We decided to be sneaky and give some plant gifts to a friend who was out of town. She said there was NO plantain at all anywhere on her property. Well, you can't have that!
Michael and I dug up some from our place, and we met some friends who dug some up from their place.
And we drove over to our destination. We parked, got out of the car, and burst out laughing hysterically.
There is plantain all over the place! LOL I guess she wasn't as familiar with this as she thought. Well, now she's got more, and right by her back door, too.
It was a great adventure. We set the day aside to just be with friends. Took walks, took drives, played games, found Mulberry trees, ate a wonderful lunch outside, and just enjoyed being together. Then we had a quick run home, as another friend was coming over for dinner and to watch an interesting video about eclipses and prophecies.
I finally felt just a little rested. And just in time, too. We have to begin school again. Ours is kind of a year 'round school. Michael takes off in the spring when it's so busy around here, then we do school through the summer.
Gladly, he is still ahead of schedule. He's a good student and hard worker.
~Faith
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What a fun wonderful gift. Too funny. That is like most of us. We have treasures right under our noses and sometimes don't see them.
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ReplyDeleteIt's so easy to overlook what we've been given. You came home with a hoard of treasures though. What a great deal that was!
~Faith
Are they salad greens? I have both kinds everywhere around here. I did a quick search and see they have anti inflammatory and are good for treating insect bites from mild (mosquito) to severe (brown recluse). I also saw a boiled salve recipe that was said to be good fro sunburns.
ReplyDeleteI'm always up for a new salad green or medicinal recipe.
I have no idea if you would want to eat them as salad greens or not. They certainly don't taste bad.
ReplyDeleteBut yes, they are wonderful for healing skin inflammation and trauma. Pick a leaf, chew it up until you've got it into a paste, and apply it to the skin. Bite marks go away, itching is relieved, welts vanish, etc.
Amazing stuff, really. The Lord certainly knew what He was doing. It really reduces the need for meds! I'd like to try it on contact dermatitis. Haven't done that or read about it yet.
~Faith