by Ivory Soap | Sep 14, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
Which one is the store bought egg? Yes, ma’am, Ivory
by Daisy | Aug 28, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
It happens over and over again. I look and look, with scratched hands and itchy arms, searching under the fuzzy, broad cucumber leaves for one more cuke. The one I know is there, the camouflaged, (shape-shifting?), hidden-in-plain-sight cucumber. Eventually the...
by Daisy | Aug 21, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
Guess what he (she?) ate to get this size? Jalapeno. The entire plant. See that nekkid stalk in the background? All that’s left. I’ve been going around bragging how the birds were keeping my tomatoes hornworm-free this year. I didn’t even know they...
by Daisy | Aug 19, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
The babies are losing their fluff and putting on big bird feathers. Remember this cheeky beak from last week? See how she’s grown: Still cheeky, though. I brought them a treat. What’re you lookin’ at? Never seen a chicken before?...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 31, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
Are my chickens free range? I know they’re ‘cage-free’. They aren’t confined to the coop. In fact, they only go in to lay eggs. But, they’re penned. Would you say that the thousands of chicken generations before them that grew up in pens...
by Daisy | Jul 20, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
The new flock is growing up. They’re starting to show some personality. One of my Buff Orpingtons is fearless and friendly and comes right up to me. One of the Black Australorps is extra-curious and enjoys perching on my finger. The Easter Eggers are very...
