Monday, Monday... So Good To Me...

A busy morning begins with a little girl who wants to do three things at once, so we walk, we talk, we paint, and we do some housework... Then we garden, but she is tired.

We drift off to have a nap in the sunny bedroom, lying on the big bed, chattering, then quiet.

And she is gone, fast asleep - or is She?

Soon, I wake to a small hand tapping me, whilst the other is clutching some sunny yellow blooms...

Dandelions! Such Cheery little Lion-heads :-)

If Dandelions could, I reckon they would always be smiling... They smell like Earth itself!
You might always recognise that smell, it is all good.

 Perfect Posy Princess!

A valuable Herb, read about Dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis) <--- LINK
Dandelion is used for arthritis, gout, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, edema and abnormal blood sugar levels. It is indicated for many female problems and skin diseases due to its action on the liver. The whole plant, especially the root, is beneficial to the liver but is slow in producing the desired action. Autumn roots are roasted and used as a coffee substitute. 

 HAPPY MONDAY!
Til next time,
 BE YOU

~*E Butterfly*~ 

LEST WE FORGET... and some links...

Ive been browsing, its Friday night, everyone is either off to bed or busy doing their own thing... *hears snoring in the chair*

Heres a link I found to a very interesting site that has old herb monographs... The information is older, but still relevant, especially for those interested in plants and herbal medicine... (I am!)
HERBDATA

Ive spent quite some time looking on this site, I love seeing the old hand drawn or painted pages that show the life cycle of herbs from seeds to plant, root system etc. If only I could paint/sketch like that! ...

An Ironic thing is, Ive just this week purchased a copy of Mrs Grieves *A Modern Herbal* and I see she is also *online* even though the book was first published in 1931 - see HERE
I cant wait to get my copy and have a good read!

Ive also been given a whole stack of Australian GRASS ROOTS magazines from the early seventies and eighties - theres a whole lot of reading in there, about self-sufficiency and doing-it-yourself, on the land mainly... very interesting reading, recipes and feedback. I do wonder if I could milk a goat, and be successful making cheese from said milk... what a challenge for this city gal!

HAPPY ANZAC DAY to those to whom it is relevant

-New Zealanders and Australians and those who lost loved ones...

The flower below is a poppy.

It's a traditional symbol of remembrance for the fallen.

LEST WE FORGET

"In Flanders field the poppies grow..."