by Daisy | Nov 9, 2009 | Crafts, Earth-Friendly
This image requires some explanation. It’s what’s left of the garlic braids now that we’ve eaten all the garlic. I can’t resist making paper out of these stems. They are so clean and dried and . . . papery. And it doesn’t smell like...
by Daisy | Nov 6, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
If it snows anything like it has been raining in my neck of the woods this year, we are in for a lot of power outages. Ice is all twinkly and everything and goodness knows there’s nothing like a good snowball fight, but there’s very little fun associated...
by Daisy | Nov 4, 2009 | Body Care, Household
As I was trimming back a few blackberry shoots I got to thinking–Aren’t blackberry leaves Something–you know, something in their own right other than the prickly part of blackberry production? As it turns out, they are something. High in tannins and...
by Daisy | Nov 2, 2009 | Crafts, Fabric & Sewing
When a favorite shirt became unwearable recently I was asked to fix the snaps. My first thought was, “You can’t fix snaps.” But then I figured it was worth some research and, whadyaknow, you can fix snaps. It’s easy. Take a pair of pliers and...
by Daisy | Oct 30, 2009 | Garden, Garden Hacks
I can’t bring myself to pull up the giant marigold that’s hogging a good one-third of one of my best raised beds so I’m determined to get the most benefit out of it. One of the uses for this plant is in a spray which is said to combat tomato...
