by Daisy | Mar 22, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
I’m stepping onto my soapbox today, frustrated because I can’t enjoy the smells of Spring without the periodic stench of lawn chemicals. I worry what they may be doing to my children, myself, you, and the environment. Frustrated because I fear a fight to...
by Daisy | Mar 21, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
It was winter. Like every year, I was beginning to forget what it felt like to be warm. I was going crazy for something involving dirt, planting, growing. Anything. So I planted ginseng. It was freezing cold, but I warmed up pretty fast hacking back the ivy and...
by Daisy | Mar 17, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
I love this. When the first asparagus pops through I might just fall over. I don’t love this: It looks especially bad when you know it used to look like this: Until somebody decided it looked like a soft place for a nap. So I’ve poked sticks all around the...
by Daisy | Mar 14, 2011 | Crafts, Woodworking
In the “they don’t make ’em like they used to” category, I include the home center shovel. Like this one: So I decided to make a dibble. Funny word. If you don’t know what a dibble is, it’s a stick used to make planting holes,...
by Daisy | Mar 9, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
Every year I wish I had an asparagus patch and every year I fail to plant one. I kept coming up with excuses. Don’t have the right spot, it’s too expensive, they take too long to get established. If I planted asparagus the first year I realized I wanted...
