This Month in the Grove
by Witchgrove

What Happened in the Grove

Yve, Sage and Cerr

Cerr and Frenchie visited Yve and Sage in Canada, while Tzu flew to the Netherlands to be with Branny.

Minerva Ravenwing volunteered to keep a weekly list of healing requests, which Pixie codes for the website (members only).

Kiele announced that the new teacher in the Luna Goddess school is Mab. Classes run for a year and a day, starting just after Imbolc, enrol at The Luna Goddess

Astara Moonlore led both an on-line Esbat ritual and Yule ritual. Both were well attended and she did brilliantly.

Meph travelled to a metaphysical shop in Billings, where he sold a great number of wands.

Karen deleted all the spammers from the Guest Book, while Tzu did the same for the Sales and Messenge Board memberships. Massive undertakings both.

The Grove were voting on new artwork for both the group and the website. The winning design will be announced in the New Year.

There's been an associate link set up with Amazon to help pay for this website. You'll find links scattered throughout the site, while many of the Grove's authors are collected together in the Shopping Mall.

Trevor and Liz launched their own radio show, on Net Talk Radio. It airs every Wednesday at midnight, through to 1am on Thursday morning, and is entitled 'The Witching Hour'. Their debut on 6th featured an interview with Ronald Hutton.

Karen will be on air again, on WHFR. Her show is on January 11th, 4-6pm EST.

    Stephane played a gig in Beauharnois.

    The release of Mab's book was featured in the University of Wolverhampton's news.

    Cerr had successful surgery, which should dramatically improve her life and reduce/stop all pain.

    Branwynn and Storm Feather's gorgeous nine-year-old daughter grew her hair especially so she could cut it in aid of Locks of Love.

    Bella raised $20.50 towards a relief fund for Dafur, by asking people to bid on a piece of cheese shaped like a goldfish in an Ebay auction

    Dreamweaver and Scorpius's cat, Cal, returned to their home after being missing for two years.

    Kathrien thanked good brakes and headlights when she found a tiny kitten abandoned in the road. She's keeping her and calling her, Yule.

    Silver moved into her new home.

    Branwen Morrighan announced that she was enrolling for medical transcription courses.

    Branwynn Annwn passed her Network Foundations Module with 90% average.

    Icinia announced that she is going to start home-schooling her children. Bella and Damara are both home-schooling their boys, while Dreamweaver and Scorpius's daughter, also home-schooled, is on course to graduate with honours.

    The Grove membership rose from 311to 316 members; posting 2596 messages.

    Weekly discussions were introduced by Georgia, Patty, Tarna Icinia and Warriormail Mike.


Veil Crossings and Rites of Passage

Cabochon's grandmother crossed the veil on December 3rd 2006.

Kathrien Moondail announced her pregnancy. The baby is due on August 12th 2007.

Missy's cousin-in-law passed away in the cab of his beloved truck on December 11th 2006.

Visiting by Jeninia

Alyeesha, a 17 year old friend of Louise, was killed in a car crash in December 2006.