by Ivory Soap | Aug 5, 2015 | Conversation, Fencepost
Black-Eyed Susan. It seems that it has multiple medicinal uses. I think this one was in the mix of wildflowers we tried to sow. This and the Blanket Flower below were the only takers. Burnweed, erechtites hieraciifolia. Possibly edible, possibly permanent liver...
by Ivory Soap | Aug 3, 2015 | Conversation, Fencepost
Bookshelf: Gone to the Beach By MARIA RUSSO JULY 29, 2015 New picture books take children, animals and a T-Rex on getaways to the shore. Beach House Written by Deanna Caswell. Illustrated by Amy June Bates. The story begins even before the title page of this warmly...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 27, 2015 | Conversation, Fencepost
ME!!!! Let the healing begin. Their names are Taco and Steve. (Taco has the “sauce” on him.) They’re wethers. Snipped. Fixed. Anyway, they’re adorable! We got them from Osborne Farm in Burlison, TN. It was an HOUR away. Steve rode in my...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 20, 2015 | Conversation, Fencepost
Cause apparently, it does not stop. I had such a good time on this website, I went in search of the rest of the species around the neighborhood. Above, we have violets and yellow sorrel (the heart-looking clover.) Violets are generally considered non-toxic, but the...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 13, 2015 | Conversation, Fencepost
It’s a jungle out there. When I was in high school. I wanted to be a field biologist. But I had a SERIOUS phobia of dead things. One dead frog and I was hyperventilating. Especially if it “snuck up” on me. Dead things can’t sneak, but I...
by Daisy | Jul 11, 2015 | Conversation, Fencepost
Lately I’ve been feeling overwhelmed. Outnumbered. There’s fluoride and prescription medicine in the water. Glyphosate is in everything. Even “organic” food isn’t organic. Milk is contaminated with hormones that make children reach...
