Monday, January 14th, 2008
Herbal year to come….
Hello herb lovers
Did you have a great Christmas and New Year celebration?
Well, I had a whirlwind trip around the globe which involved lots of food, drink and family en masse. There were also moments that involved snow - which was brilliant for our little (almost) two year old.
Herbally speaking Germany was amazing, just [...]
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
Herbal Heaven
Good morning herb lovers, greetings from Germany!
I couldnt help myself, I just had to share my afternoon with you all.
I am in Frankfurt with my family. There is a very old fashioned (very big, very beautiful, very busy etc) Christmas Market here that we spent time at this afternoon.
Stalls sell food (lots of food) [...]
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Friday, November 16th, 2007
Holly decks the halls….
This popular Christmas decoration originated in Rome, where it was customary to send holly to friends during the festival of Saturnalia. Early Christians liked the custom so they kept it going. There is also some evidence that Druids used holly as a winter decoration.
According to Pliny the Elder, if holly is planted near the house [...]
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Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Rosemary at Christmas….
I came across a lovely Christmas related herb legend.
According to this legend, the flowers of rosemary were originally white. It wasn’t until the Virgin Mary laid her blue cloak upon the fragrant branches one day that the flowers took on the soft, blue colour. Up until the 20th century, rosemary was amongst popular Christmas evergreens [...]
