by Daisy | May 7, 2010 | Conversation, Fencepost
I have certain items which, when lost or broken, I have difficulty replacing. I’m specifically thinking now of items in my kitchen drawer, aka The Drawer. For example, I’ve needed a new set of measuring cups for literally YEARS now and only recently got...
by Daisy | May 5, 2010 | Conversation, Fencepost
If I were restricted to only one garden plant (I was going to say vegetable but we all know what a kettle of fish the fruit-veg debate re tomatoes is) it would have to be the tomato. As I’ve mentioned before, we have three beds of them this year, that’s...
by Daisy | May 3, 2010 | Conversation, Fencepost
Our broody has finally rejoined the flock. It took a good two months, but she seems fine and her comb is perking up and getting redder (it turned pink when she was broody and not laying). We never did anything to break her of it, and it turned out okay. I’ve...
by Daisy | Apr 29, 2010 | Crafts, Woodworking
I’m not sure what got into me, but I went all playschool on my new tomato trellis. We’ve given over three entire beds to tomatoes this year. The two flanking beds have stakes that are simply painted 2×2’s. I wanted to break up the monotony, so...
by Daisy | Apr 23, 2010 | Conversation, Fencepost
When I’m working in the garden I use the same equipment over and over again. Some things I inherited, like my spade and my rakes (garden and leaf) and a menacing-looking yet elegantly effective pitchfork–the way it pierces a pile of composting leaves is...
