We spent all day Saturday in the yard.  It was a beautiful day and we got a lot of work done.  I ran out of mulch and needed a few more bags.  Sunday was rainy and dreary, why not go buy mulch?  As soon as we got in the car I could feel something happening, at first I thought it was allergies.  On to the garden center.  I always check out the garden center mark down area at Lowes, because I have found some good things in the past.

They had a ton of spring perennials marked down, largely because the blooms were spent.  I got two ruby red wigelias, two erysiums and two pink creeping phlox, a quarter flat of violas and a boxwood for half price.  Yay!  I have a lot of spaces to fill in the garden so I can use all the bargain that I can find.  The foliage on them is pretty good.  I will get them into the ground today and give them a chance to spread their roots.  I am especially happy about the boxwood, more on that later.

By the time we got back from running our errands, I had realized what that funny feeling I had mention earlier was, a head cold.  A May day cold, the humanity.  I took it easy the rest of the day, but it really hit Monday on the way home from work.  All I could think about was crawling into my warm bed after a nice, hot shower.

I am sharing this cold treatment today.  It is certainly not a cure, but offers a nice comfort.  I have always drank hot honey and lemon for a cold.  I recently came up with an addition that makes it even better.  No, it is not whiskey, but that is good just before bed. Wink.  A couple of moths ago tried adding coconut oil to the concoction.  Now it is my go to.  Just a bit will do, a quarter to half a teaspoon is all you need.  It floats on top, which is fine.  As you drink the soothing honey and lemon concoction, the coconut oil lightly coats your lips, mouth and throat.  This is especially soothing if you have a sore throat or a heavy cough. I find that the coconut oil softens the delivery of the sometimes harsh lemon.  Since coconut oil also is said to help with immunity, digestion, healing and infections it has additional benefits.

Stay healthy