Happenings – Rock Bottom Homestead

First Blush of Spring

Alas, the rollercoaster of New England Spring…snow one week, 68 degrees the next, and then rains and just this side of coolness where the woodstove is too much. We can see the Bee Balm sprouting, tufts of day lillies, new leaves of Hollyhocks in the garden, baby Rhubarb, little mounds of poppies and chives, PrimroseContinue reading “First Blush of Spring”

Mid-Winter Moments

As we wind-up our time here at ye’ olde homestead we find ourselves romanticizing the work we have done here — as if every moment is a longing, a memory, and a letting go. Grieving is a hard process, done over time, with care-fullness. Since we’ve decided to leave this home, it has been aContinue reading “Mid-Winter Moments”

Solstice Happenings

And here we are again, in the thick of the dark days, waiting for the light, waiting for the recharge of solar energy into our bones and brains. The year shifts from practice to a bit more theory and planning. We tend to our ecological relations in different ways — in sometimes more subtle ways,Continue reading “Solstice Happenings”

Intentional Time

That’s where we’re at these days — defining, living, seeking out, and maybe lamenting the lack of intentional time. Time we spend intentionally being present in our lives, in the world we want to live, is a focus we are trying to pay heed to. It’s hard — because it’s so easy to swept upContinue reading “Intentional Time”

Foliage and Past Autumns

The autumn of things is in their focus inward; saving all the resplendent energies to rest, repair, and then to rebuild (as seasons cycle). The colors of this fading summer woo us with promises of rebirth, sure, but generally, we are on the same path and find that we are much more wooed by theContinue reading “Foliage and Past Autumns”

Catching Up on our ‘Weekend’

Someone walked into the shop the other day and before we could even greet them accusingly inquired, “Why are you closed on Wednesday and Thursday?!” and I get it, it’s the middle of the week but it’s just the two of us so we need to take some time off and since we are alsoContinue reading “Catching Up on our ‘Weekend’”

Tuesday Happenings: Common Ground Fair 2025

Happy Autumnal Equinox! Our favorite family celebration for years now has been the Common Ground Country Fair. Taking our little pea is always an adventure — we love taking her up to the MOFGA (Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association) grounds for any kind of event (workshops, ME Apple Weekend, etc) but the Fair isContinue reading “Tuesday Happenings: Common Ground Fair 2025”

Mid-week Check-In: (r)evolutions

There are all kinds of revolutions — astrological/cosmological/seasonal (all connected, of course, as similar engagements), political, personal, and ecological, as a few in mind. Our wytchy selves here focus on all of these as a piece — to be connected to ourselves, we have to be connected in nature (or aware of this nature, we’reContinue reading “Mid-week Check-In: (r)evolutions”

Summer Solstice

This Summer starts with a healthy dose of heat and humidity. And though we’ve had rain every week, it still feels a little dry in the garden (the corn are really calling to me to carry water up to them — days past we had a watering system in the garden but between changing upContinue reading “Summer Solstice”

Tuesday Happenings: Springing

Discovery is always a thrill, no matter the season, but there is something about the new tendrils of growth and baby shoots to invigorate the senses. Right up until the allergies hit, we can breathe a little deeper and feel that things are about to change. It feels like a shift we can translate fromContinue reading “Tuesday Happenings: Springing”