by Daisy | Oct 17, 2012 | Conversation, Fencepost
My ridiculously thoughtful neighbor pal gave me the most beautiful antique spinning wheel I’ve ever seen. I’m not a spinner–yet–so I really don’t know what I’m doing, but I wanted to show you how pretty she is. The fly wheel seems...
by Daisy | Oct 16, 2012 | Conversation, Fencepost
In rooster news, I still have a rooster. I posted his availability on Craigslist, but no takers. Seems roosters aren’t exactly going like hotcakes around here. (I just wrote hot potatoes, and thought, that’s not right. Bear with me.) I’m not upset...
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 5, 2012 | Conversation, Fencepost
Daisy here again, emerging from my sabbatical to report on what’s going on in our garden here at the beginning of September. For the third time, I’ve seeded late season lettuce for a fall and winter crop. Hopefully this time the seeds will feel...
by Daisy | Sep 4, 2012 | Conversation, Fencepost
I’ve been absent without leave for way longer than I ever thought I would be. It’s so easy to let go and stop blogging when you have a wonderful co-blogger to pick up the slack. Like everyone else, I’ve been busy with this and that. Here’s my...
