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Herbs in an Advent Wreath

Herbs in an Advent Wreath

There are many legends about herbs and the roles they played in the Christmas story.

The wreath circle stands for eternity, the following is an explanation of herbs often found in an advent  wreath:

Juniper, cedar and pine protected the Holy Family on their flight from Egypt.

Ivy denotes the trinity.

Lavender represents purity and virtue, lavender is said to have received its lovely scent when it served as the drying rack for the Baby Jesus' swaddling clothes

Sage stands for immortality.

Horehound is a wish for good health.

Rue is a symbol or virtue and banishes evil.

Thyme another manger herb stands for bravery and strength of Christ.

Rosemary is for remembrance.

The story associated with rosemary is that its flowers changed from white to blue in Mary’s honor.

Bedstraw, is considered a manager herb.

Pennyroyal, is supposed to have bloomed at midnight on Christmas Eve in  Christ’s honor.

Costmary, also known as Bible leaf and used as a bookmark the fragrance chases insects, was used by Mary Magdalene to make an ointment for the baby Jesus.

Tansy is associated with immortality.

 We carry all the above plants in spring ready to ship to your door.

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Wounded soldiers holiday address

*Last night at the local youth group ages 6 to 13, I suggested to write a short note to wounded American soldiers, I was quite surprise at the eagerness the children wanted to participate instead of doing some type of craft or activity. After reading a few inappropriate (but I must admit funny) letters, a few third graders stated they thought they were writing to their sisters.   I not that old.....   There is just something about a ornery little boy you just cannot deny amusing, I am sure if I had them in a class for 6 hours I would think differently...

Even though the letters were short and to the point, if was very heart warming to see how excited the children got when it was suggested.
Here is the address so if you so choose to send a short but meaningful note to one of our American heroes.
 
Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD. 20791-5456
*This is a reprint, I thought at this time of year it is good to repeat the address to remember.
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Season's Greetings from the Blossom Farm

Dear All,
At this Thanksgiving Season I need to look back at my past years and
and thank all my customers and the great folks at Local Harvest that has made my business a great success. 
I really want to say a special thank you to my wonderful customers when at times--- you run a family business life does happen.   We all make mistakes on occasion don't we?   It is a great pleasure to serve honest and understanding customers and I truly enjoy going the extra mile for you.
 
I love what I do and you make it especially pleasurable sending my orphaned plants across the United States.
May you all have a Blessed Holiday Season and New Year.
 
 
 
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