by Abbe Rolnick | Sep 23, 2026 | Abbe's Ruminations
The dilemma unfolds… Unconventional Solutions The dilemma unfolds… I had just opened my healthy juice and eatery restaurant, Established a following, only to be told by my landlord That the bank across our shared street was expanding with a bridge over the...
by Abbe Rolnick | Sep 17, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
An ObservationYesterday, on a midday walkTwo bald eagles soared in circlesAlong the bay.One swooped down between the treesA nod to me or a warning to the crows?I’ve searched for over a month forThe heron who once graced my vision,Perched, hidden in a tree.Elusive...
by Abbe Rolnick | Sep 10, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
BarteringTell me the difference betweenSharing, giving, buying, and loaning.Transactions that end or continue.Where in all of this is value:Of the purchase, the person, the trust?When we barter, we become stewardsOf long-term relationshipsFor how else, can an object...
by Abbe Rolnick | Sep 3, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
An Experience becomes a Good StoryOnce I sunk into a snowdriftMy father tells the crowd.The punch line: she was so smallThat only her voice gave her away.Once I lived without electricity or running water,My children thought I went to school in a horse and buggy.I...
by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 27, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Tune out, Tune In, Let go, Move, Dance, CreateI watch a bird fly byI notice a heart shaped rockI bend down to follow a row of antsA dog has left a present on the sidewalkAll these are outside of meCrossing my pathDistinct beings, born into existenceAs is the man who...
