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Author Archives: Rachael M Rollson
Duendesday: Samhain goodness
{life with a curious and crazy 12 yr old} She likes to tell people we don’t celebrate Halloween, and technically we don’t, but it has become the place where we let her follow some of the more commercial aspects (can you hear me cringing?). It started just a couple of years ago when we joinedContinue reading “Duendesday: Samhain goodness”
Lunar Festival Muses
witch (n.) Old English wicce “female magician, sorceress,” in later use especially “a woman supposed to have dealings with the devil or evil spirits and to be able by their cooperation to perform supernatural acts,” fem. of Old English wicca “sorcerer, wizard, man who practices witchcraft or magic,” from verb wiccian “to practice witchcraft” (compare Low German wikken, wicken “to use witchcraft,” wikker, wicker “soothsayer”). OED says ofContinue reading “Lunar Festival Muses”
Tuesday Happenings
The homestead is a bit quiet at this time of the year. We are gearing up to do some tree care – putting up deer proof (and snowmobile proof) cages/ mulching and mineralizing, putting the gardens still to bed by cleaning and composting, planting bulbs (and yes, still the garlic!), and collecting the last ofContinue reading “Tuesday Happenings”
Musings for Monday
first book at hand, opened to random page Madame Josephine had no voice, so she made up a new language with her hands. It was a more direct language than the one the other adults spoke. Her father knew this hand language, and people could understand Madame Josephine because of him. It was if herContinue reading “Musings for Monday”
Another Tuesday on the Homestead
And like a flash, Tuesday is upon us again. We have been busy celebrating J’s birthday week with bits of excitement; country drives and roadside apples, antique-ing for the store and surprise Farmer’s Markets, a few stolen moments for a glass of wine and a chat, a long line for a lovely ice cream afternoonContinue reading “Another Tuesday on the Homestead”
Tuesday Happenings
Rock Bottom Updates (big & small): the Swine & Stein was a moderate hit – we got the word out so that was good and we broke even on the event spending. I was a little shocked more people didn’t desire a little bag of warm bread with butter to nibble on since it wasContinue reading “Tuesday Happenings”
Monday’s Muse
Hunter’s Moon The first person you fall in love withwill be a deer. You will want to cradle him,but his instinct is to vanish. Scuttle. Scurry.He may lie down at the end of the forestin the sorrel, but you won’t ever see himeven with the binoculars you bring into the wild.Perhaps, he’ll disappear on aContinue reading “Monday’s Muse”
Friday in Pictures: Out and About
{let the images tell you a story}
Duendesday: Pet Care
{life with a curious and crazy 12 yr old} D has been dying for a bunny or another dog or even a gerbil these days but I have to tell you, if you’ve seen her room lately, you would not even consider losing an animal to that mess! ha! On one hand, yes, it isContinue reading “Duendesday: Pet Care”
