Monthly Archives: May 2010

Rhonda and the go-cart

Posted on May 30, 2010 by The Garden Goblin

Family is visiting the Food-Bringer, and Rhonda Does Not Approve. First these short humans that look suspiciously like Treat-Bringers DARE to enter the chicken pen without appropriate offerings. Then the gray-haired man lets a noisy, smoke-belching, fast moving triangular monster … Continue reading →

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Hair Rinse

Posted on May 29, 2010 by The Garden Goblin

Slowly pour rinse over freshly shampooed and conditioned hair.  Rinse out with as cold water as you can stand.  Restores the natural pH of the hair and removes residue from the hair shaft, which could make it look dull, flat, … Continue reading →

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Savory

Posted on May 28, 2010 by The Garden Goblin

(satureja species) There are several varieties of savory, including summer savory (s. Hortensis), winter savory (s. Montana), yerba buena (s. Douglasii), bean herb, and bohnenkraut.  Savory was believed to be the favorite herb of satyrs because of its pleasant peppery … Continue reading →

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Sassafras

Posted on May 26, 2010 by The Garden Goblin

(sassafras variifolium or s.  Albidum) Other names for this plant are ague tree, cinnamon wood, saxifras, and smelling stick.  A member of the laurel family, the sassafras is native to North American woods.  It was used by the Indians long … Continue reading →

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Sarsaparilla

Posted on May 24, 2010 by The Garden Goblin

(aralia nudicaulis) Also called American sarsaparilla, wild ginseng, wild sarsaparilla, and wild spikenard, aralia nudicaulis is a Native American plant.  Pronounced “sassparilla” or “sarsparilla,” it was used by the Indians to make a soothing, perspiration inducing tea that was believed … Continue reading →

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