the edible moon project

My friend Sarah told me about this awhile back...

I think it might have been her niece, working on a project for school,

who made the phases of the moon out of Oreos!

This project may give new meaning to the term 'full moon'

since you'll eat your way through it...  

I loved this idea and finally made it for myself.

All you need is a pointy knife or toothpick and some cookies.

Being the super duper organic eaters that we are, we of course don't have Oreos around... 

I stopped at our local co-op to get these one version of 'healthier' knock-offs.

They're a pathetic waste of calories, in my opinion.    

(barely any cream, and what cream there is -- is pasty, dry, and and overly sweet.) 

So folks, the lesson is:  if you're going to try this at home, I highly suggest getting actual Oreos.  

Probably the top cookie makes a cleaner break than these, too,

 which would make for an even nicer MOON. 

You'll need 7 cookies to show the 8 phases, since the new moon requires no cream.

And here's the 'triple moon' symbol

(waxing, full, waning)

aka the 'triple goddess' 

which in paganism stands for the three natural phases of a woman's life

(maiden, mother, crone).

Have fun getting jiggy with your moons!  

moon, moon

 

 

 

 

Images from a super awesome out of print book I found at the Booksale.

It's called 'Moon, Moon' by Anne Kent Rush (1976).

It's full of moon lore, poems, songs, images,

and explores the relationship between women and the moon.

 

It's one of my favorite books to just open up anywhere and start reading.

 

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Now we're coming upon

the November full moon.

 

In some Native traditions, 

the November moon is called

 

the geese going moon

 the beaver moon

the frost moon

 

It's also called

the moon when the water is black with leaves

the moon when the rivers begin to freeze

and

the moon when all is gathered in.

 

I love all of these Native moon names.

(and there are so many more!)

 

They're so alive and resonant.

 

I like the way the names roll of my tongue,

and remind me that even cold, dark November

is beautiful

and holy

with it's clear place in the order of things,

rooted in place

and time

and meaning.

 

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What other name would you give

to the November moon?

 

 

waning moon on a December morn

Oh how I love when the moon is still visible in the morning!

A little magic leftover from the night before...

Here she is setting at about 7:30am behind some aspens in our back yard. 

Something about trees in general seems joyous to me, and these aspens are no exception. 

It's as if they greet the sky with exaltation, no matter what the weather or time of year. 

I hope to be more like the trees...