Taking time out from gardening and housecleaning chores; during these hot summer days, can refresh the senses with a renewed and energized mind and body.
How? You may ask.
One way is to visit the wine trail, orchards, and farms, and festivals in Connecticut.
One wine festival is coming soon and it is sure to enhance with delight most everyone who attends taste and smell senses. You can buy tickets by visiting: http://www.ctwine.com/index.php?wine_festival
Gardening and enjoying a home of good health and cleanliness is refreshing and beautiful. Also beautiful and refreshing is visiting the many scenic sites in http://www.seenewengland.com/connecticut_attractions.html Connecticut. Enjoy and smile always in this great land of ours,
Economic times are hard and sometimes difficult and causes frustration. But, a fabulous way to push the blues away is to release the negativity from the world by visiting nature and it's beauty.
Take time out from your garden maintenance and household chores and go! Enjoy Life!
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Blowing in a new season!
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Stinging Nettle
June 2011
Stinging Nettle
I had finished up a garden maintaince job; putting tools and gloves away and washing up. I walked through the yard admirering each of the many gardens on a clients property before I leave for the day. I came upon a pile of long stemmed weeds laying near one of the gardens. I immediatedly reached to remove them. Yikes!
My hand felt like it had been biiten by a swarm of bees! Was there thorns on this plant? It is not! "This plant has stinging hairs on its leaves and stems (link) which act like hypodermic needles injecting histamine, seratonin, and acetycholine; a stinging sensation" throughout the area that is touched humans or other animals. My hand included!
I washed my hand repeatedly. Scrubbing it with soap and water. I redid this wash again when I arrived home. The sensation was not painful but crazy irritating like pins and needles for approximately eight hours. Dossing my hand with peroxide and rubbing alcohol helped.
My advice! Beware of Stinging Nettle!
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On the other hand; not pun intended, The Stinging Nettle plant has been used as a medicine and food source.
Stinging Nettle
I had finished up a garden maintaince job; putting tools and gloves away and washing up. I walked through the yard admirering each of the many gardens on a clients property before I leave for the day. I came upon a pile of long stemmed weeds laying near one of the gardens. I immediatedly reached to remove them. Yikes!
My hand felt like it had been biiten by a swarm of bees! Was there thorns on this plant? It is not! "This plant has stinging hairs on its leaves and stems (link) which act like hypodermic needles injecting histamine, seratonin, and acetycholine; a stinging sensation" throughout the area that is touched humans or other animals. My hand included!
I washed my hand repeatedly. Scrubbing it with soap and water. I redid this wash again when I arrived home. The sensation was not painful but crazy irritating like pins and needles for approximately eight hours. Dossing my hand with peroxide and rubbing alcohol helped.
My advice! Beware of Stinging Nettle!
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