As for gardening myself, after an unusually mild winter, spring arrived with a couple of snow storms! *L* It’s nice enough that some people have started planting already (and hopefully, there will be no May storms snowfalls like last year!). I haven’t started anything on my balcony yet, but I’d better get at it soon!

White horehound is one of those herbs I see around in the health food stores, but that’s about it. I’ve never used it; it’s supposed to be good for coughs, asthma and even whooping cough, externally for wounds, and as a tisane to help the digestive system and for intestinal disorders. There’s some promise for use for diabetics and high cholesterol. Not something to be used if someone has problems with low blood sugar (so it’s something I would have to avoid), low blood pressure and heart problems, and may counter the efficacy of prescription medications.

As for the name, it is a bit of a giggle, isn’t it? My giggle tends to be more towards how language has changed, since calling something “horey” meant saying it was hairy or fuzzy. I think hoar is now the accepted spelling for that use, though in that form it’s typically used to describe frost. These days, if you called someone horey, you’d probably get slapped.

Well, would you look at that. I finally set myself on the computer to catch up on a few things, and I’m off on a writing tangent already! *L* Ask me some questions, and I set off on a treatise!

Good to catch up on your blog and hear how you’re all doing. Thanks for sharing so much of yourselves.

God Bless!

Yes Ma’am, it’s been 13 months. Really doesn’t seem possible, but we’re enjoying every minute! God sure is smiling on her. This has been an amazing journey so far, and looking forward to giving it the ole one-two punch and put it down for the count! Keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we do you as well!

Hey…is it springtime there yet? Doing any gardening, I know you love it.

I know you’ll know…we’ve been having a ball with this herb I got. White Horehound. Do you know of any use for this…medicinal, herb tea, etc?? I think it’s good for coughs, but with the name itself, I’ve been having a blast! LOL! Anyway, just kinda curious…

Once again it was wonderful hearing from you. I was thinking about you a while back…killer grasshoppers being lugged by natives on poles, and ducklings being swallowed by…tadpoles??? LOL!

Please take care, and God Bless you and yours! Wishing you guys ALL the best!