8 popular Irish herbs that grow in SA
Irish Cultural Society of San Antonio shares history, uses of herbs from the Emerald Isle
John Marr, SA Live Videographer
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SAN ANTONIO – Springtime is the season for planting herbs. Did you know several herbs that are popular in Ireland actually grow in San Antonio?
For those of us getting into the Irish spirit this week, Ireland native and storyteller Jane McDaniel, president of the Irish Cultural Society of San Antonio, shares eight popular Irish herbs that grow in the Alamo City. She also relates the plants’ background and folklore in Irish history along with their uses.
Song Of The Week â Man By Loopy Bang
Loopy Bang s Madeline Lessing released their EP,
Suburban Knight, today.
Madeline Lessing, who makes music as the folk-pop outfit Loopy Bang, today released their second EP,
Suburban Knight. On it is Man, a powerful ballad about being taught to value male validation from a young age. The song is based on a poem that came to Lessing after a year without writing and describes how they ve spent twenty years desperate for the hollow of a man, illustrating their complex, ambivalent feelings toward the role of men in their life. I have been hurt in countless ways by boys and men, and I ended up never having a boyfriend, Lessing tells me. Yet, I still believe deeply in this idea of tending to men because they will keep me safe, even though I know it is extremely disconnected from my reality.