Tuesday Happenings: Reality Check

Oh, the sun is shining so nicely these days, interspersed with Spring rains (doing their lovely job of curbing the Browntail Moth population — thank you, thank you, thank you). The garden still awaits our attentions and in true crazy-life-fashion we will get to it in one fell swoop along with getting the house under control for the beginning of Summer friend visitations.

It’s been awhile since we’ve had visitors. For a couple of years there, the bakery was run out of the house so it was a constant negotiation of business and life, and visitors were discouraged. And then with the opening of the new space, many of our management techniques fell by the wayside (and to be frank, I would have been embarassed to have guests) both in and out of the house. But now we are trying to be open to such things again — though we still have a bit of work to do (and still little time and energy). The reality check is that we have to accept that the best we can do is enough.

Something perhaps we need to learn in all facets of our life. Everyone is hopefully doing the best they can with what they have, and that’s reality. On some level we have to accept it and try to get along as best we can. It’s a little depressing in that it doesn’t always translate to the ideal situation, or the expectations we have for the things we want and need. Redefining words to mean what we think we want them to mean becomes a very interesting endeavor (not always correct, not always kind, not always negative, and not always problematic) — like nature, community, family, health, success…reality.

What’s on the agenda these days?

• Thanking the beautiful people who make community with us and understand what we do and why we do it. We’re not here just to sell things, but to engage with folks and ideas to build a better now and healthy future. We’ve started offering ‘Free Poetry of the Week’ and our favorite article ‘Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You!’ by David Graeber.
• Opening the Community-Supported-Bakery shares a bit to incorporate more folks and solidify it as a community building practice (we’ve got new shares open on Tuesdays and Saturdays right now!). Creating commitment to our local economy from the top-down is part of the plan (we only serve you responsible and as local as possible goods) and regularity and communication is key.
• We are publishing pamphlets and poetry to give access to voices and ideas. Rubble Books will thoughtfully put in print goods and words to promote the critical exchange of ideas and creativity.
• Partnering with other alliances and groups to offer more programming towards all the things that we already support — events on herb/tea blending for health and wellness, more writing workshops, author readings, and reading clubs, social justice happenings, and nature connections (from astrology and tarot to basket weaving and foraging). Keep an eye on our events calendar!

We will do our best, it’s all we can do. And be grateful for the people who show up and share time and energy with us. We are so grateful, every day.