by Daisy | May 31, 2010 | Conversation, Fencepost
Last year I built a Top Bar Beehive and waited impatiently for a swarm of bees to admire my construction and lay claim to it. Well, I didn’t really think that would happen (???), but I was hoping to get a call from the local beekeepers association with a swarm...
by Daisy | May 28, 2010 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
How does a crop that goes from seed to harvest in only ten days sound? If you’re an impatient gardener like me and you check your garden the day after you sow it in the secret hope that your plants have grown, oh, knee-high, then this could be just your thing. It’s...
by Daisy | May 26, 2010 | Fencepost, Flops
I told myself I wasn’t going to grow squash this year. I have chronicled my squash woes in previous posts, including here, wherein I sustained a SBRI. Every time I try to grow squash I end up sacrificing a gargantuan amount of my limited garden space only to...
by Ivory Soap | May 21, 2010 | Crafts, Crochet, Knitting
Fleece yarn is great for fluffy, chunky knitting and crochet projects. The following technique turns any big squares of cloth into fabric yarn balls, but this yarn tutorial is specifically geared for fleece. I don’t know why I didn’t do this sooner. I...
by Ivory Soap | May 13, 2010 | Household, Simple & Frugal
When I started homeschooling (or gardening, or writing, or keeping livestock), it felt like something “unnecessary” that took away from my “real job” of laundry, cleaning, and cooking. All those “extras” were fine, but if Mr. Ivory...
