Karleen Ellena, born on November 7th 2006.

The new look Witchgrove website was launched by Cerr on November 25th. This followed four months of recoding, mainly undertaken by Mab and Yve.

Andrea resigned as Sales Forum Mod, due to pressures of her workload at Twin Roses Designs. Thank you for all your hard work, Andrea.

Tzu took Andrea's place. Starwalker volunteered her services as a coder. Icinia took up post as Photo Gallery Mod, Stayce as Meditations Forum Mod, Karen as Guest Book Mod, Patty as Causes and Biggings Up Forum Mod, and finally Colette as Cooking with Grove Forum Mod. Thank you all.

Cerr announced a contest for the Grove's artists to create bespoke artwork for both the Witchgrove group and its website.

Heidi organized the WES Samhain Journey Within, held in Glastonbury on Nov 4th, 2006. There will be more events coming in the new year, which may be found on the WES website.

Sarah-Ann opened her home to another stray cat and Dreamweaver and Scorpius went from 'looking after' a stray kitten, Ren, to giving her in adoption with the understanding of returning her to them if she isnt wanted while Tzu has adopted a kitty called Jeeves.

Three cheerleading squads, coached by Bud of the Rose, entered a competition and brought home two first place trophies and one second place.

Tektite and 10 others held a 'do it yourself' Pagan Camp in North Wales, which was very successful.

Bella got the lease on a new shop in Estes Park and appealed to Grove members to help her stock it with handcrafted, naturally resourced goods.

Gryph was invited to be the new KS Chair of the Pagan Unity Campaign.

Patty launched her own business, Tiny Bubbles, with a website designed by Hilde Bakering. She was also invited to exhibit her soaps in a prestigious craft show, where 60% of attendees bought something from her.

Anne was also at a show. She sold a lot of merchandise at a fencing event.

Dreamweaver and Patty banned blushing in the Grove, in favour of preening, as we should all accept our compliments.

Charity wrote a 10 page paper on witchcraft and witchcults for college.

Storm Feather organized the Witchgrove Annual Yule Card Exchange.

Stayce was invited to start training with the MOCC search and rescue in Western Washington.

Georgia passed her Real Estate exam!

Branny got 90% in her Network Technology Foundations homework.

Dreamweaver also discovered that she's a Lergo, the official term for being on the cusp between Leo and Virgo.

Karen was on the radio! She took a guest DJ spot on WHFR, showcasing local music.

Trevor and Liz were also on the radio, joining Ross Hemworth's 'Now That's Weird' show, on Nettalk Radio, two weeks in a row. Their own show, 'The Witching Hour', will start at midnight on December 6th/7th, 2006, then weekly at the same time.

Anna interviewed him for Witchgrove, Trevor Jones, after also interviewing Jo Harrington.

Starwalker pain-stakingly put together a 64 page museum report.

Anonymous Friend's one year evaluation, at work, showed great progress.

Damara's boss let her go part-time at work.

Kaj found the Lord and Lady were with her, when she decided at the last minute not to go out and was therefore in to catch an electrical fire before it destroyed her home.

Ivy was back on line and back in the Grove after a couple of years absence; while Missy was back after 16 weeks wrangling with laptop suppliers.

Minerva Ravenwing has agreed to collate a healing list from the post's to the Grove.

Amongst the energy work done this month, those benefitting were Stayce, Branny, Kaj, Anna's grandma and a tricky situation in Saoirse's homelife.

Trevor declared himself free from that pesky throat cancer.

Our remote viewing skills were called upon to successfully find Griselda's wedding ring.

The Grove membership rose from 297 to 311 members; posting 3521 messages.

Weekly discussions were introduced by Faoiltiarna Wolfcaller, Charity, Dreamweaver, Rinelme and Bella.

Veil Crossings and Rites of Passage

Mab's second cousin, Barry Simpson, crossed the veil on November 2nd 2006.

Heather's Uncle Bill crossed the veil on November 3rd 2006.

The baby previously known as Bump arrived into the world on November 7th 2006, at 7:54 a.m, weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces, and 20 1/2 inches long. Branwen's daughter is now called Karleen Ellena.

Missy announced her baby's due date of April 5th 2007.