by Daisy | Jun 20, 2015 | Conversation, Fencepost
I was just over at my neighbor’s house and he mentioned in passing that the raccoons had stolen all his peaches. A cold chill ran up my spine. Actually it was a very warm, humid day and my clothes were plastered to my person, so I would have welcomed any sort of...
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 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...
