Griff and I had a very nice visit with my parents today, which included a trip to the Wake Forest HerbFest. As usual, there was a huge variety of herb plants (and a small selection of organic veggie plants), although I was limited to herbs that will grow in partial or full shade.

I came away with two pots of mint and a big healthy aloe plant which will no doubt come in handy for squirting on Griff’s various booboos and sunburns this summer. I’m hoping the mint will completely take over a section of the yard and climb kudzu-like through the trees. The idea is that I can just walk outside with a bottle of bourbon and the sugar bowl, jump into a kiddie pool full of crushed ice, grab a few mint “vines”, and bathe in juleps. Hey, I can dream.