09/04/2026
A beautiful but hot and somewhat hard week for me and the girls….. unfortunately me and the girls had to say goodbye to our beloved Grandmama this week and couldn’t miss her more than we do right now…..
I gotta tell you….so far as a Papa one of The hardest things I’ve ever done is tell my two most amazing not so little girls that my Mama’s mama and Sparrow and Mae Mae’s grandma had passed away!
Goodbye grandmama, you are and will be missed 💗 beyond words!
After somewhat of a rough start and an absolute scorcher of a week We’re picking up the pieces, keeping busy and doing our best as a family…. but be assured we’ll be packed up and rolling homestead heavy into Dubuque Farmers' Market bright & early tomorrow morning for Labor Day weekend!
We Kept ourselves busy in and out of the heat and in between things this week with amazing conversations with Sparrow hawk while waiting for her school bus at one of the prettiest bus stops the side of the Mississippi, A little bit of Schoolwork, Reading time and Papa time at home with Mae Mae Moon while she recovered, Wild Elderberry and Pear🍐pick’n, Mushroom🍄🟫harvesting (homegrown & Wild🍄🟫caught😉), potting up plants 🪴 , squeezing organic lemons and juicing up Elderberries, blueberries & watermelon for a few delicious and seasonal Pink lemonade creations For Labor Day weekend….
And just like that we’re back to Friday…..So a little bit worse for ware here’s Just a few of our offerings for tomorrow mornings Dubuque farmers market….
On the Stone Hollow Homestead side of things…
Chicken Of The Woods, Baby🍄🟫Portobello, Jumbo🍄🟫portobello(single🍄🟫& double jumbo🍄🟫packs available), Mushroom Trio & Double packs-Shiitake, chicken of the woods, Blue, Pink, Grey dove, Pearl and Pohu oyster mushrooms-, Fresh Picked Bartlett pears, StoneHollow’s Own Mushroom trio/single science kits, Looseleaf Medicinal🍄🟫teas, 🍄🟫seasoning blends, medicinal🍄🟫mushroom extracts, Grown from seed assorted Hosta plants and more…..😉🪴🍉🫐🍐🌿☕️👊
Last but definitely not least Here’s a few of this weeks offerings from Esmae and Sparrow’s…..“Little Bird & Mae Mae’s Riverstones & Oddities”…..
Time Tumbled RiverStones Mississippi Agates, arrowheads….
And on the sweet and slightly sour side….
An absolutely delicious and seasonal Elderberry,🫐Blueberry & 🍉Watermelon
Pink Lemonade
Tart🍒Cherry & Red raspberry Pink lemonade
Good Old-fashioned Lemonade
-All Lemonade ingredients from Sweet to Squeeze Fresh Squeezed, Homemade & Organically sourced-😉🍒🍉🫐🍋👊
Now it’s time for this here Papa to get a little bit of rest after a long week…. we’ll see you bright and early tomorrow morning at Dubuque farmers market!