Rachael M Rollson

The Happenings on Tuesday: Redeux

We’re getting to a place where we need to rethink our systems. Pretty much all of them: homesteading, parenting, the shop, our creative endeavors, our eating habits…what we thought was a goal is now either satisfied or will not come to be. I’m not one to think of success or failure as measures — theContinue reading “The Happenings on Tuesday: Redeux”

Duendesday: end of Spring fun

{life with a curious and crazy almost 14 yr old} Yes, the weather says it is Summer but if we named things by how the weather changes we would miss the planetary, solar, and lunar alignments and that is important, too. And we would be naming a lot more things (though, I do like randomlyContinue reading “Duendesday: end of Spring fun”

Tuesday Happenings: Planting

Working on getting the garden going some more (putting many beans and peppers and flowers in, tilling and putting corn in a new stretch, settling on a hops fence which also shapes a new garlic bed and will get us to remake the white grape fencing by Fall), potting my tomatoes this year (I willContinue reading “Tuesday Happenings: Planting”

(My) Muse for a Monday

from the collection Tender by Laiwan

Friday in Pictures: Nature Boost

{let the images tell you a story}

Recipe Thursday: Apothecary

I don’t advertise myself as an herbalist or natural healer but I have been working in the research and development of healing processes for over 15 years. I’ve taken classes and workshops with renowned herbalists, alternative and holistic healers, attended conferences and worked as a natural health advisor (for over 6 years). I grow andContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Apothecary”

Duendesday: Re-visitations

{life with a curious and crazy almost 14 yr old} Spring has sprung in a most summery way this week — the yard is instantly lush and needs mowing weekly (much to D’s preference), weeds are eclipsing growing plants, and the garden is still late to get in (though it seems as if it wasContinue reading “Duendesday: Re-visitations”

Tuesday Happenings: Growing

Somedays it is hard to tell if they are growing pains or growing pleasants but I’m going to focus on the latter today. We’ve seen some lovely developments of character, community, and focus happening inspiring us to be able to move forward. We did some amazing networking last week with a group who understand theContinue reading “Tuesday Happenings: Growing”

Monday’s Musing: Book at Hand

Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) Maine’s earliest returning warbler each spring, arriving before most trees have leafed out. Yellow rump is one of the most obvious features, inspiring the nickname “butter butts” among birders, though other warblers also have that field mark. Yellow-rumps also have two white wingbars, a “necklace” of dark streaks on upper breast,Continue reading “Monday’s Musing: Book at Hand”

Friday in Pictures: Evening Spring Walk

{let the images tell you a story}