Rosemary was Re: [Sca-cooks] bananas are herbs?

[Sue Clemenger]

I'm laughing out loud, here (well, okay, it's really a quiet giggle, but 
it's friday evening and I'm tired ;o)
I felt the same way about my Pelican, which I just got last November, 
almost 12 years after my laurel (which came relatively early in my SCA 
life, much to my complete amazement and surprise).  I was completely and 
utterly convinced that even if I had at some point been worthy of 
consideration for that worthy estate, I probably had some Horrendous 
Personal Flaw (tm) that no one was willing to tell me about.  And then, 
out of the blue, blammo! The universe surely works in mysterious ways....
And I doubt I can grow bay laurel (wrong climate up here).  I sure know 
I can't keep rosemary alive, despite my best attempts.  Local herb 
farmers at our local farmers' market have told me it's pretty impossible 
to do without a greenhouse.  *sigh* I can cook with both of them, 
though! (OFC)
At least we have some hardy types of lavender that'll winter-over.  I'd 
love to have a sideyard full of it some day (I'll leave the front yard 
lavender-free for folks like Lainie to come visiting and porch-sitting 
;o) I've tried growing it in a pot, but without much success.
Boy, oh boy, but I am soooo looking forward to spring.  Snow is almost 
gone here (at least on the valley floor).  I'm trying to decide what 
kind of herbs to grow this year--some for cooking, I think, and some for 
natural dyeing.
--maire, having a weird evening.....

Elaine Koogler wrote:

> Corwyn,
> I thought that too...and had given up on ever getting one...Laurel, that 
> is. And low and behold...just when I thought it would never happen...it 
> did.
> 
> Hmmm....I've never tried to grow bay...maybe I should!
> 
> Kiri
> 
> CorwynWdwd at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> In a message dated 2/27/2004 2:36:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
>> selene at earthlink.net writes:
>>
>> Maybe you need to be a Laurel to grow bay? 
>> It was hard enough getting my Pelican Thankyouverymuch.... Not that I 
>> ever expected that either... but somehow I don't think the Laurel's 
>> gonna happen, I've ticked too many people off in my time <EG>.
>>
>> Then again, that's what I said about getting that bird too...