Potions by Ivy

Time flies when you're committed to doing a blog post everyday!

Ivy has been searching for a potion to put Burt to sleep. Not forever! Although he is technically already dead, being a skeleton and all. He just needs a good night's sleep.  

She definitely will not be using this plant! Aconite, aka Monks Hood or Wolf's Bane, is the only perennial currently blooming in our garden. In folklore it has a reputation for making witches soar. Definitely not what Burt needs. Plus, it's a deadly poison! Seriously, when it's time to cut it back in the fall, I make sure to wear gloves and put the dead stalks in the garbage instead of the compost. Eating it is lethal and touching those pretty purple flowers can leave a nasty rash.

After ruling out deadly herbal remedies from the garden, Ivy has decided on a few things that might cure Burt's insomnia.

She's pretty sure his affliction is psychosomatic so she gave him an all natural elixir made from the sap of the maple tree. It just happens to be great on pancakes, too!

    Burt thought it was really tasty.

Then she gave him these . . . pills.

Knowing Burt was never going to refuse Halloween candy! He looks better already.f      

So why is it so serious that Burt isn't able to sleep? It's not like he has a job but he does have a big night of haunting coming up and needs to be in shape! Apparently, too much caffeine is the culprit. Looks like the real cure will be a witches brew of plain old decaf, ha!

RIP Burt!

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