by Daisy | Jun 9, 2016 | Fencepost, Flops
I bought a pineapple guava plant through the mail. I was lured by promises of tropical beauty and exotic flavor. It was around midnight, and I had fallen down an internet rabbit hole of off-the-beaten-path edible shrubs, vines, and other fantastical fruits. My eyes...
by Daisy | May 5, 2015 | Fencepost, Flops
Ever since I stopped using shampoo, I’ve tried several different approaches to having presentable hair: apple cider vinegar rinses, brushing it out with a natural bristle brush, and essential oil-baking soda scrubs. After giving up on baking soda after hearing...
by Daisy | Oct 3, 2013 | Fencepost, Flops
I installed row covers over several beds because the seedlings of my fall/winter crops were getting eaten by bugs, dug up by cats, and stolen by fairies. I pounded 12″ segments of rebar into the ground and curved 1″ pvc plumbing pipe over them. Then I...
by Daisy | Sep 13, 2013 | Fencepost, Flops
This post originally had a different title. In the interest of full disclosure which is our informal policy here, after I actually made the fertilizer, I had to add the NOT. It all began well. I cut a lot of comfrey and packed it into a five-gallon bucket. I left it,...
by Ivory Soap | Feb 13, 2013 | Fencepost, Flops
This was my first freezer cooking attempt with my good friend Missy. We made waffles all day. There was really nothing wrong with the recipe. It’s just that we both have *sensory* kids. Her’s are anti-crispy when it comes to waffles and most...
by Ivory Soap | Dec 27, 2012 | Breakfast, Fencepost, Flops, Recipes
Those biscuits were awesome, btw, but I will get to those in another post. Right now we need to talk PIG. My children really latched onto that “World Bacon Shortage” story back in September. I think it’s a self-fulfilling prophesy, as they...
