It's Friday, which means it's time to join Friday Smiles which is hosted by Annie (at A Stitch in Time). Let's visit her and the other wonderful ladies who also share their smiles each Friday.
While I was off doing jury duty, I took a few photos of my herbs. I should have cleaned them before I took the photos, but my time was limited each day to daylight. Of course, hindsight is always 20/20! 
First year for thyme and it is not doing well. I hope it does OK inside this winter.
It seems all that is left of the poinsettia I got two years ago at Christmas are these spider/airplane plants. 
They have taken on a life of their own. I even have several propagations from the mother plant.
Purple sage.
Lamb's ear more dead every day. I understand it will come back next year, though.
Licorice plant which is decorative only. I must bring it inside, but it doesn't require much heat, so it will live on the landing going to my basement.
I'm really sad about my lavender. Not sure it will make it through the winter.
The variegated oregano looks semi-healthy, though.
Tarragon and this is the first year for it.
I got two cantaloupe and neither of them will get any larger now that there has been a hard freeze.
Basil, 
even more bushy after all the cuttings.
Dill.
Two types of catnip. Bleubeard will rub against it, but Squiggles hates it.
More oregano.
Another type of oregano that I am letting go to seed.
Two types of sage. 
I will cut them back next spring.
The last of my wild sunflowers.And a few shots of the herbs as they were on the tarps.
On my tea cart are fennel and dill, as well as a spider/airplane plant.
My beloved rosemary I've had for four years.
More dill
and my chiminea, along with the various bird cages I have collected. The air conditioner is for my office electronics, the cats, and me! I have to use the whole house AC less as a result. Then it got cold. The first thing I did was bring in my plants, which many of you saw if you dropped by for T Tuesday.
It took two days, but I finally got them all in. I used books for lifts that I covered with bar towels.I have no time to look for funnies, because I am just barely getting here on time. Blogger has really fought me tonight.
Now PLEASE visit Annie and don't forget to start your weekend with a smile.
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18 thoughtful remarks:
Sorry that blogger has been making your life difficult. Again.
Love your herbs and wish my basil ever looked that good.
You do so well with your herbs. I can't keep lavender from year to year. I have to start with a fresh plant evey year.
When I ran a nursery/pre-school, I used to have a big sweet jar where I bred stick insects. The children loved to see them cimbing over me and felt very brave if they had one walk up their arm. One year a couple escaped and almost a year later I found them living very happily on my spider plant.It was out in our conservatory and I didn't go in there much during the winter or I may have noticed they were getting eaten! I now have some in the window boxes outside, (Spider plants not stick insects!), and they thrive there all year round.
I love your mint and sage. Your garden must smell good when you brush against tem all.
I'm glad you survived your week of jury duty. Kate x
Gardening is a lot of work. I'm rarely successful in keedping plants over winter. Have a great Friday, hugs, Valerie
Wow, you really do have a lot of herbs!
I still have to laugh when I read the word thyme!
Ingo: "G, in Australia we have anything but time!" (when she suggested a longer ride.
G, looking at her pizza: "... Ingo. We DO have thyme here in Australia!!"
I giggled since the Pizza-look!
My herbs are still outside and the sunflowers in bloom - to smiles!
We have never had much luck with plants that we bring indoors for the winter. I’m afraid the herbs are about to be frost-killed. I didn’t even dry any this year. Your plans look terrific!
What’s blogger been doing to you? It hasn’t annoyed me lately, since the night when the photo upload failed for several hours.
best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Picking up the garden is always a bit sad for me. I really need a greenhouse area that stays warm enough in the winter for my plants. (My house doesn't get a lot of sun in the winter and the plants hate that.) And wow, your rosemary is amazing. I lose mine every winter. I think running the woodstove makes the house too dry for it, even keeping it watered. I also have lavender in my garden, and it takes forever (at least here) to grow large. But it does come back. It's fun to see your gardening Elizabeth. Have a great Friday. hugs-Erika
Thank you for the tip about papier mache. You're right-I use regular tap water. I LOVE your herbs and the little wagon and the chimenea area with the curly iron bird cage. I'm hoping all of my lavender will overwinter-outside-I have 2 hardy for here kinds so fingers crossed!
Wow your herbs are looking good....I hope you manage to over winter them successfully.
Hugs,
Annie x
you have allot of nice herbs Elizabeth. I have never had a good spot for herbs or plants in the house-so I just keep them outdoors-of course the annual herbs need to be replaced but some years if not a rough winter, the oregano etc will make it through. I have never lost a lavender plant through the winter. Happy Friday and weekend-hugs
I had huge gardens when we had our house. I have taken in my basil, it is doing well. rosemary, not so much. My lavender died early this summer, probably too hot.
My geraniums are at least 3 years old, and will be happy to come inside.
Lovely herbs
You have an impressive amount of herbs. I bet they all smell heavenly indoors. Ink was like Squiggles. Ink didn't like catnip. Enjoy the weekend.
Well done at getting the plants sorted. I love spider plants they are very hardy and seem to do well wherever you put them. I have a few plants that I put in the greenhouse for the winter and although it's not heated they seem to do okay. Sorry I'm late getting round just been doing stuff. Wishing you a very happy weekend and thanks for the lovely comments over at mine. I have to admit there was nothing special with trhe flowers they were just some I bought at the supermarket when doing mum's shopping. Hugs Angela xXx
You have a good collection of herbs. I enjoyed looking at all these plants, and especially I like the view of wild sunflowers. Those look cheerful.
I like gardening too. It is a great activity to relax the mind.
Have a great weekend!
Amila - www.diaryofanewmom.com
You have a wonderful collection of herbs ...
All the best Jan
You have so many herbs! My few overwinter outside, but our winters allow for that.
How lovely plants in your garden Elizabeth. of course you have a lot of work there, but the results are incredible.
Have a great new week, big hugs
Caty
I'd say it looks pretty amazing, Elizabeth! Well done. (I feel your pain on the lavender. Mine tanked too.)
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