Ceres Legifera

*has a headache*

That was some sleeping spell!

*stands up, brushes herself off, and goes back to work*

I'm excited for Kore's return home. Hopefully she'll stop by to visit! I've made some cornbread muffins for her, she loves those!

I decided to start things a bit early this year, in anticipation. I hope no one minds.

Heh... Does anyone think this seems likely of me??

Ceres may explode without warning

M EXPLOSIVE

From Go-Quiz.com

None of my children came to me on Mother's Day. Not a word from any of them... Year after year, I've come to expect it from most of them. Even kore_dotcom never stopped by my temple or found me in the fields. That was extremely odd, especially for this time of year.

I didn't want to wait around just to be disappointed when my children didn't show. So I went out to play Mother to the earth - it always responds and loves me in return. If it weren't for my followers, I'd live an entirely solitary life in my fields. It would probably be better that way.

Maybe soon I shall spend some time in the gardens and fields of the gods, beautifying and replenishing the harsh soil. I don't know why I'll do it, my powers are never respected amongst the pantheon. If only they realized they true nature of my abilities! No pun intended.. Maybe I'll actualize a little creativity amongst the flower beds this week ;)

Prosepina & Hekate have brought me quite a selection of their music to peruse. I've found that I like a number of the different bands they have played for me. This sparked an interest in me to investigate further on my own. So far, I really enjoy Opeth, My Dying Bride, Moonspell, Halford, Nevermore, and Iced Earth. I'm not sure if Liber & Libera are enjoying all the racket, but they'll just have to get used to it! hahaha!

I took a nice long walk around my gardens today. I was inspecting all the new spring growth and repairing the damage of winter. Tomorrow, I think I shall take Liber & Libera out of thier cages and we will wander around the neighborhood, doing the same. This place sure could use a nice refreshing touch from Mother Nature to spruce things up. Now that kore_dotcom has returned from the Underworld, I'm feeling up to keeping my duties. I'm sure allah_sulu would enjoy an extra few leaves on his plants, too. :)

Why do I keep doing favors for the other gods around here? They give me nothing. Hekate, Ninkasi, & Ki were the only goddesses that I could actually deal with. It seems all the rest have this greedy, conceited, "take, take, take - me, me, me!" attitude. Those little brats need a slap on the face. Kasi, Hekate, & Ki are sweethearts that can still dish out a good helping of whoop-ass when needed. None of the other goddesses, and certainly none of the gods, have made the list as favorites. Well, with exception for Oshun, as well. She has the Earth-Mother sense within her, too. I'll make special note to avoid them. Then again, there are a few new hopefuls. I'll make special note to run into them. Good thing healing plants and bringing forth new life from the earth brings me such peace and pleasure - it's a great excuse to get some gossip and spy on sexy Greek gods ;)

It has been a while since I've bothered with this journal. I had spent a lot of time thinking, and decided to leave the communion with my fellow gods, goddesses, monsters, and apparitions. There are very few that I relate to, most are just young and spunky gods of irritation or sexy goddesses of psychotic episodes. That's hardly a crowd fit for a matronly goddess of ancient powers and reverance.

I am not merely a "goddess of this or that", I am a deity that has been worshiped, feared, loved, and sacrificed to for eons longer than these little ones have been recognized! I control the bounty from the earth and the weather changes with my moods. Don't ever forget it, sweet little tykes. I've tried to be nice. I've tried to be tolerant. I've played to role of the push-over. I'm sick of it getting me nowhere! If I'm going to be here to share my wisdon and presence with the pantheon, something's got to change - Ceres is severely due respect and reverance...

Care for some fresh cornbread squares?

All went perfectly with the Harvest this year! As you may know I was very worried about having enough yeild for everyone after the major storms. Well, after a lot of work, everything was salvaged!

The North American holiday of Halloween happened during the Havest as well. I love that holiday, it's so much fun! Everyone dressed up in great costumes, little kids running around collecting candy, pumpkin lanterns - ah, I simply love it!

Now I have the holiday of Thanksgiving to look forward to. My followers are always so good about remembering me during this time, thanking me for the blessings I've given them. The sacrificial offerings of grains, corn, squash, and wheat are bound to be smaller this year because of the small Harvest. It will mean more to me that they still recognize all the work I put into salvaging their crops and blessing them with enough food to get by after the devastating storms. Their devotion is unmatched.

Hmm.. where have all the other dieties been? This place has gotten stale.
It looks like Ki has spruced up her journal a bit. Maybe she'll come back for a while.

I've finished what I can of the restorations. The Harvest will be a little smaller than planned, but there will still be plenty for everyone.

Now that the work is done for a few days... I think I'm going to put a batch of cornbread in the oven and kick back with a bottle of Allah's best :)