In the UK you often see a rosemay bush in a churchyard. This is because the herb was planted at tombs as an emblem of eternity. The Bard wrote for Ophelia, just before she dies, that Rosemary is for remembrance.
Pocketful of joy today - a very productive day!!
I gloss painted the bathroom woodwork and then scrubbed the downstairs loo walls, skirting, door and floor. I baked a sourdough, some cheese scones and blind baked a pastry case for a lemon merangue pie to be assembled tomorrow.
You *were* busy...and so successful! Here, near the So California coast, many of us have Rosemary shrubs in our yards. So perfect when we're ready to cook or bake!
My daughter Zoe's ashes are scattered in the Remembrance Garden of the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne among the rosemary plants. She died 11 years ago.
You have had a productive day. Can you share the lemon meringue pie please, it is my favourite.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Yes it is all good. When we first came to Australia 34 years ago the RAAF put us in the Travelodge across the road from The Shrine until we got a house. It was one of the first places we visited and being a military family, it seemed fitting for her ashes to be scattered there. She went full circle.
I love rosemary in the kitchen but never knew it represented eternity.
My daughter Zoe's ashes are scattered in the Remembrance Garden of the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne among the rosemary plants. She died 11 years ago.
You have had a productive day. Can you share the lemon meringue pie please, it is my favourite.