DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I are having an outdoor cocktail party. Since it is outdoors, would it be acceptable to have people enter through our yard gate instead of going through the house, then into the yard? We will have people welcome guests as they walk up to the house and show them … Read more
Lunar Lingering in Libra Feelings don’t mean anything until we decide what they mean, and even then we shouldn’t automatically accept the meaning as the truth. What’s more likely is that it’s just where your mind landed first. Minds go to all sorts of thoughts. The Libra lunar influence suggests we don’t linger on unhelpful … Read more
Bright Trines of Intellect The lunar air sign trines urge us not to underestimate the power in small things. A tiny key can open a huge door. A poem that hardly takes up an inch of paper can conjure an entire new environment in the mind. A smile can save a sale or seal a … Read more
DEAR ABBY: Today I ironed and folded my late husband’s lucky fishing shirt and placed it into a box going to Goodwill. Continuing with the task, I matched up 14 pairs of my good merino wool socks, most of which had been gifts from him in times that were not so flush. After three months, … Read more
Mother’s Moon When the moon is in Cancer, she is a mother in her glory, as this is the realm of sky that is her home. It is where her intuition is the strongest, and the instinct to nurture and protect glows like a beacon of guidance or warning, of warmth or truth-revealing illumination. When … Read more
Neptune’s Pass Who needs a roadmap to happiness? That’s what your senses, instincts and intuition is for. Anyway, if you had a map, you’d be looking down at it, following the dot on a screen or a paper instead of experiencing all you can see with your face to the sunny horizon. Neptune offers luck … Read more
Last Call for Venus Lady Venus has bowed at the altars of empathy. She has lingered with sweet friends at the church social until the janitor turned off the lights. She danced with her squad until the bartender hollered the last call. Alas, the group fun is over. Venus will cross into independent Aries where … Read more
Libra Lunar Power Move Yesterday’s full moon in Libra illuminated the path to balance and beauty. Today’s Libra lunar power move is to remove unnecessary elements, streamline the aesthetics, and create a serene environment that fosters calmness and clarity. This may have to do with the physical surroundings, though organizing the physical will extend metaphysically. … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married three years, and we generally trade off spending holidays with each of our families. Because neither set of our parents is willing to travel to us, we go to them. My mother-in-law takes great pride in hosting and sets a beautiful table. She’ll spend an entire … Read more
Cosmic Irresolution Some endings offer closure, clarity, cogitation. Others overturn the apple cart, causing confusion, chaos and a cascade of unanswered questions. One way is more comfortable than the other, but neither is inherently better. The change of the moon and then Mars recalls the many tones a transition can take, each lovely when you … Read more
