wow!!!! i didnt know that, but i understand what you mean about mind meltdown...my ickle brain cannot comprehend the concept of infinity, infact when i think about it too much it frightens me
Myths and facts about mistletoe The early Christian church banned the use of mistletoe because of its association with Druids. Druids believed mistletoe growing on oak trees was the most sacred form of the plant and it offered protection from all evil, as well as being the source of much magic.
The mystery of the mistletoe's method of reproduction led many people to link the plant with spontaneous generation, fertility and aphrodisiacs. In medieval times, women wishing to conceive would wrap mistletoe around their waist and wrists to increase their fertility.
The Roman writer Pliny believed mistletoe seeds would only germinate if they had passed through the system of a bird.
Traditionally in Scandinavia, if enemies met under mistletoe they would lay down their weapons and not fight until the following day. According to Scandinavian legend, the god Balder the Beautiful is killed by a spear of mistletoe and so his grieving mother Frigg, the goddess of love and beauty, banishes the plant to the top of trees. When Balder comes backs to life, Frigg makes mistletoe a symbol of love.
In Brittany the plant is known as Herbe de la Croix because it is thought that Christ's Cross was made of mistletoe wood.
A man may kiss a woman standing under a sprig of mistletoe, only if he plucks a berry from the plant and gives it to her with each kiss. When all the berries have gone the kissing has to stop.
i have found over the years that what is 'good' for us seems to coincide with the particular food mountain the governement are having problems with..for instance way back when i was an ickle teenager we were told that eating protien was the best method of loosing wieght....guess what? they had mountians of protiens foods..a bit later it was high fibre diets that did it.surprise surprise the food mountians then were grain etc....... sfunny that dont ya fink
i am well thanks, the diet is going fine and i 'feel' much slimmer already, i never weigh myself as i refuse to let the scales dictact how i feel about myself,even if i go to the doctors she has to take my weight without me looking and she is sworn to secrecy and not to tell me,so i dont know how much i weigh, but my dress is fitting much better today.........this time I am taking cider vinegar as it is su[p[posed to be wonderful in assisting weight loss.. tastes a bit ugh but i down it in one...well if it was good enough for the romans its good enough for me!
you do your winks for free...............i thought it was money for nothing and chicks for free .. oh take no notice of me im stuck in a time warp..which is absolutley fabulous
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wow!!!! i didnt know that, but i understand what you mean about mind meltdown...my ickle brain cannot comprehend the concept of infinity, infact when i think about it too much it frightens me