Duende’s school experience didn’t last long (a mere 6 months) but at 14 there isn’t much time to waste — either it’s a good match or it isn’t. This particular school was not a good match for her and in this area there are not a lot of options, so back to homeschooling we go.Continue reading “Duendesday: Life after Skool”
Author Archives: Rachael M Rollson
Happenings: In Transition and Translation
It’s been a minute since we’ve posted about our homestead adventure. Sometimes things take a turn and you’re back to wondering what exactly is the definition of homesteading and why does it matter? The place the world is in right now is a great reminder of why it matters and what it is becomes experientialContinue reading “Happenings: In Transition and Translation”
Deep Winter Happenings
It’s been a bit of a back and forth with the weather — snow every other week, biting cold every other week from that. It feels like a ‘real’ Winter, for sure. But somehow we’ve missed it, we only see it peripherally these days and rarely get to get out in it. We thought thereContinue reading “Deep Winter Happenings”
Recipe Thursday: Mushroom Chickpea Barley Stew and Focaccia
These days we’re always looking for a quicker dinner. This is very unlike us, as generally we are a slow cooking, easy moving, enjoy the process kind of family but with the shop, our time is more frugal than it used to be. Who knows how long this will last, it is not in ourContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Mushroom Chickpea Barley Stew and Focaccia”
Tuesday Happens. Winter is for…
regrouping, recouping, recharging, taking it slow, hunkering down, tucking in, mending, breathing deep, making new plans — reading plans (50 book Family Challenge), garden plans (seeds — buying, starting, designing), health plans (assessing new concerns, maintenance care), yearly plans (camping, Ren Fests, travels), snuggling, making art (and apparently inspired cardboard constructions), playing board games andContinue reading “Tuesday Happens. Winter is for…”
Happenings: Bringing in a new year
We have had a wonderful time to be together this Winter Solstice — we did many of the things we set out to do; relax, clean up the house a bit and get into the studio, eat biscuits with jam (and marmalade — thank you to the beautiful bread members who shared their Autumn OliveContinue reading “Happenings: Bringing in a new year”
Tuesday Happenings: Winter Solstice on the way!
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!”
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”
