it.When I saw Donald Trump take an interest in the horrible killing of a Georgia nursing student, I was swept by a profound sense of having been here before. In 2015, Trump made a national cause out of the fatal shooting of Kate Steinle in San Francisco, allegedly by Jose Ines Garcia-Zarate, a migrant in the U.S. illegally. Garcia-Zarate was later acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges ...

Dear Amy: My 24-year-old daughter is expecting a baby boy. She told me that she plans to use her biological dad's name as her baby's middle name. Her dad, "Tobias," and I divorced when she was six and her brother was four. At the time, the literature advised divorced parents to never say anything unkind about one's ex. Thus, I did not tell my daughter how horribly I was abused, both physically ...Lunar Longing. Holiday Mathis on Feb 27, 2024. To want is human. However, there are many aspects to wanting that are extremely difficult for humans. We often don't know what we want or have a great deal of control over our appetites, nor do we necessarily want what is good for us. With the balanced lunar Libra influence, efforts we make to ...ARIES (March 21-April 19). Expect to meet a variety of responses to the change you propose. Some will embrace your ideas; others will dig in their heels, daring you to try different persuasion. Maybe they secretly want to see how powerful you are. TAURUS (April 20-May 20).…

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