We are generally trapped by the dominant paradigm of colonialist/commercialist (because the Santa you know and love is a coca-cola marketing campaign) racist/sexist/homophobic ‘holidays’ that seem to permeate the last couple of months of the year. I know, I know, we’ve been told we don’t have any christmas spirit (and you are right, nor doContinue reading “Tuesday Happenings: Winter Solstice on the way!”
Author Archives: Rachael M Rollson
Monday’s Muse
What Kind of Times Are These By Adrienne Rich There’s a place between two stands of trees where the grass grows uphill and the old revolutionary road breaks off into shadows near a meeting-house abandoned by the persecuted who disappeared into those shadows. I’ve walked there picking mushrooms at the edge of dread, but don’t beContinue reading “Monday’s Muse”
Friday in Pictures: Random Bits
{let the images tell you a story}
Tuesday: Question all Happenings
When we first moved to our home in ruralish Maine, a lot of folks asked why — we didn’t seem like we were the homesteading type. Which means they didn’t really know us, but sure, at that point we had lived in a lot of cities, big and small. But it was time. We wereContinue reading “Tuesday: Question all Happenings”
Recipe Thursday: Seasonal Sheetpan Roast
Fall roasting is just our favorite. We fall back on sheetpan roasting once or twice a week — in the Summer (we call it a Broil, though it’s generally just high heat roasting now that we have a true convection): we fill the shallow pan with even size pieces of young peppers, cherry tomatoes, babyContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Seasonal Sheetpan Roast”
Tuesday Happenings: Samhain Energies
So many great moon energies to go with our mid-Autumn celebrations; the New Moon on the 1st will re-invigorate our connections. The waning moon feels fitting to me right now, as we ride the wave closer to the line between life and death — almost touching before rebounding, like the space between the inhale andContinue reading “Tuesday Happenings: Samhain Energies”
Duendesday — the teen shift
We think because she’s already such an empathetic and sweet gal, this ‘teen shift thing’ will not be as painful as it is for some. It’s not great, mind you — she’s still testing boundaries and throwing a little shade but it’s very performative and feels very shallow; we don’t expect it to stick around.Continue reading “Duendesday — the teen shift”
Monday and a Muse
Obligations 2 As we embrace resist the future the present the past Continue reading “Monday and a Muse”
Autumn Shift
There is certainly a shift to the light lately, and of course, the astrological shift (we’re feeling that a lot) = the seasonal changes. The Ash trees have already let go of all their leaves (we have one in the drive and one by the sugar shack), and the Maples are changing, but the grapesContinue reading “Autumn Shift”
In Pictures: Close Up
{let the images tell you a story}
Rock Bottom Homestead 