by Daisy | Aug 26, 2016 | Fencepost, Reviews
If you’d like to save a little money on seeds for next spring, now’s the time a lot of seed companies are slashing prices. Many seeds save very well for years, but only if you do it the right way. Here are some good seed-storing tips from Rodale. And here...
by Daisy | Aug 24, 2016 | Conversation, Fencepost
When I was a kid, my dad strung an electric fence around our horse pasture. It was seldom electrified, so I suppose the horses learned pretty quickly to avoid it. I don’t ever remember the horses getting out, so I’d call it a success. I will also never...
by Daisy | Aug 19, 2016 | Fencepost, Reviews
Do you know what this is? A handmade solid wood tortilla press! I’m imagining home-milled organic corn tortillas, hot off the griddle. These are handcrafted in a workshop in Santa Maria, California, called Central Coast Woodworks. Pur-tee. And this is impossibly...
by Daisy | Aug 18, 2016 | Conversation, Fencepost
As far back as I remember, all I’ve ever wanted to be was a homemaker. And for all that time, I’ve been ashamed of it. Perhaps I was born at the wrong time. During the era when I was growing up, in the 1970s, being a homemaker was being devalued....
by Daisy | Aug 16, 2016 | Canned, Dried, Frozen, Flavorings & Condiments, Recipes
One day I’m searching the bare earth for signs of life, tiny green cotyledons shaped like a pair of back-to-back capitol letter Ds. Baby basil. The next day, it’s months really, but where did they go? I’m pinching, pinching, the fuzzy...
