by Ivory Soap | Jun 5, 2015 | Conversation, Fencepost
So, I have been KINDA off of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet or GAPS diet for a few years. I had quit shunning all sauces with modified food starch. If something had a gram of sucrose, that was okay. Still no GRAINS or MILK, ever. I miss you, buttered garlic...
by Daisy | Jun 2, 2015 | Conversation, Fencepost
Early Saturday morning, a week ago, my beloved mother passed away at the age of 83. While we are heartbroken, this is also a time of loving reflection on her life and her impact on her family. A hallmark of my mother’s life was her deep adoration for my father....
by Daisy | May 18, 2015 | Conversation, Fencepost
No, life is not a bowl of cherries. Sometimes it’s a bowl of strawberries. I feel a bit greedy harboring lethal thoughts about the gang of squirrels which has been spending recent days making trip after trip to and from my strawberry patch. On one hand, I...
by Daisy | May 11, 2015 | Conversation, Fencepost
When I first tried trench composting; that is, digging a trench, filling it with compostables, and covering it up, I didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t know if I would have trouble with varmints. I did have some minor digging, but that was solved by...
by Daisy | Apr 25, 2015 | Conversation, Fencepost
Another overnight rain. The garden slurped it up with gusto. Especially in the spring, when if it rains, it pours, I’m reminded of the value of raised beds, whether in boxes or in rows. Nothing gets submerged in puddles, nothing gets washed to oblivion, no...
by Daisy | Apr 20, 2015 | Conversation, Fencepost
When the weather forecast was for thunderstorms again last night with the possibility of hail and damaging winds, I feared for my garden. Particularly the tall-necked, tender petals of the bearded iris. And of course I paled at the thought of hail tearing into the...
