by Daisy | Jul 3, 2013 | Garden, Plants & Uses
The seed of milk thistle (Silybum marianum) contains silymarin, thought to be useful in treating diseases of the liver such as cirrhosis, jaundice, and hepatitis. It has also shown promise in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, and it may be helpful reducing the...
by Daisy | Jul 2, 2013 | Beverages, Recipes
I love herbal tea. I have an embarrassment of fresh herbs in my garden. It is summertime. Why have I been using dried up, store-bought tea bags year-round? I think maybe I tried fresh herbs as tea a few times and it turned out sort of watery and bland and I crossed it...
by Daisy | Jun 13, 2013 | Dessert, Recipes
This is less of a real recipe than an excuse to post pictures of berries. They’re just so beautiful. And so special. I love berries and they’re packed with nutrition. The strawberries were first, then the black raspberries, and at last the blackberries...
by Daisy | May 27, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
Big crashing noises at 3:45 a.m. seldom bode well. Ours is the house to the right, which you can just see if you squint real hard through the branches. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and only very minimal damage was done to the house. It did bring down the power...
by Daisy | May 22, 2013 | Garden, Plants & Uses
I visited my sister last week and she invited me to look over a bare garden bed in her backyard in which she had sown several kinds of seeds. Being a normal sort of person who doesn’t research seedling identification, she didn’t know if what was sprouting...
