by Daisy | Mar 17, 2017 | Beverages, Fencepost, Recipes, Reviews
I’m a tea drinker. I brew a pot of tea every day, just for myself, sometimes two pots. If that isn’t enough, there’s tea bags to brew it by the cup. Several years ago, my blog partner/bud, Deanna, had one of her babies and we had a shower for her....
by Daisy | Feb 20, 2017 | Fencepost
I’m starting to wonder if this is going to be one of those winters that never happened. Yes, we’ve had some freezing temps, but all in all, above-normal readings nearly every week. Nature noticed. The peach tree surprised me today by busting out some of...
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 Daisy | Nov 17, 2016 | Conversation, Fencepost
Who wouldn’t love to say goodbye to their electric bill (or most of it) and get your electricity from the sun? I think I would, but the high cost, the complexity, the fact that it always seems like the next big breakthrough in solar is just around the corner...
by Daisy | Nov 6, 2016 | Conversation, Fencepost
. . . I’d have no tomatoes at all. Weird year for tomatoes. We had plenty of spring rain and mild weather so the tomatoes I planted in the garden got off to a good start. Unfortunately, by the time the first few tomatoes started to ripen, drought set in and the...
by Daisy | Sep 23, 2016 | Conversation, Fencepost
I et a stinkbug yesterday. That’s an exaggeration. I chomped down on a stinkbug by accident and spit it out. The thing is, I wasn’t fazed by this, and for a second I was separating out the bits of stinkbug from the bits of mulberry in my mouth (because...
