{life with a curious and crazy 13 yr old} As D would tell it, our Solstice was cancelled and our celebrations ruined. She’s not one for silver linings yet. From a kid perspective, it was pretty terrible — all of her expected happenings and excitement deflated by means beyond her (or any of ours) control.Continue reading “Duendesday: Aftermath/Solstice Saga”
Category Archives: Celebration
Settling In to the Season: a day adrift
Between the festivities of last week (Shop Local Saturday, our First Year Shop Anniversary — thank you all who came out to listen to the baker sing and celebrate with us!, and the finalization of my degree process — with Two Fat Cats Bakery cupcakes and a little effervescence with folks at Table Bar) andContinue reading “Settling In to the Season: a day adrift”
The 4th Thursday of Every November…
is dedicated to gratitude. As it should be, every American should be thankful for the Indigenous folk who saved their starving fundamentalist fannies so that the culture could grow and weed out those who helped in their time of dire need. So, many get together and re-envision what that gratitude could look like now —Continue reading “The 4th Thursday of Every November…”
Friday in Pictures: Happy Equinox at the Common Ground Fair
{let the images tell you a story}
Special Duendesday issue on a Friday
{life with a curious and crazy officially 13 yr old} My adorable little pea is now a teenager – when did that happen? She is a glorious young person with certainly a mind of her own. She’s kind, she’s ridiculously fashionable and funny, she’s smart and creative. Of course, she is woefully undisciplined (in theContinue reading “Special Duendesday issue on a Friday”
Friday in Pictures: Faerie-queendom aka Gardens Aglow 2022
{let the images tell you a story}
Happenings: Common Ground Fair
We had a wonderful festival week – a couple of mushroom/woods walks, meets with friends, amazing weather, with a culmination of goodness at the Common Ground Fair. We almost didn’t go – and we would have been so sad. The weather for our day was grey, cool, and kinda windy. But it was nice –Continue reading “Happenings: Common Ground Fair”
Duendesday: Happy Equinox!
{life with a curious and crazy 12 yr old} We wytches around here love our festivities – a time to connect with one another, make special food, and focus on the seasonal changes. We’re off on a Woods Walk today – to see how the terrain is changing, look for mushrooms, listen to birds, collectContinue reading “Duendesday: Happy Equinox!”
Tuesday: Wind-Down and Wind-Up!
So, the Harvest Party was a blast – maybe not as many folks as we were hoping but those that came were generous and enjoyable. The food was great, the weather was amazing, the band AstroPlanet was fantastic. The raffle was a nice sucess – gave away T-shirts, Maple Syrup, a CSB Membership, and ofContinue reading “Tuesday: Wind-Down and Wind-Up!”
Recipe Thursday: Party Menu
I have to say I love party menus. I love planning for parties, cooking for parties, and enjoying parties. Yes, it gets crazy and I get crazy in the midst of it sometimes (so many things going on!) but I still love it overall. This year’s Harvest Party 2022 is going to be lovely. TheContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Party Menu”
Rock Bottom Homestead 