Category Archives: Happenings

What have we been up to? With the fresh Spring weather being well, Spring-like – we took advantage of some gardening cleaning and repair (moved flower boxes which lead to rose bush trimming, a new gutter for the outside of the heat pump house that hangs over a flower box that needed desparate repair, rakingContinue reading “Tuesday on the Homestead”

What is a homestead, anyway? A patch of grass to call one’s own(ish)? A bevy of small animals to round out a sense of self-sufficiency? Or growing and tending to absolutely all of one’s own needs from one’s own tiny bubble? As you can see, I am perhaps not tied to any of these descriptions.Continue reading “Tuesday on the Homestead”

It’s been awhile since we’ve gathered our thoughts here. A Winter full of working as best we can at the life we want; isn’t that we’ve all been doing? For sure. We’re now at that crossroads between what we thought we wanted and what we want now – or rather, new insight on what weContinue reading “Tuesday Happenings”

The ‘great tucking in’ is underway around here. The leaves are dying back or falling off (in many cases, in one fell swoop!). We’ve spent a little time trying to glean out the last of the garden – Fall Raspberries, Wonderberries, dry Vermont Cranberry Beans, Calendula, Herbs, and collecting some seeds (Echinacea, Common Milkweed, BlackContinue reading “Tuesday at Rock Bottom Homestead”

Likely the same or similar as last Tuesday with some subtle variations. Today, Josh is finishing the deconstruction of our ‘Snug’ or ‘Jimmy Jazz’ as the little additional room to the studio is called. We keep our tv and spare modular couch (with an extra foam topper for guests!) in there with a couple ofContinue reading “What Happens on Tuesday?”

We were pleased to check out the Keynotes for the Common Ground Fair this year. They were nice (though, to be honest, I was a little disappointed in the online content this year when last year was amazing! First year we got to see a lot of the events since we weren’t wandering around theContinue reading “Another Tuesday: Things We’re Up To”

We feel the changes in the weather in a subtle manner around here. Not that the temperatures haven’t dropped (rather drastically), they have – but the humidity has not, so it isn’t more pleasant, yet. But my tomato plants are still green and standing (well – they are weighed a bit down with all theirContinue reading “Tuesday Happens”

We used to have this lovely large patch of Common Milkweed in the upper back field – I based an entire garden around it, separating it into large wedges with picket fencing (which my marvelous man made out of pallets) and dreaming of a classic or at least interesting sundial in the center. Something happenedContinue reading “Tuesday Happens”

There is a moment when our cultivation feels positive – a flush of growth – flowers, beans, herbs, and nightshades: tomatoes, tomatillos, husk cherries, wonderberries, peppers, eggplants (no potatoes this year, can you believe it? I love growing potatoes but couldn’t do it this year), grapes, blackberries, and apples. Despite the weather (so dry inContinue reading “Tuesday on the Homestead”

Do you want the little news first or the big news? Alright, the latter it is – Big News: we are revamping our business acumen and to do so, we need to take a break…likely until October. I know. Big. That’s a big chunk of free floating Rollson’s with no income or safety in anyContinue reading “Tuesday 2 Do & Big Happenings”