Lazy Days.

Pretty slow day today. I'm so tired from all that work last week that I decided to lay low and not go anywhere. Just went to the pet and grocery store. Picked up around the house, that sort of thing.

I did pick up some herbs, to make incense, at the grocery store. I'm going to pick up some charcol blocks, a fire proof burner (not technically needed with stick incense. I have a cherry wood ash catcher on the altar right now) and a book on Herb Magic and Incense at the local Occult Store.

Baked and ground up some sage. My kitchen smells awesome. It smells like I can actually cook. ^^' Tried to grind up some cinnamon sticks but it's like impossible. Lucky for me that you can burn loose incense that is not ground to a fine powder.

I figure this is a whole lot more reasonable then making my own stick incense. I might work up the courage to make pellet incense, but for now loose will be a fun learning experiance. And an economical way to stretch out my incense supply, given that I probably consume more then the local fortune teller for 3/4 of the year.

The AC has put a dent in my habit. Can't burn it at night since the AC blows it away. So I've been using an amethyst crystal and some heavily scented body oil to help me sleep. Not as good, but better then nothing.

I guess you truely do learn something new everyday. I just learned amethyst is a type of quartz. Those witty sayings people *do* know everything!