Say ALOE to April

Although not an herb we picked ALOE to be our healing herb for April. We are getting ready for the sunburns in the garden!
Yesterday Jeanne and I went to a lecture with Rita Heikenfeld (www.abouteating.com)and Ron Wilson of Natorps. I blurted out illegal things to do to a Canadian goose nest and cruel things like salting slugs. (I believe Ron and I were the only inhumane ones there as we quite enjoyed the gasps of the women in the garden club!) Jeanne made me so proud as she hobbled along on crutches. What a trooper. Last night I threw some parsley on my salad like Rita said and it really does wake up a boring iceberg salad! The family loved it.
We are meeting at EQ 4/24 for a quickie Fr. Bistro lunch then heading to either Findlay market,a specialty chef shop, or Krohn Conservatory. Each has their value. Findlay market offers De Stewart's spice shop. Who wants to taste dried hibiscus?! Yum. Or Marie has access to a specialty shop for retail cooks! I would love to see the "forbidden" tools! Or Krohn Conservatory.... did you know there is a very knowledgeable man who is there every Thursday who walks around and tells you about the plants? He made the arid cactus room come alive w/ information on our last visit. I want to stand before the cocoa bean and hear him tell me of it's greatness! (I may tell him,actually, he was quite thin) So we haven't quite settled on our options, but how exciting to have so many!