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 | 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 | 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...
by Daisy | Apr 10, 2015 | Fencepost, Reviews
On a recent trip we took the kids to the Discovery Park of America in Union City, Tennessee. Basically in the middle of nowhere is a colossal multi-theme park (not amusement park), complete with real trains, log cabins, barns, farm equipment, a 100 year old chapel,...
by Daisy | Apr 2, 2015 | Conversation, Fencepost
When all you know is the year-round availability of everything from the supermarket, it’s easy to forget the reason why, for example, eggs are an emblem of spring. When you have your own hens, though, and after a long, eggless winter your hens are finally...
