by Ivory Soap | Jul 15, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
Sylvie is hacked off. You can tell cause her “mane” is standing up. I think she’s mad cause she hasn’t gotten enough attention on the blog lately. She wants you to know that they’re both doing fine. Lily is a bit of a spoiled pain and...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 14, 2009 | Recipes, Snacks & Sides
Soybeans are super easy to grow and if you’re in the South, you can still be planting them RIGHT NOW. Just get some soybean seeds, plunk them in the ground about 9 per square foot, and watch them grow. In about ten weeks, once the pods feel full, try this...
by Daisy | Jul 13, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
If you’ve ever wondered what a box of live chicks looks like, here it is. The P.O. called early Wednesday morning (they ship out on Monday) to say the chicks had arrived. I went over directly and brought them home. I opened the box and there they were, 8 chicks...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 10, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
I got this for Christmas from Craigslist. Cheap!! Why? I have goats. Goats regularly ‘fertilize’ their bedding straw. Goats strip leaves off of every stick in the vicinity. Neither straw nor sticks break down very quickly in the compost pile. But because...
by Daisy | Jul 7, 2009 | Recipes, Snacks & Sides
Kohlrabi isn’t a new vegetable by any means, but it’s an unusual sight in American supermarkets. When it does appear, most people don’t know what to do with it. It’s really a versatile vegetable that can be eaten raw or cooked in many types of...
