by Daisy | Sep 28, 2011 | Fencepost, Flops
When we last left this saga, I had finally unstuck the lid from Ivory’s Picklemeister. It was a great feeling. I was so psyched to get the kraut started. I layered it in the crock with salt, added the inoculant from Ivory’s pickles and enough water to...
by Daisy | Sep 26, 2011 | Fencepost, Flops
As you all know, everything I do always turns out perfectly. What’s that choking sound? Ah, you’ve read our flops. Well, as long as we’re letting it all hang out, you might as well know what happened when I, inspired by Ivory’s fantabulous...
by Daisy | Sep 19, 2011 | Fencepost, Reviews
As I rush to get the last of the fall garden in, I’ve been reading, ironically, Felder Rushing’s new book, Slow Gardening, out of Chelsea Green Publishing, THE go-to sustainable living publishing house. If Felder Rushing is a new name to you, you’re...
by Ivory Soap | Aug 18, 2011 | Fencepost, Reviews
This week’s giveaway is from Nourished Kitchen. Jenny has designed a wonderful multimedia online cooking class that retails for $200, but will be FREE for one lucky Little House in the Suburbs reader. Go HERE to sign up for the giveaway. This giveaway closes at...
by Daisy | Aug 9, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
This week we’ve got something a little different. It’s a how-to, which obviously isn’t different for us, but it’s a bit more high-brow than our customary how to make lard soap or bug spray. What it is is a step-by-step watercolor painting...
by Daisy | Jul 29, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
When I saw a plant labelled “bitter melon” (at Lowe’s, of all places), of course I had to get it. Who could resist? It’s grown very slowly so far, but it does have one fine “melon” to show for it: In researching momordica...
