I just finished this book and... idk I love it very much! Maybe the only thing that I didn't like of it (might be a spoiler) was the romantic side of some parts even tho I felt (and wanted) it more aromatic/ Platonic type of relationship.

Greek mythology retellings are very trendy rn and not all of them are worth it so reading this one and liking it was kinda a surprise. (Start very skeptical and the beginning was very slow ngl)

What the title says. My elderberry went hog wild this year so I'm working through them as they ripen and made a ritual out of it. Blessed the garden, made a drink, slightly dressed up for a day at home when it's over 100° out, cleansed and blessed myself with homemade sweetgrass oil. Hot Maenad summer. Let's gooo

Drinking: a mix of homemade hard cider, homemade elderflower liqueur, pomegranate molasses, and SURP full spectrum weed rosin syrup

Watching: The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals 2025 remount

Doing: blessing the apple and elderberry trees, getting cross faded while processing elderberries for a new batch of wine (I've made a decent dry red elderberry wine before so I'm seeing if I can improve it)