DAISY DAYS: Hilarious misadventures involving unexpected twists including murder, drug running and an inheritance as newly retired Jack and Susie buy their ... (LYNNE & CHRISTOPHER GUMBLETON Book 1)

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A sense of community and family is one of our core values. School gatherings (open days, fetes, art National Daisy Day falls on January 28 every year. National Daisy Day 2020 fell on a Tuesday, while National Daisy Day 2021 will fall on a Thursday. However, make sure not to confuse National Daisy Day with National Upsy Daisy Day, which falls on June 8. National Upsy Daisy Day encourages people to wake up in the morning feeling grateful and ready to start the day on a positive note. Stephanie West Allen founded this day in 2003 to make humor and positivity an element of National Upsy Daisy Day. Lots of lovely items to buy as gifts or for yourself. We came away wth two owl jugs and a salt and pepper pot all by the same British designer. Hubby was tempted by a leather bag and I had my eye on some jewellery but had to leave them behind. This was the only shop (other than the bakery) that we actually bought anything from in Haworth. Although daisies originally hail from Europe, they have traveled far and wide, and can now be found all over the Americas and Asia, as well as Australia. Lynne creates all the covers to our books. She enjoys painting when she’s not writing, cooking or hoovering. (I do the hoovering actually)

Recent research has found that the traditional wound healing use of Daisies has a strong scientific basis. One study found that dried Daisy flowers, powdered and extracted in n-butanol, accelerated wound-healing and decreased scarring on skin wounds. 6 Gerard describes ‘the little Daisie’ (to separate it from the Ox-eye Daisy) as a cold, moist herb that could be used to alleviate all types of pain, but especially joint pain or that due to gout. The way he suggested using them was to combine them with butter and rub it on the afflicted area, “…but they work more effectually if Mallows be added thereto”. 4 Helen is a freelance copy and content writer, enthusiastic about science and history. To learn more about her work visit her Linked-In profile.If you’re planning on celebrating National Daisy Day, you may be wondering how to care for gerbera daisies, or any species of daisy, for that matter. Fortunately, you don’t need a green thumb to keep your daisies in pristine condition, as they’re relatively easy to care for. Our daisy care tips go as follows: We write comedy misadventures for those who enjoy a smile and don’t want to take life too seriously. Morikawa, T., Ninomiya, K., Takamori, Y., Nishida, E., Yasue, M., Hayakawa, T., Muraoka, O., Li, X., Nakamura, S., Yoshikawa, M. and Matsuda, H. (2015) Oleanane-type triterpene saponins with collagen synthesis-promoting activity from the flowers of Bellis perennis, Phytochemistry, 116: 203-212. Daisies have also been known to contain medicinal properties. For instance, wild daisy tea can be used for a number of maladies, including cough, kidney problems, bronchitis, inflammation and problems with the liver. Others have used the therapeutic benefits of the daisy for childbirth pain and difficulties, arthritic joints and aches (particularly for gardeners), healing wounds and scrapes, and so much more. The Yellow Daisy Festival that takes place in Stone Mountain, Georgia is typically scheduled for mid-September. This festival has been a local attraction for more than fifty years and was even voted one of the top arts and crafts shows in the United States. And, of course, there are plenty of daisy-themed activities and attractions to stay busy with and enjoy!

Using Daisies medicinally is most commonly achieved by infusing the dried flowerheads in oil or water. The oil can be used to make ointments or creams for external/topical use. The infusion in water can be used internally as a tea. The flowerheads themselves have a slightly metallic taste. | Credit: Helen Miller This is quite a straight forward one! Daisy comes from ‘day’s eye’. This is because the flower opens when the Sun comes up and closes at dusk (or in wet weather). Although it could also be a translation of the Latin ‘solis oculus’ meaning ‘sun’s eye’. 9 Life has bowled us some odd balls from time to time, which have inspired our books. Not going into details – don’t want to give any plot lines away. Dye your daisies: Daisies are typically white, and this makes it extremely easy to alter the color of their petals. With some color dye, you can easily turn your daisies into a colorful floral arrangement. To dye your daisies, fill a cup halfway with water. Then, add food coloring in the color of your choice and place the daisies inside. Over the next few hours and days, observe your daisies’ petals, and you’ll see a drastic color change! The last more unusual superstition associated with Daisies was that feeding a small puppy Daisy juice mixed with milk would prevent it from growing. 4, 5 I have seen this recorded in a few places but have no idea where the idea came from. Culpepper does say that an infusion of Daisy mixed with asses milk is good for consumption of the lungs, but doesn’t mention puppies! 3

Gerard’s last recommendation for Daisies is sniffing the juice of the leaves and the roots to clear the head and shift mucus and clearing the eyes. 4 Daisies are recorded in Old English records, as being hung about the house to drive out fleas. 9 The different parts of a Daisy ‘flower’ are more complicated than they appear at first glance. The actual flower head is a grouping of many small individual flowers: white ray florets and the smaller, yellow disc florets in the centre. These can be clearly seen by looking at the flowerheads with a magnifying glass or hand-lense. | Credit: Helen Miller Now it’s time to get to the fun part—celebrating National Daisy Day! Celebrating a flower might seem unconventional, but it can be a great way to spend time with friends and family in a new way. If you don’t know where to get started, you’re not alone. Fortunately, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best ways you can celebrate the day of the daisy: We’ve lived everywhere man” as the song goes but are now permanently settled in Darlington – probably, but who knows?

As you can tell, there are plenty of ways you can celebrate National Daisy Day. With a little creativity and out-of-the-box thinking, you can find unique and memorable ways to celebrate this holiday that you will cherish for years to come. Wrapping Up We’ve tapped into our memories with our writing. Adding a good splash of over-active imagination and incredulity to come up with the characters and plots.Even better, it might be nice to gift someone a pot with planted daisies so they will last much longer. Whether they are grown at home or sourced from a florist or garden shop, daisies make a lovely gift on National Daisy Day or really any time of the year! Make Plans to Attend a Daisy Festival While there are various genera that daisies fall under, meaning they can have different shapes, sizes, and colors, most typically consist of 15 to 30 petals surrounding a yellow disk. Some of the most common daisy genera include the Oxeye daisy, Gerbera daisy, and the English daisy. Culpepper, N. (1653) Culpepper’s Complete Herbal: consisting of a comprehensive description of nearly all herbs with their medicinal properties and directions for compounding the medicines extracted from them, W. Foulsham & Co., Ltd., London. Throw a daisy party: Everyone loves a party, and National Daisy Day is the perfect way to bring people together in the midst of January. To host a memorable daisy party, decorate your home with various daisy floral arrangements. You can even have guests bring clippings of their favorite daisies to show off. Pair that with some delicious treats and eats, and your daisy party will be a hit.

The other use for the leaves was as a wound healer for bruises and swellings. 4 Mrs Grieves adds that it has ‘…a great reputation as a cure for fresh wounds…’ This was achieved using an ointment and applying it externally rather than taking the plant internally and this was apparently a well-known remedy in the fourteenth century. 5 Culpepper says Daisies are ’…accounted good to dissolve congealed and coagulated blood…’. 3 While some gardeners may have originally considered daisies to be a weed, it’s obvious that this flower offers much to the environment in the way of beauty as well as health. Some people don’t realize that many of the varieties of daisies are edible and healthy when eaten in salads or used to decorate sweet baked goods such as cakes. Karakas, P. Karakas, A., Boran, I., Turker, A. U., Yalcin, F. N. and Bilensoy, E. (2012) The evaluation of topical administration of Bellis perennis fraction on circular excision wound healing in Wista albino rats, Pharmaceutical Biology, 50(8):1031-1037.Daisies are a delightful family of flowers that offer a huge range of colors and a seemingly infinite number of varieties. With more than 20,000 different varieties, the daisy is a flower that is prolific and yet also very special. Considered to be ‘tender perennials’, certain daisies are able to stay alive over the winter as long as they are in warmer climates. However, in cooler climates, daisies are typically treated as annuals. The exact origins of National Daisy Day continue to be a mystery—no one really knows who founded it and why. However, there is some speculation that National Daisy Day came about thanks to the greeting card industry as a way to boost sales with a new line of holiday cards.