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Mint for colic
Jan 31, 2009 | 12:29 PM PST
My newborn has colic, and my husband did some online research on it.  Apparently, if I drink mint or chamomile tea, it's supposed to help.  I had some mint tea left over from my crop this fall.  I tried it and it worked!  I'm now drinking mint tea like a  mad woman.  It's so much better than a crying infant 24/7.  I'm getting sanity from my garden even in the middle of winter.  Gotta love it.

Herbal Bath
Jan 25, 2009 | 7:03 PM PST

One of the herb gurus in the forums recommended that I chop off my mint plants to bring back their flavor.  I took his advice, bundled all of it up with some yarn, put it in the bathtub and took a soak.  There was enough mint in there to make the bath smell nice and I could feel the mint work on my sore muscles and raw nerves.  It was fabulous.  I guess it's one of the advantages of having an indoor garden!

My husband watched the kids while I took a bath.  That was nice, too, because the newborn cried all day yesterday and the toddler was very clingy and whiny.

Herbs lost their flavor
Jan 19, 2009 | 11:35 AM PST
Tag: herbs

I brought my herbs inside just in time for the deep freeze in November, and they've been doing really well, except they lost their flavor.  I already asked a question on this in the herb section of the forum. 

My 2-yr-old loves having the herbs inside because she thinks it's really great to eat them whenever she wants.  I love to cook, so they're really handy to have in my kitchen.  

By the way, I had my baby December 20th.  Her name is Lillian Grace, and she never looked like a newborn.  She came out plump and happy.  She has a slight case of colic, so I'm running around a little more than I was with Tatyana.  Plus, the green-eyed monster has moved in, so that makes it a little harder to keep up.