Ah, Lavender, you have truly hit upon a not-such-a-coincidence. How lovely that story is. I wish you would, at some time this winter when it is too cold to go out, put that into a story for your nieces, and illustrate it just like the Jo Koch books....the tea, coffee, etc picture books.

You just outlined the basic theme of the book/story, and to have it short and to the point, but with the traditional uses of herbs, what a great wintertime project!!

And while you're at it, think about putting some lavender around your mailbox too. Or perhaps put some poison ivy around it to punish those who would whack it with a baseball bat.

Please remember to put in some nasturtiums somewhere. They like cooler weather, and I cannot grow them in south Alabama. They go to seed almost immediately, unlike the 100 foot rows of blooms I could plant up here in MA.

You are a creative little lady, so go for the book!!

awesome story! I agree, you should write it up and add into it some little pics/graphics of herbs, fairies... lol!

i believe more in the other rather than coincidence.

I do remember that part of the movie - loved it. I usually watch it each yr. that's a lot of viewings of it for me!

Thank you both, so much for the kind words! It would be fun to write a book about the herbs and fairies...with lots of illustrations. I'm not an artist, but I know some wonderful ones :)

ML- So far, we haven't had any problems with our mailbox...except for the snow plows! My mom loves nasturtiums and plants them in her vegetable garden. I usually plant a few around the radishes and pumpkins, but I think my soil is too rich for them to bloom well. Maybe next year, I'll try a different area.

Steph- Miracle on 34th Street is such a fun movie to watch! My other favorites are It's A Wonderful Life and Holiday Inn...and of course, Rudolph :)