by Daisy | Oct 15, 2012 | Fencepost, Reviews
When I was a kid my grandmother’s next door neighbor was a lovely and thoughtful flight attendant who made regular flights to San Francisco, California. She often brought back with her a special treat for my grandmother: the famous San Francisco sourdough...
by Daisy | Oct 10, 2012 | Fencepost, Reviews
My sweet friend Courtney Miller Santo has written a novel, The Roots of the Olive Tree, and I pestered her to let me interview her on the blog. The novel’s setting is one I believe many people with at least one foot in the rural life would appreciate: a working...
by Daisy | Oct 9, 2012 | Conversation, Fencepost
I’ve got a second video of Idee’s chicks on YouTube now. Obviously, they’re practically full grown now, but this one shows their first ventures beyond the fluffy underbelly of Mom. We ended up with six little poof balls. Two silver-laced...
by Daisy | Oct 3, 2012 | Conversation, Fencepost
When I decided to get hatching eggs, I knew the odds were against A. a full hatch, and B. all hens. As it turned out, we went 50% on the hatch: six out of twelve eggs hatched, and a little better than that on the male/female ratio: 4 hens, 2 cockerels. I gave away the...
by Daisy | Sep 17, 2012 | Crafts, Woodworking
A few days ago I mentioned I built a mudroom wall using plans from Ana White’s building plans website. I thought I would elaborate on what I did to modify the plans to fit our needs. I used the “Smiling Mudroom” plans, and the result definitely makes...
