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

[Elaine Koogler]

Yeah, it sounds like your story is mine in reverse. I got my Pel after a 
relatively short time in the SCA...and it was a complete surprise. And 
my Laurel came 16 years later!

Kiri

Sue Clemenger wrote:

> 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.....
>
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