by Daisy | Jan 25, 2010 | Conversation, Fencepost
Since the hens began laying they have gone from quiet pullets to gabby girls. The racket begins in late morning and continues intermittently until around noon, while the laying is going on. BawkbawkbawkbawkbawkbawkBAWKAW!! By midday the hubbub has subsided and they...
by Daisy | Jan 22, 2010 | Conversation, Fencepost
Confession: I’ve never been very successful growing stout little plants from seed indoors. They germinate well and seem happy but never look like those brick house-looking dynamos from the nursery. I have a cool bulb and a warm bulb, a fan, etc., etc., but the...
by Daisy | Jan 11, 2010 | Conversation, Fencepost
Facing a week of lows in the single digits, I harvested all the collards, broccoli, and cabbage. Part of me wanted to see just how cold it could go, maybe with a row cover, but, as I mentioned in the post title, I’m a coward when it comes to these things. I...
by Daisy | Dec 10, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
This is the second installment in an effort to put a name to the “weeds” in my yard. I took several pictures this summer and am trying to identify them one at a time. I’m not sure we ever satisfactorily identified the first of the P-CP’s, but I...
by Daisy | Dec 3, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
Settling the gender debate in decisive fashion, the suspected rooster produced at least one of these gems, after much understandable squawking and pacing about the coop. Yay! First eggs! Good girl!
by Daisy | Dec 1, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
Some aspects of environmental friendliness come easily to me. It goes hand in hand with one of my hallmark characteristics: laziness. I don’t know how I got this way because by and large I come from hardworking stock. Perhaps I’m just a visionary. Yes. Let’s say I am...
