Rachael M Rollson

Monday’s Muse

Moments of Pleasure by Kate Bush Some moments that I’ve hadSome moments of pleasure I think about us lyingLying on a beach somewhereI think about us divingDiving off a rock, into another moment The case of George the WipeOh God I can’t stop laughingThis sense of humour of mineIt isn’t funny at allOh but weContinue reading “Monday’s Muse”

Recipe Thursday: Maple Weekend Baked Beans and Fish Cakes

I have to say that I have always hated Baked Beans – there was something about the grainy texture of the beans and the sweetness that never appealed to me. And then I started making them myself and now I can balance the sweet with the savory more effectively. My lovely Cooking Down East byContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Maple Weekend Baked Beans and Fish Cakes”

Duendesday: small obsessions

{life with a curious and crazy 10 yr old} Ever since she was a small pea Duende has loved to hunt for things – and eggs for Spring is a special treat. Most of her egg-searching career has been inside our various homes because this is Maine and outside is generally covered in snow duringContinue reading “Duendesday: small obsessions”

Rock Bottom Tuesday

A welcome warm spell has brought some unintended hurry to our maple sugaring process – normally what gets done in a few weeks has to happen in essentially one week. Though we did start late this year (setbacks abound) we might finish ‘on time’. Josh drew the first delicious syrup yesterday. Fortunately the nights areContinue reading “Rock Bottom Tuesday”

Rock Bottom Recipe: Spring-thinkings and a Quiche

I know it’s close to Spring when I start craving green things big time (I think I mentioned the same last year). We pull out all the frozen kale we put away last Summer, use up the fresh CSA micro-bitter-greens and baby Chard/Spinach (the Rainbow Chard from the farm this week is stunning!) and startContinue reading “Rock Bottom Recipe: Spring-thinkings and a Quiche”

Duendesday: almost Spring!

{life with a curious and crazy 10 yr old} Duende is already making a pile of her favorite Spring books (A Bell for Ursli, Rechenka’s Eggs, Miss Maple’s Seeds, and A Curious Garden to name a few…) and reminding me that yet again, I am late at considering the coloring of eggs for the VernalContinue reading “Duendesday: almost Spring!”

Tuesday Happens

A relatively quiet moment happens here on the homestead; we don’t always know what to do with it. It’s not as if we don’t have things to do – there is always so much to do, but sometimes the stars don’t align for many projekts and we are standing around not sure how to progress.Continue reading “Tuesday Happens”

Monday’s Muse

To the Oracle at Delphiby Lawrence Ferlinghetti 1919-2021 Great Oracle, why are you staring at me,do I baffle you, do I make you despair?I, Americus, the American,wrought from the dark in my mother long ago,from the dark of ancient Europa—Why are you staring at me nowin the dusk of our civilization—Why are you staring atContinue reading “Monday’s Muse”

Recipe Thursday: Maple Sunday Chili & Cornbread

Everyone thinks Chili means something different – some are all about the beans (some no beans at all), some believe in big chunks of meat/some used ground (or no meat at all). I’ve had Chili with no tomatoes (think White Bean with Chicken and Green Chilis or a more ‘gravy’ style) and Chili which isContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Maple Sunday Chili & Cornbread”

Happenings for Tuesday

There’s been a dedicated effort to work a bit indoors on the studio lately. The room (his name is James, after James Baldwin) is empty and we’re hemming and hawing on whether to gut the entire room right now or just paint it and make it usable. We’re getting tired of the band-aids that othersContinue reading “Happenings for Tuesday”