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Author Archives: Rachael M Rollson
Thursday Recipe: Black Beans & Plantains
I freaking love plantains. All of them, in any way, any time. However, I really only make them one or two ways; either a mofungo or sweet-ripe & smashed fried (yes, that’s one thing). The thing about plantains is – they are a pain when they are green (like for mofungo) – peeling is aContinue reading “Thursday Recipe: Black Beans & Plantains”
Duendesday in 9
{a day to check in with a 9 yr old’s doings} Congratulations to Ms. Duende Bloo! She passed her qualifying review for the homeskool portfolio! YAY!! I didn’t know if she was into it, but she seems to be kind of excited to be considered a 5th grader (really? 5th?! unbelievable). Her teacher (whoContinue reading “Duendesday in 9”
Happenings and Thinking Links
Sometimes it’s the little things that keep us going, giving us considered pause and dare I say hope- like mini care packages and handmade postcards, and long waited for squash shoots (I had given up on them!) and spring bulbs popping up, like cleaning out the garage and working on new garden beds. Is itContinue reading “Happenings and Thinking Links”
Monday Monday
For those of you with Spotify, this is the ever changing but current Monday mix that makes the seedlings grow, the bread rise, the kimchi ferment, the pickles brine, the crochet hook knot, and the words flow: Happy Monday
Friday in Pictures: Plan, Dig, Grow
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Birthday Dinner: Tuna Shish Kabob
There’s a birthday at Rock Bottom Homestead today! Mine!! Yay Me! What is planned? Well, it’s a lovely (though cool) day – we have more peas to get in (they’ve already been soaked in coffee so they need to go in pronto) and the planting onions are in the fridge so they need to goContinue reading “Birthday Dinner: Tuna Shish Kabob”
Duendesday
{a day to check in with a 9 yr old’s doings} When in doubt, try a different perspective. These days, you can find my child up in a tree. She’s a climber. She’s always loved to climb rocks, hills, snow banks, and trees. She’s dreaming of a treehouse this year for her birthday in June.Continue reading “Duendesday”
the Haps
Somehow Tuesday feels like a good day to check in with what’s going on around here – Monday is too aggressive about it, and Wednesday is already the halfway point to other plans, Tuesday is the sweet spot. It’s encouraging – the week is progressing, things are getting done, and there is even a bitContinue reading “the Haps”
Monday’s Muse
“I have a couple of words to describe farmers: innovative and generous. Plus they are absurdly nice – and kind. They are innovative as seed growers and they are so generous with that knowledge, sharing those innovations with the broader farming community. They are very much like nature, like seeds. We all know that ifContinue reading “Monday’s Muse”
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