[noelcmn]

T for TANSEY. This plant has been used medicinally for thousands of years to treat totally unrelated problems (arthritis to miscarriage among dozens). It has also been used to repel insects from food, and it works (!), but in controlled tests, it is much, much less effective than DEET.

Do tell by whom? Sounds positively African!

Ok, I'll be lazy and go for ...... Y= Yellow.

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[WPRESTO]

Do tell by whom? Sounds positively African!

Ok, I'll be lazy and go for ...... Y= Yellow.

Since you asked about Tansey:
According to Wikipedia (paraphrased or quoted directly):
Tansey is Eurasian; was cultivated as a medicinal herb in ancient Greece; it was cultivated in the 8th century garden of Charlemagne and by Benedictines in Switzerland; among claimed uses: intestinal worms (does work!) rheumatism, digestive “problems,” fevers, sores, jaundice and measles; in the middle ages (Europe) it was used to induce abortion (apparently in high doses it may work), BUT it was also used to help women conceive and to prevent miscarriage (go figure the logic of ancients). In the 15th century it was added to Lenten meals to commemorate bitter herbs eaten by Israelites; it allegedly reduced flatulence caused by fish and various legumes. Tansy was used as a face wash to lighten the skin; as late as the 19th century an Irish tradition claimed bathing in tansy would reduce joint pain (probably any warm soaking would help). In 17th-18th century New England, because of its actual anti-worm quality, wreaths of tansy were placed on corpses and sometimes a coffin would be packed with it. During that time, meat was rubbed and/or packed with tansy to repel insects (does work to some degree). In England, tansy sprigs were placed on window sills to repel insects or placed around the kitchen to reduce ants (again, it is somewhat effective). In the 1940’s, an oil distilled from tansy was used as a commercially sold insect repellant.

[Jean Poitiers]

... Ok, I'll be lazy and go for ...... Y= Yellow.

That's not lazy ... it's positively inspired ... because I have used it many a times ... J

[todd]

Z

[noelcmn]

That's not lazy ... it's positively inspired ... because I have used it many a times ... J

Encouragement for my laziness- I like
BTW, I saw it was rather dirty with a lot of spots- so I've cleaned it up and reposted it. Looks much better.

WPRESTO- Thanks for all that info about Tansey. Africa is of course replete with herbal and traditional medicines. And we can't blame Europe for that

Here's Avocado and Oranges, as well as Bowl, to cover A and B.

[noelcmn]

Z

Cool Z. What is that in the lower middle center-all colourful. Is it an insect? (that woudl be interesting) Or beads?

[Jean Poitiers]

What a delightful trio. If only all kids could share a sandy beach, shovel & pail, and imagination on a lovely summer day.

Merci, WPRESTO ... it was a nice day for my trio and too bad that all are not as fortunate ... J

[Jean Poitiers]

C is for Campsite ...

[jmschrei]

D is for Danger

[noelcmn]

Here's another Eland for E (bottom right hand corner)

[Jean Poitiers]

F is for Firewood ...

[jheu02]

G is for well....

[Jean Poitiers]

H is for Helmet ...

[WPRESTO]

I for ITCH, another image I dimly remember posting earlier, but maybe not.

[fotogenius]

J is for Joey (baby Kangaroo).