by Daisy | Apr 27, 2016 | Body Care, Household
Nature knows that summer is going to bring with it a host of skin challenges: bug bites, heat rash, sunburn, mysterious itches, minor scrapes and more. To give us a weapon to deal with these complaints, springtime lays out an array of skin-healing plants. Now’s...
by Daisy | Apr 23, 2016 | Beginner Gardens, Garden
I’m disorganized at everything, and gardening is no exception. Most of the time when I remember to do something at the right time, it’s by accident. I’ve seen examples of sunflower forts for years, but never, apparently, at the right time to plant...
by Daisy | Apr 18, 2016 | Barnyard, Other Critters
Why would anyone want to raise worms? There are tons of worms everywhere already! Underneath the potted plants on the patio, below that cardboard box you left out on the driveway, every time you stick a shovel or a trowel in the dirt, worms! You want worms in the...
by Daisy | Apr 15, 2016 | Conversation, Fencepost
Every spring when I step outside and the stench of my neighbors’ lawn care service chemicals hits me like a bad memory, I have the same impulse: convince everybody to go natural! This year, with the increased popularity of Nextdoor.com, I was hoping I might have...
by Ivory Soap | Apr 7, 2016 | Drama, Fencepost
You know how some people say to “leave it on the field” or “leave it on the dance floor?” My chicken left it “in the yard.” Her chicken butt, that is. If you’ve never been awakened by a screaming 13 yr old at 5:30 AM,...
