Burning the Old Year BY NAOMI SHIHAB NYE Letters swallow themselves in seconds. Notes friends tied to the doorknob, transparent scarlet paper,sizzle like moth wings,marry the air. So much of any year is flammable, lists of vegetables, partial poems. Orange swirling flame of days, so little is a stone. Where there was something and suddenly isn’t, an absence shouts, celebrates, leaves aContinue reading “Monday’s Musing”
Author Archives: Rachael M Rollson
Duendesday: strange days
{life with a curious and crazy 11 yr old} Midsummer – full of plans and arrivals. It’s been a little extra hot and thick around these parts (something that is terribly affecting many good folk everywhere) – leading us to sneak out to a park or run errands when it breaks for a bit, orContinue reading “Duendesday: strange days”
Tuesday Happens
Everyday feels both more surreal and more grounded as we focus on our place in the world. We’re here for the apples and the sugarbush, we’re making friends with the rampant rose, and we’re occasional acquaintances with wild strawberries and sunchokes. We invite some of the insects to join us – certainly the dragonflies andContinue reading “Tuesday Happens”
Reading Lists for a Monday
We are reading junkies. We are also list junkies. We have a giant list that we add to as a ‘Master List’ of all the books we feel are ‘necessary’ or really – just excellent books. We enjoy the imperfection of our system and love sitting around talking about how to just pick one fromContinue reading “Reading Lists for a Monday”
Friday in Pictures: Summer ‘Shroom Walk
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Recipe Thursday: Chickpea/Wild Rice/Date Foraged Salad
I took a break from writing the blog because there were some changes – I had to make some major changes to my diet (with my Spring Shingles and my already weakened immune system from Lyme, there is always nuanced changes to be made, and sometimes a harsh undertaking for acute issues…): no sugar, noContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Chickpea/Wild Rice/Date Foraged Salad”
Duendesday: Catching Up
{life with a curious and crazy 11 yr old} It’s been awhile since we’ve caught up with little Ms. Duende. She’s had an exciting Summer – visitations from Grammy & Poppi, a birthday with Pear, too (and Nana, Uncle Cameron & Angela, and Dave!), lots of ice cream scoops out in the world, Farmer’s MarketContinue reading “Duendesday: Catching Up”
Happenings on a Tuesday
I don’t know if it was the lack of Winter or the lack of Spring (type weather) that makes this Summer feel like it’s flying – I can’t believe it’s Goldenrod-time already! We do a lot of time-by-seasonal-shifts: there is crocus-time, dragonfly-time (Josh’s favorite as they dip and dive over our rolling little hill afterContinue reading “Happenings on a Tuesday”
Monday’s Musing
Joe Versus the Volcano: PATRICIA You’re going to spend the rest of your life on a tiny island in the South Pacific? She pours them both a drink. JOE Well, up till now I’ve lived on a tiny island called Staten Island, and I’ve commuted to a job in a shut up room with pumpedContinue reading “Monday’s Musing”
Friday in Pictures: True Mid-Summer
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