Seth is too busy for us

Mr. Seth

has quite a few of you

that really enjoy his blog entries.

SO,

you might be thinking,

that it is ABOUT TIME

that Seth write a blog.

Well,

He has been gone to his Dads,

and now to camp.

For those that have asked,

his catnip never grew so I went and bought him some from a greenhouse.

It took off nicely and now he has a bunch drying on his workstation.

He also has some tomato plants

that I forgot to water last night.

OOPS!

Seth becomes Official

I have some new followers, so for those that don't know, my son, Seth, is 12 yrs old and gets a weekly spot on my blog. This is his writing...I'm just the typest.

LOOK WHAT I GOT:

Cool, huh? I always wanted to be an apothecary. I guess now I am. :)

To prove it...

I have these herbs drying on strings. (Both of these are peppermint.)

And a bunch of new plants. Not all are shown on this photo.  I really like my workstation. With all these new herbs, I have successfully come up with a crazy (but good) tea mix!

Seth's Spicy Ginger Tea

2 Tablespoons dried Ginger root

Approx 5  dried rose petals

3-5  dried rose buds

honey to taste

OR

Seth's Sweet Ginger Tea

1/2 Tablespoon dried Ginger root

2Tablespoons chopped rose petals (you can cut them with scissors. I did.)

5-7 uncut rose buds

honey to taste

Heat about 2 1/2 cups of water until just under the boiling point. Add the herbs. Let steep for about 20 min. Strain before drinking. I strain over cheesecloth.

This concludes "Seth's Herb's" for this week. Please tune in next week to win $100,000. (You wish!) Just kidding. Next week I'll teach you how to make herbal syrup.

Seth Gets

LOOK What I Got!

My mom took me to Jamesport, MO (An Amish town) and I got 2 Amish home remedy books. One is about people and the other is for animals and garden. They're very helpful, and I hope to use them alot.

My roses are in bloom. I use roses alot in my herbal pillows, bath stuff and even tea. I plan on harvesting these blooms tomorrow.

This is peppermint and chamomile. The chamomile isn't doing very good. This is my first try, so I hope it gets better.

These are my other herb starters. I have 50 started, but they aren't all coming up yet. My catnip isn't coming up at all, and I use catnip alot, so I hope they sprout!

This is my work station. It's actually pretty handy. I have a sink to wash dirty plants, and a spot for all my herbs. The herbs have to be kept in a dark, cool place, so we keep fabric over them.

That concludes my blog for today. Next time I promise I will teach you how to make herbal syrups. Also, are you sick? Do you have a chronic illness? I will try to help you find the best herbal remedies to help you. Just ask.

SETH