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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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. Enjoying their retirement, now back on English soil after another six month stay in their second home in France, mayhem begins again for Susie and Jack Morton. Our lives both before and after we met and married have been full of surprises, funny incidents, and bizarre situations. Considered to be ‘tender perennials’, certain daisies are able to stay alive over the winter as long as they are in warmer climates. While thinking of a suitor, each petal is plucked until the answer of whether love is possible becomes apparent.

Whether it is a veil, a simple bridal headband, wedding tiara or a vintage headdress we are here to help you find your dream bridal accessories.So often dismissed as a useless ‘weed’ we’re giving it some limelight as it kicks off the first Herb Histories of 2021. For instance, wild daisy tea can be used for a number of maladies, including cough, kidney problems, bronchitis, inflammation and problems with the liver.

There are many superstitions about the cheerful little Daisy flowers that grow in our lawns, but their wound-healing properties are no longer in doubt. Other characters are a hotchpotch of people we’ve met, seen on TV or pure figments of our imagination. A wound-healer during wars, a flower to keep small children safe and something sprinkled over the Earth by God to cheer parents up when their infant died.Other common names for the Daisy are ‘Bruisewort’, ‘Bairnwort’ (from Scotland, refering to the joy of children gathering the flowerheads to make Daisy-chains) and ‘Llygad y Dydd’ (from the Welsh for ‘Eye of the Day’). How to identifyThe common daisy has spoon-shaped leaves that form a rosette at the base of the plant, close to the ground and among the short grass it favours. Daisies are a delightful family of flowers that offer a huge range of colors and a seemingly infinite number of varieties.