Is it really December? Where did this year go? Anyway, more of that later. I’ll blog about all my New Year’s resolutions that I didn’t achieve (lol) towards the end of 2024.

Shopping in a Krampus wonderland

Today I kicked off the start of the holiday season minus the sentimentality with a trip to the Devil’s Fayre: the Krampus market at Voodoo Belfast. There were stalls selling occult jewellery, alternative festive gifts, seasonal baked goods and more and it was great to browse for some horror-themed prezzies.

Loved the ‘adopt a ghost’ in jars on the right

What kind of occult-themed prezzies do I like to get for myself? One can never go wrong with skull earrings. I have many skull-and-chakra-stone earrings in my collection, but I can never say no to more either!

Hex bath bombs and handmade soaps

The stall selling cakes and pastries was quite tempting, and I had to bypass this one quickly, as homemade treats are my weakness. Although I haven’t been on a keto diet for some time now, I’m proud to say I have managed without chocolate, cake or other sugary desserts for 2 years. It’s no mean feat for a sugar addict, but it really takes a lot of willpower, and it never gets easier, even as time passes.

Forgoing the plastic tree in favour of a potted Yule tree this year

Well, that’s about it for today’s blog post. I’ve been busy getting all the Yule decorations up in our house, and changing the seasonal wreath from Mabon to Yule. Winter is my least favourite season – I’m a perpetual sun worshipper – but the midwinter solstice will be coming in 21 days and then we can celebrate the return of light to the northern hemisphere. Hurray!

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About Leilanie Stewart

Leilanie Stewart is an award-winning author and poet from Belfast, Northern Ireland. She writes ghost and psychological horror, as well as experimental poetry. Her writing confronts the nature of self; her novels feature main characters on a dark psychological journey who have a crisis and create a new sense of identity. She began writing for publication while working as an English teacher in Japan, a career pathway that has influenced themes in her writing. Her former career as an Archaeologist has also inspired her writing and she has incorporated elements of archaeology and mythology into both her fiction and poetry. In addition to promoting her own work, Leilanie runs Bindweed Anthologies, a creative writing publication with her writer husband, Joseph Robert. Aside from publishing pursuits, Leilanie enjoys spending time with her husband and their lively literary lad, a voracious reader of sea monster books.

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  1. lyndhurstlaura's avatar lyndhurstlaura says:
    December 1, 2024 at 5:04 PM

    Spooky stuff, but different for sure! 🙂

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