Rachael M Rollson

Tuesday Happenings

This is that rare bit of Summer when there is a bit of room for breathing – we’re just waiting for things to grow (and harvest as they come up, but we’re not a farm so it’s an easy pick). There are projects, of course (always projects) like finishing details on the chicken coop, mowingContinue reading “Tuesday Happenings”

Monday’s Musing

This lovely news story about The Monarch Midwife (sorry about the ads, etc) came across my path – I can’t help but love things like this. Our milkweed patch failed this year (no idea why) and we have not seen as many lovely butterflies – I’m so glad that this woman is helping their numbers.Continue reading “Monday’s Musing”

Thursday Recipe: Bread Book – Summer Caponata

What to do with the glorious bounty that is Summer from the gardens? Whether you get a CSA, go to your local Farmer’s Market, have your own garden or just shop for local and seasonal goods at the supermarket, Summer has a lot of options. Right now there is a lot of zucchini (I keptContinue reading “Thursday Recipe: Bread Book – Summer Caponata”

Duendesday – already!

{life with a curious and crazy 10 yr old} Wow – that seemed like a fast week, was it fast for you, too? This Summer seems to be flying by. As usual, on a homestead – we are always behind, even when we think we are a bit ahead. There is always something more toContinue reading “Duendesday – already!”

What’s Happening, Tuesday?

Tuesday answers with so many possibilities: bagel, cracker, pizza dough making, lacto-fermented pickles/turnips/beets, blackberry, and carrot jams. We’ll hit the lovely Augusta Farmer’s Market later this afternoon. Maybe some late weeding in the afternoon (always with a bit of weeding, though the strawberries might disagree on the ‘bit’ – I think they are in thereContinue reading “What’s Happening, Tuesday?”

Monday’s Muse

And so I ask myself: what, at this moment in history, would not be a waste of my time? And I arrive at five tentative answers: One: Withdrawing. If you do this, a lot of people will call you a “defeatist” or a “doomer,” or claim you are “burnt out.” They will tell you that youContinue reading “Monday’s Muse”

Friday in Pictures: Our Life in Random Bits

let the images tell you their story

Recipe Thursday: Bread Book – Majorcan Stew

Our lovely local CSA has provided lately with almost all of the ingredients for this stew. It is hard to think of stew in the heat of Summer but this comes together rather quickly (all in all, about an hour) using both stovetop and oven – make sure to use an ovensafe pot to goContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Bread Book – Majorcan Stew”

Duendesday

{life with a curious and crazy 10 yr old} Full moon, cosmic convergences, and chickens. That’s our life in a nutshell (what kind of nut? We have always decided our child is more of a hazelnut, we call her Philbert sometimes). We’ve started introducing our ‘cheens’, as Duende calls the chicken teenagers (aka pullets), toContinue reading “Duendesday”

Tuesday 2-Do’s

Final touches on the chicken tractor and the chicken coop Blackberry picking has begun! Jam and Syrups soon to be available. New Items to Order: Braided (pretzel type) Bread, Garlic Pizza Dough, and soon Rye Bread and Sourdough Flatbreads, and Pickles! Red Clover Wine is fermenting away, considering Goldenrod in the next batch. Fall TeasContinue reading “Tuesday 2-Do’s”