by Ivory Soap | Jun 10, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
We had a little robin fall out of his next two days ago. Actually it fell out of my neighbor’s tree onto my driveway. Luckily, it was unhurt. But, then the whole neighborhood of kids was all over it! I had them set it in the flower bed while I rushed...
by Daisy | May 27, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
Big crashing noises at 3:45 a.m. seldom bode well. Ours is the house to the right, which you can just see if you squint real hard through the branches. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and only very minimal damage was done to the house. It did bring down the power...
by Daisy | Apr 8, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
Over the weekend, we participated in our kids’ school outdoor cleanup day. Once the work began and dozens of parents and kids began to collect bag after bag of weeds and leaves, I had an inspiration: I wanted those bags for the chickens. I collect my...
by Daisy | Apr 1, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
I’m in our local Master Gardener training class this year. Class meets once a week for three hours, and we gardeners can get hungry during that time, so we have a mid-class lunch break. It’s a little early for lunch, but somehow that never occurs to our...
by Daisy | Mar 13, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
We have a new header! After years of the old hunter green, we were beginning to feel like one vase of dusty silk flowers and a floral wallpaper border away from 1997. We hope you will enjoy our NEW header, featuring the original scratchboard portrait of one of my...
by Daisy | Mar 5, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
It’s raining today, a good excuse to stay inside and write. We probably needed this rain. I’ve planted carrots and beets and so of course the top surface of the soil needs to stay moist until they’ve germinated and sent down long roots. I’ve...
