Rimakej Valentini, Author at Healing Heritage Hearth

Picture of a pencil drawing by Rimakej Valentini of the backside of a girl mid-spin with her arms flung out as she is standing in a puddle with rain drops falling all around her.

Respect Poems

Posted on February 1, 2022June 2, 2022 by Rimakej Valentini

I deserve respect and happiness. Therefore, I shall demand that respect from others as well…

Picture of a pencil drawing by Rimakej Valentini of a hand lowering the tip of it's middle finger onto the point of an upturned sewing needle causing blood to drip down the needle and into a puddle that is flowing like a river off of the page.

Writing Poems

Posted on February 1, 2022September 22, 2022 by Rimakej Valentini

Writing all of the words unsaid Are they better left Unread? Writing Flow Aching to…

Picture of a henna design with three Rune symbols around a circle of the moon phases surrounding a sprouting seed on Cristophe's upper back with Rimakej's left hand resting under the design. Her hand is also covered with a henna design of overlaying hands growing from small to large.

Year Recap for Half Hectare Homestead 2021

Posted on December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 by Rimakej Valentini

What a year. We started it still living in Totnes, Devon, UK with my parents….

Picture of a senior black cat lying on a red chair with Samhain decorations, such as jack-o-lanterns, skulls, and pumpkins, in the background surrounding a small altar table full of many remembrance items and framed, old, and/or loose pictures of Cristophe and Rimakej's passed loved ones, human and non-human animal alike.

Samhain, Holy Day of Change

Posted on October 29, 2021October 7, 2023 by Rimakej Valentini

Samhain is the time of jack-o-lanterns, bonfires, Fae, Spirits, Familiars, and Guardians. The time of…

Picture of a wicker wreath decorated with small smiling scarecrow heads, different sizes and colors of sunflowers, fall colored leaves, and a wooden sign hanging in the middle with the drawing of a smiling scarecrow amongst corn, sunflowers, wheat, pumpkins, and leaves above the text, "Welcome!"

Mabon, True Holy Day of Thanksgiving

Posted on September 22, 2021October 7, 2023 by Rimakej Valentini

Fall Equinox marks the first day of Fall. In the Northern Hemisphere, it lands around…

Picture of a row of labeled glass bottles, glass jar, and round silver tin. The labels on the bottles read left to right, "organic lavender essential oil", "skullcap tincture", "meadowsweet tincture", "stinging nettles tincture", and "dried reishi tincture". The label on the glass jar full of pills reads, "ashwagandha root powder". And, the label on the tin reads, "rosemary plantain salve".

Shingles: My Herbal Experience

Posted on August 28, 2021December 4, 2021 by Rimakej Valentini

If you have ever had chickenpox in your life, you have the potential to develop…

Picture of a stone fire ring surrounded by six benches made out of natural logs by the pathway to the Cibolo Gardens north grove camping area.

Cibolo Gardens: Our New Adventure

Posted on July 7, 2021August 11, 2021 by Rimakej Valentini

Heads-up North Side of San Antonio, Texas, USA! That’s right, Half Hectare Homestead is back…

Picture of a Midsummer themed metal wire wreath decorated with artificial orange, red, white, and yellow sunflowers and other Summer flowers, green grass blades, strawberries, and shiny colorful dragonflies and butterflies. In the middle of the wreath is a print of an artistic drawing of strawberries surrounded by the words, "Wildberry Fields Ruby Red Patch" in multiple decorative fonts.

Midsummer, Holy Day of Light

Posted on June 16, 2021May 30, 2023 by Rimakej Valentini

(Updated: May 30, 2023) Midsummer is almost here! This Holy Day marks the longest day…

Picture of Rimakej and Cristophe happily showing their love for and trust of each other as Rimakej gently kisses Cris' forehead.

Our Polyamory Pride and Story

Posted on June 9, 2021May 30, 2023 by Rimakej Valentini

(Updated: June 2, 2022) Polyamory is a term that was coined in the early 1980s…

Winter picture of the slightly snow covered remains of a stone wall structure being reclaimed by Nature with growing moss and vines. One of the stones in the wall has chalk writing on it that reads "Wildlings" in all caps and is bordered by a thick chalk line around the edges of the arrow-point shaped stone.

Healthy Work in a Livable Wage Shortage

Posted on May 19, 2021May 17, 2021 by Rimakej Valentini

As one of the people who has chosen to build a life outside of the…

Hi! We are authors, Rimakej (they/them) and Cristophe (he/him) Valentini. HHH began as Half Hectare Homestead, a holistic homestead we managed for 5 years. Now we simply promote healing through sustainable and Indigenous practices. Thank you for enjoying our blogs and joining us in sharing love and learning. Follow us on Facebook and/or Instagram to view even more of our unique content!

Hi! We are authors, Rimakej (they/them) and Cristophe (he/him) Valentini. HHH began as Half Hectare Homestead, a holistic homestead we managed for 5 years. Now we simply promote healing through sustainable and Indigenous practices. Thank you for enjoying our blogs and joining us in sharing love and learning. Follow us on Facebook and/or Instagram to view even more of our unique content!