by Author Gale Owen Holt | Jul 14, 2020 | Crafts, Creativity, Gardening, Health, Recipes
Loving and using lavender in cooking kept me busy as I wait for my scheduled transplant. During this even more intense quarantine, harvesting and drying lavender and other herbs has been a blessing. This got me outside and moving in our backyard and enjoying fresh air... 
by Author Gale Owen Holt | Oct 19, 2019 | Gardening, Health
Herbal therapies that comfort and heal It may seem unlikely, but science and traditional herbal therapies have allied to fight tropical disease. Make no mistake; it is a good thing. Jim and I witnessed first the hand the human misery clustered in the Kijabe Hospital... 
by Author Gale Owen Holt | Sep 30, 2019 | Crafts, Creativity, Gardening
Ahh, the fragrance and it’s pretty! Three enormous artimesia annua plants graced our garden this year and the blooms are gorgeous. I set about creating beauty with Sweet Annie. Last week, I harvested and arranged some of the fragrant everlasting herb, so... 
by Author Gale Owen Holt | Oct 5, 2018 | Gardening, History, Literature, Women
There is no one reason why I chose this name Sweet Annie Tales. There are multiple reasons, and they all make me smile. I grow Sweet Annie My niece and her four children have long called me a “granola” with some justice, because I do grow, eat, and otherwise use...