by Ivory Soap | Jan 23, 2012 | Fencepost, Flops
This is perhaps the most vicious homemaking injury I’ve ever received. It’s like a paper cut on steroids. This picture was taken after two days and lots of antibiotic ointment. It actually goes across three fingers, but it was hard to get the light to...
by Ivory Soap | Jan 14, 2012 | Drama, Fencepost
In the three years that I’ve had the goats, I’ve never had to take them to a vet for shots or anything. But, yesterday my husband texted me Sylvie foaming at the mouth and looks like hell. I called my trusty goat advisor and she said it was likely...
by Daisy | Jan 3, 2012 | Fencepost, Reviews
This is the book I’ve been waiting for and didn’t even know it. And the timing is perfect. I’ve been so excited about permaculture, and perennial vegetables are a big reason why. BUT, after asparagus and rhubarb, I’ve been sort of clueless...
by Ivory Soap | Dec 22, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
I don’t know if it’s the barren backyard or just the fact that I know I don’t have the commitment to maintain anything that lives for more than a few months, but I’m drooling over these (Click pics for original articles): *sigh* Wow… HOLY...
by Daisy | Dec 7, 2011 | Fencepost, Reviews
I’m ashamed to admit this, but sometimes it takes someone else, someone else who is cool, to say something is cool before I start thinking of it that way. Take mustard greens. Lowly, southern USA comfort food. Plain ol’ mustard greens, not the...
by Daisy | Nov 21, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
It began with a phone call. My mom had just returned home from visiting one of my brothers, who lives on a farm in the country. “Your brother sent you something,” she said. “What is it?” I asked. There was a slight pause. “You’ll...
