Full Moon: 2nd December 07:30
Half Moon Waning: 9th December 00:13
New Moon: 16nd December 12:02
Half Moon Waxing: 24th December 17:36
Blue Moon: 31st December 19:13
Lunar Eclipse: 31st December 19:22
Hello Friend,
Welcome to Bird&Bee's news update. December is here and a whole new decade awaits us - a very special time indeed. We witness the passing of a year, the passing of a decade and a rare occurrence of a Blue Moon and a Lunar Eclipse. So make use of it!
As the 'Noughties' draw to a close we can leave behind us the misdemeanors that have occurred in the last 10 years. Some pretty bad decisions have been made on our behalf, around war and civil rights. We must look to the new decade now as a time to learn from those mistakes and forge a new way ahead. What will the new decade be called? Perhaps the 'Tens' or the 'Teens'!
We are working very hard at the moment, getting all your orders out within 48 hours. We have just got the next lot of Moon Mugs completed so we will be able to get these out to you within 48 hours now as well.
If you happen to be in Nottingham over the next few days then look out for us at the Christmas Market (2nd - 5th Dec) and the Netheredge Farmers Market (Sunday 6th Dec). Any friends who are in and around Sheffield who wish to avoid the Christmas Post please get in touch with me and you can come to No. 13 and collect them in person. If anyone would like any Reclaimed Oak Frames made for Christmas then please get in touch as soon as possible - to give me time to make them.
Ryan
Bird&Bee
Christmas 'Last Posting Dates'
These are our recommended Christmas, Last Postal Dates - so please place your orders by 5.00pm the day before:
2nd Class UK & Channel Islands - Friday 18th December 2009
1st Class UK & Channel Islands - Monday 21st December 2009
Airmail Europe - Saturday 12th December 2009
Airmail USA - Thursday 10th December 2009
To avoid disappointment order early.
Tonight's Sky
Sun: Rises: 07:58, Sets: 15:51
Moon: Full. Rises: 14:34 Sets: 07:22
Meteor showers: Non visible.
Planets: Jupiter is visible in the South, Southwest in the early evening. Later on Mars is visible, low in the East - moving towards the South in the early hours. Saturn can be glimpsed too, low in the Southeast in the early hours.
The Full Moon 2nd December
The Sun is in Sagittarius and the Moon is in Gemini. The Sun, Moon and Saturn are very prominent in the sky, so I imagine it will be a powerful full Moon.
The Blue Moon on New Years Eve
A very special time indeed. The passing of a year, the passing of a decade and a rare occurrence of a Blue Moon and an Eclipse. So make use of it!
This is a great time to put your intentions into full force. Use the evening to concentrate on the things you want to manifest in the coming year and the coming decade. Shed those negative thoughts and use this powerful time to lay waste to old patterns, create a clear picture of your intent for you and your loved ones, then release them with the Eclipse and setting of the Full Moon. Then let the new Decade begin!
A blue moon is a full moon that is not timed to the regular monthly pattern. Most years have twelve full moons, which occur approximately monthly, but in addition to those twelve full lunar cycles; each calendar year contains an excess of roughly eleven days. The extra days accumulate, so that every two or three years there is an extra full moon in the same month. This extra moon is called a blue moon and makes its appearance on New Years Eve this year with the added bonus of a Lunar Eclipse!
Lunar Eclipse - The Moon will be above the horizon for the duration of the Eclipse and is visible from all over Europe, Africa and Asia. Start looking on New Years Eve from 18:30 UT (GMT).
View a detailed explanation of the 2009 lunar eclipse
Christmas Gift Ideas
Moon Packs
We are offering Moon Packs this year, consisting of a Lunar Wheel Moon Calendar, Moon Mug and Lunar Wave Card all for £18! That’s a saving of £3. Perfect for any Moon Lover.
Moon Mugs
Moon Mugs are proving to be very popular this year - our first year of making them! We have sold out of our first batch so we have made some more in time for Christmas. With a deep blue glaze and a white inner, in fired mirror silver, with silver guilt rim - they make the perfect gift for moon lovers and tea drinkers alike. Why not go for something truly unique and original this year – it’s the only moon mug there is!
See the Moon Mug - 4 Pack now available: Save £8
Firewood Collection
A fireside guide to burning our most sustainable heat source...wood! The gold inlaid prints will glimmer by the fireside whilst intriguing anyone with an open fire, a stove or just a love of wood & trees. £7 each. Reduce your heating bill and heat your home for free!
Firewood Collection
Peace & Love at Christmas
We have introduced a Christmas card bundle this year. Why not send out Peace & Love to all this Christmas. With their vibrant colours and shiny gold and silver foil they are the perfect festive card.
These shiny double folded cards come with their own transparent envelope and are made using Wind Power. You can now buy a pack of 10 cards for £12
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the Bird and Air in the North,
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the Fish and Water in the South
and the Hare and Earth in the West
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all of which revolve and flow into one another.
We endeavour to take traditional knowledge from nature and experience and turn it into beautiful design that is both aesthetic and useful, whilst treading as lightly as possible on planet Earth. To us, there is no point in producing anything that isn’t both useful and sustainable. We print everything on paper that has been produced by harnessing the power of the Wind and using 100% recycled paper.
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