Around noon, a thunderstorm rolled in.  Hard and heavy.  I gave an apple to Thor for protection and galdred runes over our leaky-too-small-for-frame-screen-door that maintenance installed not too long ago.  In return, Thor instructed me to collect some storm water.  My eldest quickly put a bowl outside for a few minutes, and then collected it.   I brought the bowl into the kitchen and asked for Thor's blessings over the storm water.  He did. I dipped a Mjolnir pendant into it 9 times, and set it on my ADF altar to dry.   I traced a Mjolnir with this blessed Storm Water on myself, my cat, and my kids. I poured most of it into a bottle, with a label, and Thor showed me one of my plants to pour the remainder. Now I have some Thor Blessed Storm Water to be used....soon, I imagine.  It won't keep forever.  Storm Water is very potent, and good for protection and cursing.  It can be mixed with other waters for a boost. Guess we'll see...

 I've been gradually collecting camping equipment, and I finally have all of the basics: Tent Pegs Guy Lines Mallet Cot Sleeping bag LED Lanterns Compass Water Bottle Flint Fire Starter (and some tender to practice fire making/tending) Kooler Small First Aid Kit Next I'll start focusing on a backpack and cookery.  Not propane--I know there's more control with propane, but I want to learn how to 1) start a fire and 2) cook on an open fire. I also want a hand saw, a hatchet, and a nice pocket knife, too, for wood and general use.  Later, cold weather gear. Camping for fun and for spirituality.  I'm at the point of my Seiðr practise that Freyja and my guides want me to go camping and perform utisetis.   Also learning how to make, tend, and cook with fire are devotional actions for my Hearth Kindreds, and those wild ones who want me to be out in nature more often. Which brings us back to the basic gear--the peg mallet.  It's basic, not fancy at a...