by Daisy | Dec 18, 2016 | Drama, Fencepost
Back in 2014, the electrical transformer in my yard blew up during a storm and the lid came off and the oil inside sprayed over part of my garden. You can read more about it here. I sued the utility company to recoup the money I spent to replace the plants, etc. I...
by Ivory Soap | Apr 7, 2016 | Drama, Fencepost
You know how some people say to “leave it on the field” or “leave it on the dance floor?” My chicken left it “in the yard.” Her chicken butt, that is. If you’ve never been awakened by a screaming 13 yr old at 5:30 AM,...
by Ivory Soap | Jun 15, 2015 | Drama, Fencepost
Lots of you told me that the sheep was sick. Bowling ball poop is not normal. I believed you, but I didn’t take it seriously enough to DO something. But now, it’s too late. Sylvie and Lily are gone. It was a parasite. A month after the sheep was gone...
by Daisy | Apr 28, 2015 | Drama, Fencepost
If you’ve been following the saga of the transformer oil spill in my garden, there have been a few developments since last I wrote on this topic. If you haven’t heard about it and would like to know what I’m referring to, you can read about it...
by Daisy | Oct 5, 2014 | Drama, Fencepost
Of all the typical calamities that befall strawberry beds: birds, squirrels, slugs, drought (and I’ve had all of those), it was unexpected to say the least when an electrical transformer exploded over mine and doused it with dielectric fluid just as the...
by Ivory Soap | Aug 6, 2014 | Drama, Fencepost
A week ago, there was a knock at my door…at 8AM. Police officers. “Ma’am, do you own a white goat?” “Yes.” “Is it missing? There’s one jumping around on Poplar.” (That’s our main drag through town.) Nope....